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Emil Michael, Uber’s SVP of business, has left the company

June 12th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Uber has confirmed that Emil Michael, one the company’s top executives, has left the company. Earlier today Michael sent an internal email to staff that he would be leaving the ride-hailing company, according to a report from Recode. [...]

Autodesk VP of design on why DEOs make for better CEOs

June 12th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Maria Giudice is the VP of design at Autodesk. In our 18th episode, she shares how artists can become CEOs, explains what a design executive officer (DEO) is and discusses the skills designers can develop today to help [...]

Google’s smart keyboard app Gboard adds phrase suggestions, a draw-an-emoji feature & more

June 12th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Google this morning is rolling out a notable update for its smart keyboard app, Gboard, which introduces a number of new features aimed at helping you communicate more quickly, while typing less. In the latest release, Google is [...]

Let’s meet in Columbus this week

June 12th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

It’s a bit short notice but I’ll be in Columbus this week and I’d love to meet you all on Thursday at 5pm at the Wolf’s Ridge Tap Room. You can RSVP here. There is limited space so [...]

Zelle, the real-time Venmo competitor backed by over 30 U.S. banks, arrives this month

June 12th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

The U.S. banking industry’s answer to Venmo has now arrived. Starting this month, a new, person-to-person payments network called Zelle will roll out to the over 86 million mobile banking customers here in the U.S., promising a faster [...]

Digital pharmacy startup ScriptDash rebrands as Alto, inks $23 million for nationwide expansion

June 12th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Digital pharmacy startup ScriptDash is getting a new name today, along with $23 million in Series B financing. The startup will now go by Alto to reflect its intention to go beyond just delivery. “Alto’s latin root means [...]

More robots! Announcing three demos for TC Sessions: Robotics at MIT on July 17

June 12th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

There are so many great robotics projects underway that it’s hard to pick the best to appear at TC Sessions: Robotics, which is coming to MIT’s Kresge Auditorium on July 17. The agenda is full with lots of [...]

Andy Rubin’s not-so-Essential phone only coming to Sprint in US

June 12th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Oh dear. “From “essential” to inconsequential in one partnership”, as one of my colleagues put it when told the news that Andy Rubin’s much hyped Essential smartphone is only going to be ranged by fourth largest US network, [...]

HelloSign raises $16 million so you can stop signing paper documents

June 12th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

HelloSign, the eSignature platform, is announcing a $16 million financing round led by Foundry Group and Zach Coelius. Greylock Partners, U.S. Venture Partners and Tien Tzuo also participated. Although the San Francisco-based company has been around since 2010, [...]