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Instagram’s Kevin Weil says Instagram Stories are just one part of the product

May 16th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Instagram’s head of product Kevin Weil came to Disrupt in New York to introduce selfie filters for Instagram Stories — read more about the new feature here. You can now choose between eight different filters to add koala [...]

Amazon’s Tye Brady and ABB’s Sami Ayita to Speak at TC Sessions: Robotics July 17 at MIT

May 16th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

We first developed the idea for TC Sessions: Robotics because we wanted to bridge the gap between startups and investment in the robotics world — namely research, academia, government and industry. On July 17 at MIT’s Kresge auditorium [...]

Lost item finder Tile grabs another $25 million in funding

May 16th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Tile, the company that makes connected devices – which you add to keychains, bags, suitcases, laptops, or keep in your wallet in order to track items when they go missing – today announced it has raised a Series [...]

Smart assistants are the new Android skins, everyone is building one and most are still pretty useless

May 16th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

In the early days of Android, skins were the norm. Manufacturers looked to set themselves apart from countless competitors with custom design languages at proprietary apps, to the point where many actually slowed down and hurt the experience [...]

Streaming TV service Pluto TV adds an on-demand video library

May 16th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

In an effort to be more competitive in the streaming TV market, the ad-supported streaming service Pluto TV announced this morning it will expand its offering of live streaming channels to include a large library of on-demand movies [...]

Bill Maris has closed his new fund with $150 million, to accommodate “strong” investor interest

May 16th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Bill Maris, the former chief executive of Alphabet’s venture arm, GV, has closed on $150 million in commitments for his own, San Diego-based venture firm. The outfit, Section 32, was expected to raise closer to $100 million, according [...]

IPOs, leaving money on the table and get off my lawn

May 16th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

IPO pops, who makes off with the money and leaving money on some damn table. Read More on Tech Crunch

Why Uber may see a fresh flood of departures in the not-too-distant future

May 16th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Last year, we told you about the employees at Uber who were seemingly handcuffed to the company, noting that those whose shares were vested can’t afford to quit. Startup employees typically have to exercise their options within 90 [...]

With version 2.0, Crate.io’s database tools put an emphasis on IoT

May 16th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Crate.io, the winner of our Disrupt Europe 2014 Battlefield, is launching version 2.0 of its CrateDB database today. The tool, which is available in both an open source and enterprise version, started out as a general-purpose but highly [...]