Alan Feld Contributor Share on Twitter Alan Feld is the founder and managing partner of Vintage Investment Partners. For an asset class that should be reinventing itself all the time, it is surprising to see how resistant some venture funds are to change. As a partner in a fund of funds, I attend a lot…
VUZ, a social app that allows users to stream and experience immersive realism in extended reality (XR) and metaverse digital experiences, has raised $20 million in Series B investment. Investors in the round include Caruso Ventures, Vision VC Fund, e& capital, investment pillar of e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group), DFDF (Dubai Future District Fund),…
As companies deploy more security devices like cameras, access control systems, intercoms and many other tools throughout their organizations, they are often disconnected from traditional IT, and may lack any way of managing the equipment in a systematic way. SecuriThings has built a solution to solve this problem with a platform that helps building operations…
With the U.S. midterm elections less than a month away, dating app Tinder partnered with voting information organization BallotReady to help their users get out the vote. There’s now a new Election Center feature in the app where Tinder users can access information about voter registration, measures on their local ballots, and polling stations. In…
Microsoft has unveiled plans for a new Outlook feature that’s set to blur the boundaries between traditional emails and more modern chat services. A post on the company’s roadmap has revealed “Outlook for Windows: Reactions”, where users on Windows machines will be able to “thumbs up, laugh, heart, celebrate, or shed a tear in reaction…
Even Google employees know that Chrome’s Incognito Mode isn’t as private as the name implies. The Google Chrome feature allows users to hide their browsing history from other people using the same device, however, it doesn’t hide their data from the websites they visit or Google itself. You’d be forgiven for thinking that Incognito Mode…
OPEC+ slashed its production quota by 2 million barrels a day. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images OPEC+’s decision to slash output could tip the global economy into recession, the IEA warns. The agency said higher oil prices from reduced supply combined with inflation will be damaging. The IEA added that market…
French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Paris, December 9, 2019 Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS Macron suggested he wouldn’t use nuclear weapons to retaliate if Russia used them in Ukraine. In a sometimes-unclear interview answer, he said it may fall short of a threshold for retaliation. It struck a different tone from…
Each day, the Insider Intelligence team puts together a chart packed with data and key statistics on the biggest trends in today’s most disruptive industries. The subscription also includes eMarketer FYI—partner webinar announcements, whitepaper offers, best practices guides and research briefs. Simply enter your email address to receive our new Chart of the Day newsletter…
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss. Jacob King/PA Images via Getty Images The pound soared Thursday following reports the UK government is discussing a potential pullback from parts of its mini-budget. Britain’s currency rose by nearly 2% and nearly recaptured the $1.13 handle against the dollar. Reports said the government may decide to allow the corporate…