Quibi Pulls Out 10 Emmy Nominations In Much-Needed Bright Spot For Startup
Click here to read the full article. Quibi, the Jeffrey Katzenberg-led streaming player whose early path has been altered by COVID-19 and other challenges, drew 10 Emmy nominations Tuesday in a rare moment of validation for the startup. The company,…
Software Startup Procore Said to Cut 180 Jobs Ahead of IPO
(Bloomberg) — Procore Technologies Inc., a construction software startup that filed to go public this year, has cut about 180 jobs, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company said in a blog post Tuesday, which confirmed an earlier…
Emmy Tide Keeps Rolling For Streamers As They Navigate Roiling Campaign Seas
Click here to read the full article. Tuesday’s Emmy nominations featured a bonanza of recognition for streaming and digital platforms, with 269 collective nods, up 42% from last year’s tally of 190. The nominations announcement capped a period of…
This AI generates hilariously realistic startup acquisition announcements
Photo storage startup Loom announced it had been acquired by Dropbox in 2014; it also said it would be shutting down its service a month later. In 2015, Divshot revealed it had been bought out by Google; it also added it would be closing doors two months…
Kelly Dill of Imaginary Ventures Talks Wellness Deals
Click here to read the full article. While M&A may have slowed due to the global coronavirus pandemic, wellness has remained an outlier for investors. “With COVID-19, I think one place consumers will continue to invest more money and resources in is…
Amazon, Veja and Must-Read Sustainability News This July
Click here to read the full article. Although sustainability commitments seemed in jeopardy earlier this year, corporations like Amazon, cult sustainable brands like Veja and nonprofits are gearing up for more. SUSTAINABILITY E-LEARNING THIS MONTH:…
Season 4 Brings HBO’s Whimsical Experiment to a Triumphant Close
Click here to read the full article. The legacy of “Room 104” goes well beyond what did or did not happen within those four walls. When the series launched in June 2017, The Duplass brothers’ episodic anthology was one of the few HBO original programs to…
Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac Founder, Dies at 73
Click here to read the full article. Peter Green, founder of Fleetwood Mac and the band’s widely admired guitarist and vocalist in its early years before drug abuse and mental illness foreshortened his career, has died. He was 73. Solicitors acting on…
Zero-carbon takeaway? Spanish delivery start-up Glovo targets greener future
By Megan Rowling BARCELONA, June 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – On-demand delivery service Glovo, whose riders with distinctive yellow bags have continued to carry meals, medicine and other goods to city residents under lockdown, said on Monday…
Israel Start-Up Nation to return to racing at Sibiu Tour in early July
Israel Start-Up Nation have confirmed they will return to racing in July, having been added to the line-up for the Sibiu Tour in Romania. Fellow WorldTour outfit CCC Team were also announced on the bill by the race organisers this weekend but the team…