by Asmawisham | Mar 30, 2017 | Media, Technology
The Deck, an ad network whose funding members included Daring Fireball, Kottke and Waxy, announced today that it’s shutting down.As a simple, clean ad network focused on independent websites,The Deck may have seemed like a bit of a throwback — and indeed, in his blog...
by Asmawisham | Mar 30, 2017 | Technology
Munchery, an on-demand food delivery startup that has already raised more than $120 million, is reportedly looking to raise an additional $15 million in funding that would force a recapitalization of the company, Bloomberg reports. Munchery reportedly has raised more...
by Asmawisham | Mar 30, 2017 | Technology
Have you seen the viral GoFundMe campaign floating around that vows to buy and publish the web histories of every politician and exec who is helping internet providers sell your data? Yeah, don’t give that dude your money.I’m all for wacky clever revenge plots, but...
by Asmawisham | Mar 30, 2017 | Technology
Apple Music doesn’t have the highest number of paid subscribers compared to Spotify, but it does have an edge up on its competitors — a higher number of monthly unique users on mobile devices, thanks to its generous three-month free trial.According to a...
by Asmawisham | Mar 30, 2017 | Technology
With its House counterpart imploding thanks to the late-night excursions and executive coziness of its chairman Devin Nunes, the Senate Select Intelligence Committee soldiers on in its investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election.After the...
by Asmawisham | Mar 30, 2017 | Technology
Samsung promised a revolution today. The company opened today’s Unpacked event by contextualizing the history of mobile phones, from the 1980s to today. The conceit was simple: Today’s big announcement marks a step in cell phone evolution akin to the jump from the...