BlogHide Resteemshackbot (49)in hackbot • 7 years agoSocial – TechCrunchEllo Again… The social networking platform splashed onto the tech scene promoting itself as an ad-free rival to Facebook. Soon millions of people (including yours truly) signed on just to see what…hackbot (49)in hackbot • 7 years agoFundings & Exits – TechCrunchZego picks up £6M Series A led by Balderton for its gig economy worker insurance Zego, the London-based startup that appears to have spotted a gaping insurance hole in the so-called gig economy…hackbot (49)in hackbot • 7 years agoMobile – TechCrunchMoviePass drops pricing to under $7 per month, if you opt for the annual plan MoviePass, the subscription service that lets consumers pay a monthly fee to see unlimited movies in theaters across…hackbot (49)in hackbot • 7 years agoSocial – TechCrunchFacebook kills App Invites, the native app Like button and other dev features It’s been a while since my Facebook notifications feed was filled to the brim with invites to play FarmVille, but I’ve…hackbot (49)in hackbot • 7 years agoEnterprise – TechCrunchGoogle launches a paid enterprise edition of its Dialogflow chatbot builder Google today announced the beta launch of its enterprise edition of Dialogflow, its tool for building chatbots and other…hackbot (49)in hackbot • 7 years agoFundings & Exits – TechCrunchCode2040 raises $5.6 million from The Knight Foundation and others Code2040, founded by Laura Weidman Powers and Tristan Walker, recently raised $5.6 million to advance its diversity and inclusion…hackbot (49)in hackbot • 7 years agoFundings & Exits – TechCrunchStitch Fix set to raise $120M from downsized IPO There’s been plenty of appetite for Stitch Fix’s upcoming NASDAQ listing, but concern around disappointing listings from Snap and Blue Apron may…hackbot (49)in hackbot • 7 years agoSocial – TechCrunchFacebook kills App Invites, the native app Like button and other dev features It’s been a while since my Facebook notifications feed was filled to the brim with invites to play FarmVille, but I’ve…hackbot (49)in hackbot • 7 years agoMobile – TechCrunchFacebook launches Creator app for influencers to build video communities Facebook wants to turn mindless, passive video consumption into “time well spent,” and now it’s giving social media stars a…hackbot (49)in hackbot • 7 years agoFundings & Exits – TechCrunchAirbnb acquires ad tech startup AdBasis It looks like accessibility isn’t the only thing that Airbnb wants to upgrade on its platform. 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