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Andy Dunn, founder of the menswear site Bonobos, which was sold to Walmart for $ 310 million in 2017, is now leaving the retail giant. The managing director, who joined Walmart at the time of the acquisition as SVP for digital consumer brands, formally announced his retirement in a LinkedIn post entitled "A love letter to Walmart" to companies and …

Following the debut of Bill.com, Chicago-based social media software company Sprout Social announced its IPO at $ 17 a share last night. Sprout sold 8.8 million shares and raised nearly $ 150 million on its debut. Underwriters have the option to buy another 1.3 million shares if they so wish. The IPO is a good result for the company's investors …

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Porsche normally engages in the development of terrestrial vehicles, but worked on a new star wars star for the Star Wars universe in a new project with Lucasfilm designers. The Starfigher named Tri-Wing S-91x Pegasus. Obviously, it does not exist in original size in flyable form, but it will be built as a 1.80-meter, highly detailed, sub-scale model unveiled at …

Bluespace.ai, a new startup for autonomous driving focused on mass transit, today announced it has raised $ 3.5 million in seed capital under the leadership of the Fusion Fund. Other investors include YouTube co-founder Steve Chen; UMC, the Taiwanese semiconductor foundry; Cocoa ventures; GDP Ventures; Atinum; Wasabi Ventures; Blue Ivy Ventures; Plug n play; and SLV Capital. The startup develops …

If you did not see yesterday's Game Awards, you might have missed them. But the Xbox Series X is the company's next-generation console and will be released in late 2020. Luckily, Microsoft has cataloged all images, media and even some information online. Oh, and we'll almost certainly hear a lot more about the Xbox Series X before the 2020 holidays …

Game.tv has raised $ 25 million for Tourney, the AI-powered platform for esports tournaments for mobile games. While rivals have tried to start their own social media platforms, Game.tv already supports existing platforms popular with mobile gaming fans. That's why the company has built its Tourney sports platform on Discord (with 250 million users), Twitter and Facebook. Users can set …

( Reuters ) – The US Federal Trade Commission is considering requesting a court order to prevent Facebook from promoting plans to integrate its WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger affiliates. This was reported by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. Persons familiar with the matter. Facebook shares closed at 2.7%, reflecting fears that a potential regulatory move could be a first …

Earlier this year, Google lifted the switch from AutoML Natural Language, an extension of the Cloud AutoML machine learning platform, to natural language processing. After a one-month beta period, AutoML is now widely available globally and supports such tasks as classification, sentiment analysis and entity extraction, as well as a range of file formats, including native and scanned PDF files. …

Sleek, a startup that makes it easier for other startups and companies to settle and operate in Singapore and Hong Kong, has today expanded its seed capital base to $ 5 million. The extended start-up round for The Two-Year Startup was led by private investors Pierre Lorinet and Fabio Blom, and MI8, an Asian-focused, Europe-backed private investment firm. Sleek also …