As developers use multiple Amazon services to compose an application, they typically have to write glue code to communicate between the different services, which can be a time-consuming manual exercise. But today at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas, the company announced an easier way to connect AWS services called Amazon Eventbridge Pipes. Werner Vogels, chief […]
Amazon announces Eventbridge Pipes, a simpler way to connect events from multiple services by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
So much software is dedicated to helping businesses improve interactions online, whether it be aimed at sales, marketing or customer service. But despite the prevalence of the internet and an increase in digital commerce, the fact remains that over 85% of commerce still happens offline in the United States. Enter Rillavoice, a new startup with […]
A tool for analyzing face-to-face sales pitches lands funding from UiPath co-founder by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
Firefox developer Mozilla is making a rare foray into the world of mergers and acquisitions, with news that it has snapped up recently-shuttered California-based productivity startup Pulse. Terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed, but the deal is tantamount to an “acqui-hire,” with Mozilla looking to deploy the Pulse team across an array of machine […]
Mozilla acquires the team behind Pulse, an automated status updater for Slack by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
One of the top problems facing device manufacturers today is overheating hardware. The chips inside PCs generate heat, which — when allowed to build up — majorly hurts performance. Cooling is less of a challenge when space isn’t at a premium. But as the marketplace pushes for ever-thinner notebooks and so-called ultraportables, manufacturers are being […]
Frore secures $100M, collabs with Intel to create a new way to cool processors by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Two months ago, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it had fined 16 Wall Street firms more than $1.1 billion for “widespread recordkeeping failures” regarding maintaining electronic communications, contravening federal securities laws. In addition, the SEC is now probing private equity firms on their employees’ use of messaging apps for work purposes, including WhatsApp, […]
Shield, a communication compliance platform for financial institutions, raises $20M by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch
Badili, a Kenya-based smartphone re-commerce startup, has raised $2.1 million pre-seed funding to scale its operations within Africa; one of the fastest-growing mobile phone market in the world. The Venture Catalysts, V&R Africa, Grenfell holdings, and SOSV, participated in the round, as did family offices and angel investors from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and India. […]
Smartphone re-commerce startup Badili raises $2.1M pre-seed funding by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
DeHaat, a startup that offers a wide-range of agricultural services to farmers in India, has raised $60 million in a new funding round as it looks to deepen its penetration in the country and reach break-even profitability within two years. Sofina Ventures and Temasek co-led the Patna and Gurgaon-headquartered startup’s Series E funding, it said, […]
Indian agritech DeHaat tops $700 million valuation in $60 million funding by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch