Meet Sophie — the AI assistant that wants to save you money
There is nothing quite like checking your bank statement at the end of the month and realizing you’ve spent a small fortune on $7 lattes.Managing money is tough. And when your money is spread across...
View ArticleThe maker of the infamous $400 juicer is shutting down
Juicero has run out of juice.The San Francisco-based maker of counter-top cold-press juicers said today that it is shutting down operations and suspending the sale of its presses and produce packs...
View ArticleA new messaging app hopes to learn lessons from Yik-Yak and become the next...
Islands is a new messaging app aimed at college students.It's designed to connect people located within five miles of each otherIts founder, Greg Isenberg, previously launched a video curation app that...
View ArticleBen Lerer spent his 20s building an email startup for 'civilized bros' —...
Ben Lerer founded Thrillist and is now the CEO of Group Nine, a digital holding company for four brands: The Dodo, Seeker, Thrillist and NowThis.Lerer comes from a family of founders. He works closely...
View ArticleNFL star Russell Wilson launched a startup to help 'superfans' get deeper...
The rise of social media has allowed celebrities of all stripes to interact with their fans on a (sometimes terrifyingly) personal level, through platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat. But...
View ArticleThe VC arm of Google’s parent company is betting its billions on...
GV is the venture capital arm of Google's parent company Alphabet, and used to be called Google Ventures.The investment firm has backed over 50 healthcare and life science startups looking to reduce...
View ArticleAfter cutting prices for its movie-a-day subscription service, MoviePass is...
After slashing the price of its subscription movie ticket service, MoviePass has been flooded with new subscribers and has had a tough time meeting demand. After the company last month cut its prices...
View ArticleWe hunted down the controversial 'Bodega' vending machine and found one in...
Twitter users across the US howled in rage on Wednesday after getting wind of Bodega, the startup whose internet-connected pantry boxes want to replace your local corner store.Many observers criticized...
View ArticleRosario Dawson is the latest celebrity investor in an app that provides...
Celebrities have a long history of endorsing their favorite booze, from high-end tequila to Campari.Now it's an app for booze that's drawing the star power, and the celebrities are supporting the app...
View ArticleAlbertsons has acquired meal kit startup Plated
Sept 20 (Reuters) - Albertsons Companies Inc. has acquired meal kit startup Plated to transform the food experience for consumers.Plated, which delivers meal ingredients to customers in a subscription...
View ArticleThe founders of Google Maps and Bebo have backed an Irish ecommerce startup...
Pointy, a Dublin startup with a device that shopkeepers can use to list their products online, has raised $6 million (£4 million) from a host of big name investors.The Series A funding comes from Matt...
View ArticleThe 'death rate' of America's biggest companies is surging
Savor the time you have with the companies in the S&P 500, because in 10 years half of them will be replaced.The length of time large-cap stocks have spent in the benchmark index has been...
View ArticleAn 18-year-old entrepreneur has idea that could change the world — and she...
Sharon Lin is not your typical 18-year-old.A freshman at MIT, Lin helped develop an Android app while interning at the US State Department. She's this year's Youth Poet Laureate in New York City. And...
View ArticleTony Robbins shares 2 pieces of advice with every entrepreneur he coaches
While all of Tony Robbins' one-on-one coaching sessions are personalized, they're drawn from more than 30 years of experience in coaching — and for his business clients, what he's learned from running...
View ArticleA new startup is taking on Silicon Valley by teaching middle America how to code
In the US, computer science jobs are often confined to the coasts — particularly the one hugging the Pacific Ocean.In recent years, however, a growing number of startups have begun cropping up in...
View ArticleA venture capitalist says he's so afraid for his reputation that he's...
Silicon Valley's "bro culture" was turned upside down earlier this year after a succession of women stepped forward with stories of sexual harassment and discrimination at the hands of male venture...
View Article5 well-known companies with under-the-radar side projects
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. The same goes for large businesses -- putting all of your company's effort into a single product can lead to stagnation and stale ideas. Exploring new ideas...
View ArticleVenture Capital spending is on track to be higher than it has been in years,...
Venture capitalists have been on a spending spree so far in 2017, but have been funding significantly fewer companies than in the past. According to data from PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, charted...
View ArticleTim Cook opened a new Oxford startup hub to help it take on rival Cambridge...
Apple CEO Tim Cook opened a new startup hub at the University of Oxford on Wednesday called The Oxford Foundry. The facility, based out of a Victorian building previously used as an ice factory and a...
View ArticleAmerica's 10 hottest cities for startups
Thanks to Free Enterprise for providing this content.Tech startups are the small but mighty heroes of the innovation revolution. They create jobs, stimulate the economy and bring bold, often...
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