Despite global headwinds, Southeast Asia’s early stage startups are still going strong, say the founders of Iterative Capital. The Singapore-based venture capital firm, which runs a YC-style accelerator program, announced today it has raised $55 million for its Fund II from LPs like Cendana, K5 Global, Village Global and Goodwater Capital. Other backers include a…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Santa’s coming to town, and he’s drunk, hot, and ready to go to war. If you’re looking for a warm and fuzzy holiday movie, look elsewhere. Violent Night is what we deserve for arguing year after year about whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie. This fucked up but festive film is basically…
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio leaves the D.C. Central Detention Facility on January 14, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes and member Kelly Meggs were found guilty Tuesday of seditious conspiracy. Seditious conspiracy is when people conspire to overthrow, put down, or destroy the government. The charge carries with it a potential…
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) gives the thumbs up as he leaves the Senate Chamber after passage of the Inflation Reduction Act at the U.S. Capitol August 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Senate on Tuesday passed a landmark bill that would recognize same-sex marriage nationwide. Twelve Republicans voted with Democrats…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook. Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images, Steve Granitz/WireImage Elon Musk is criticizing Apple’s App Store policies, and other tech CEOs have voiced support. Musk, who has 119 million Twitter followers, brings new attention to Apple’s tight control of iOS apps. Apple successfully defended its policies in previous court battles, but…
FTX Cryptocurrency exchange CEO Gabe Bankman-Fried at a hearing on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2022. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images Sam Bankman-Fried said he has “no idea” the status of his personal finances after FTX’s collapse. “I had $100,000 in my bank account last I checked,” the former CEO told Axios. Bankman-Fried once…
Xbox Games with Gold still trundles on, and Microsoft has now confirmed December’s titles for Xbox Live members as Colt Canyon and Bladed Fury Colt Canyon is described as an “atmospheric and punchy” rogue-like shooter set in a pixel-art Wild West, where players can root and toot their way toward saving their kidnapped partner from…
Betting company Rivalry has posted its Q3 2022 financial results which reveals how important esports are to the company’s strategy.Read MoreRead More
Far Cry 6’s upcoming expansion, Lost Between Worlds, got a new trailer showing off its wacky, colorful, reality-bending adventures.Read MoreRead More
Cerebras Systems announced a new partnership with Cirrascale Cloud Services on an LLM tool and a partnership with Jasper AI on a generative AI tool.Read MoreRead More