Cordial, a cross-channel marketing and data management platform, today announced that it closed a $50 million Series C funding round led by NewSpring, with participation from Upfront Ventures, High Alpha and new investor ABS Capital. Jeremy Swift, Cordial’s CEO and co-founder, said that the fresh capital will be used to expand the company’s global footprint,…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Last year was a pretty good one for Snyk, a Boston-based security company. It raised a hefty $530 million on a $8.5 billion valuation, and with that kind of money in the bank, it’s probably not surprising that it went shopping. In February, it bought developer-focused cloud security company Fugue for an undisclosed amount. Today,…
Viber, the messaging app owned by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, has long been dancing around the area of fintech, launching services like money transfer and chatbot payments in various countries over the years. Now, it is making a move to double down on that strategy: it’s launching Payments on Viber — a new service that…
A couple of leaked Halo Infinite Forge mode videos have our minds racing at the feature’s wealth of possibilities. Halo Infinite‘s much-anticipated Forge mode still doesn’t have a release date. But recently leaked videos show off some seriously promising scripting elements. One shows a Call of Duty-style Zombies mode could be possible, while another showcases…
Samsung Galaxy S22 has a new color option, Bora Purple, which reminds us that as phones look and work more alike, it’s design accents that matter. The name is derived from the Korean word for “Purple,” which means the actual color name might be “Purple Purple.” However, for Samsung, a South Korean company, the term…
Epic fantasy is flavor of the month on streaming services right now, and Disney Plus is hoping to cash in on the popularity of the genre with another live-action TV series. As first reported by Variety, a new show based on Christopher Paolini’s popular novel series, The Inheritance Cycle, is in early development at the…
Happy Tuesday, folks! Aaron Weinman here. Today I want to introduce you to Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp. His Rolodex of clients includes Citi, Apollo, and the National Football League. That workload has left him cooked. The job has taken a toll on his psyche, and he’s now wrestling with his future. But the prospect…
Delays and cancellations have caused significant problems for travelers at Heathrow Airport. Anadolu Agency / Contributor / Getty Passengers are pretending to need wheelchairs to avoid airport lines, according to Heathrow’s CEO. John Holland-Kaye told LBC that it’s due to people using a travel hack that they’ve seen on TikTok. Demand for the airport’s wheelchair…
Boris Johnson, left, and Nus Ghani, right. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images; David Cliff/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Boris Johnson has delayed an investigation into allegations of Islamophobia regarding a minister. A probe was opened in January after Tory MP Nus Ghani said she was sacked over her “Muslimness”. But Johnson has delayed the investigation into Mark…
Prices at the pump hit a record high in June but have since cooled somewhat. AFP/FREDERIC J. BROWN/Getty Images The surge in US gas prices has caused demand destruction, a new survey by the American Automobile Association shows. The AAA found that 64% of people surveyed last month had altered their lifestyles, with many driving…