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Blackbird Labs, a hospitality tech company whose platform helps restaurants stay in touch with guests and incentivize them to dine out more frequently, today announced that it raised $24 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from QED, Union Square Ventures, Shine, Variant and others and restaurant groups Quality Branded, […]

Yahoo, otherwise known as the company that pays my salary (full disclosure: Yahoo owns TC), today announced that it’s spinning off Vespa, the big data serving engine, into an independent venture. Joe Bratseth, previously a VP architect in the big data and AI group at Yahoo and one of the main contributors to Vespa, has […]

Buying an existing business may help fast-track your entrepreneurial dreams. However, novice entrepreneurs should carefully evaluate this opportunity to avoid any potential pitfalls.

On the season finale of “Fix My Pitch,” business coaches Anthony Sullivan and Tina Frey offer their final lesson to entrepreneurs hoping to pitch their way to a life-changing investment.

Opsera, a DevOps platform geared toward enterprise clients, today announced that it raised $12 million in a funding round — a tranche smaller than Opsera’s previous — led by Taiwania Capital with participation from Clear Ventures, Felicis Ventures and others. Bringing the company’s total raised to $31.3 million, the new cash will be put toward […]

Mainstream social media platforms could face limits on their ability to take down independent journalism that violates their terms and conditions under a proposal agreed by European Union lawmakers yesterday. In a vote Tuesday, the European parliament set its negotiating position for upcoming talks with the Council on the bloc’s draft Media Freedom Act — […]

Recent incidents, such as the breach at MGM Resorts, serve as stark reminders of the potential consequences of inadequate security measures.

As a grandparent, you are probably among the 94% who generously contribute to their grandchildren’s financial well-being. Statistics reveal that such monetary support averages out to around $2,562 annually. It’s…

Higher bond rates have been the main catalyst behind lower stock prices. Yet with the S&P 500 (SPY) pressing down towards the 200 day moving average we are all wondering…

Uber is expanding its peer-to-peer package delivery service, Uber Connect. Now, customers who don’t want to schlep a package to the post office can request an Uber courier to do it for them with the new ‘Return a Package’ feature. Uber couriers can pick up five packages at a time to be delivered at your […]