YC-backed nonprofit VotingWorks wants to rebuild trust in election systems through open source
byI know it will come as a shock to you as a reader of the news, but there is an election this week. Well,…
Maze, a notorious ransomware group, says it’s shutting down
byOne of the most active and notorious data-stealing ransomware groups, Maze, says it is “officially closed.” The announcement came as a waffling statement, riddled…
Booming edtech M&A activity brings consolidation to a fragmented sector
byAs the COVID-19 pandemic continues to force teachers, students and parents to adopt new technologies, edtech’s total addressable market has massively grown in the…
Spotify will now allow artists and labels promote tracks in your recommendations
bySpotify announced today it will begin to test a new service that gives artists more of a say in how their music is discovered…
Coupa Software snags Llamasoft for $1.5B to bring together spending and supply chain data
byCoupa Software, a publicly traded company that helps large corporations manage spending, announced that it was buying Llamasoft, an 18 year old Michigan company…
Apple’s next big event is November 10
byApple just sent out invites for its latest — and last — big event of 2020. Set for 10AM PT on November 10, the…
Lidar startup Aeva to go public via $2.1 billion SPAC merger
byAeva, a Mountain View, Calif.-based lidar company started by two former Apple engineers and backed by Porsche SE, is merging with special purpose acquisition…
Bridgefy launches end-to-end encrypted messaging for the app used during protests and disasters
byOffline-messaging app Bridgefy — which innovatively uses Bluetooth and Wi-fi — became known as the go-to app by thousands of protesters around the world…
Relativity Space’s Tim Ellis is coming to TC Sessions: Space 2020
byGetting to space isn’t as difficult as it used to be, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Relativity Space aims to vastly simplify the…
TVision raises $16M to measure viewer attention on connected TVs
byTVision is building what its team hopes will become the standard for measuring streaming viewership — and to accelerate those efforts, it’s raised $16…