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MIT gets a $140M anonymous gift with a lot of flexibility

June 8th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

MIT has received a donation that is notable for its size and the lack of strings attached to it. An anonymous alumnus gave the university $140 million designated as an “unrestricted” gift, which gives MIT a lot of [...]

Think Fun – Gravity Maze

June 7th, 2017|Categories: Toys|

We love games that are as fun for kids as they are for parents! The towers in this game can be arranged in a variety of structures but, for each challenge, you'll have to build a [...]

Venture investing in the US and Europe are totally different industries

June 7th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

While venture investing outside the US has come a long way in recent years, our analysis shows it remains an entirely different industry than US venture capital. And when we say different, we mean totally different. We looked [...]

iOS 11 stops apps like Uber and Waze from accessing user location data at all times

June 7th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Apple put a heavy focus on improving iOS at its WWDC this week with introductions such as file management, more visible iMessage features, QR code scanning and more, but there are a number of notable features in iOS [...]

Apple’s debut TV series, Planet of the Apps, kicks off

June 7th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

After months of trailing a move into original TV content, Apple yesterday pushed play on the first episode of Planet of the Apps, which can now be watched online via iTunes if you’re a subscriber of the company’s [...]

Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank launches $30M ‘Beacon’ fund for fintech

June 7th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Roll up, roll up, there’s a new fintech VC fund in Southeast Asia town. Today, Thailand-based Kasikorn Bank announced its inaugural tech fund which is 1 billion THB, just shy of $30 million, in size. Kasikorn, which was [...]

Illumio, a specialist in segmented security, raises $125M at $1b+ valuation

June 7th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Another day, another major round of funding for a security startup, underscoring just how active the area of IT protection is right now — both in terms of business need and as an investment opportunity. Today, Illumio — [...]

Scout RFP raises $15.5 million to help companies manage purchases

June 7th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Running a company is expensive. And it’s more than just the product and employee costs that add up. From furniture to electronics, there’s a lot of day-to-day corporate spending that can be hard to keep tabs on. That’s [...]

Bosch to create radar road “signature” maps for high accuracy self-driving

June 7th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Bosch will be teaming up with TomTom to create a new kind of high-resolution localized maps that incorporate a “radar road signature” generated by Bosch, which can help position cars in their surroundings to within a few centimeters [...]