by Asmawisham | Mar 28, 2017 | Technology
Tencent, Asia’s second highest valued tech firm, has bought a five percent share in Tesla. According to a filing, the Chinese firm scooped up 8,167,544 shares for around $1.7 billion to become one of Tesla’s largest shareholders.The purchase was arrange on March 17,...
by Asmawisham | Mar 28, 2017 | Technology
Facebook today is officially rolling out its long-in-testing upgrade to the main Facebook mobile app on iOS and Android, bringing a number of changes focused on the addition of an all-new camera, filters, themed effects and “Facebook Stories.” The...
by Asmawisham | Mar 28, 2017 | Technology
Payments company Square today announced that it has officially launched within the United Kingdom, bringing its popular Square Reader to small and medium businesses within the UK Square’s UK debut marks the company’s first European launch, but its products...
by Asmawisham | Mar 28, 2017 | Technology
Uber says is will pull out of Denmark next month, on April 18, after the government agreed a new taxi law that introduces additional requirements such as mandatory fare meters and seat sensors.While traditional cabs are likely already kitted out with the required...
by Asmawisham | Mar 28, 2017 | Technology
Turvo, a two-year-old, Sunnyvale, Ca.-based company, is emerging today with an idea so ambitious that investors have provided it with $25 million in Series A funding to chase it.What it wants to do: connect people looking to have things shipped, which doesn’t sound so...
by Asmawisham | Mar 28, 2017 | Technology
A Seattle startup called Wrench has raised $4 million in Series A funding for an app that sends certified auto mechanics to the customer’s door. The round was led by Madrona Venture Group, according to Wrench CEO and co-founder Ed Petersen.In general,...