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Google shuts down Duplex on the Web, its attempt to bring AI smarts to retail sites and more

Google is shutting down Duplex on the Web, its AI-powered set of services that navigated sites to simplify the process…

2 years ago

Bird’s plan to stay in the shared scooter game

Shared micromobility company Bird has lost nearly all of its value since going public through a special purpose acquisition merger…

2 years ago

When one door closes … Opendoor CEO Eric Wu steps down, CFO Carrie Wheeler steps in as new chief executive

Opendoor co-founder Eric Wu announced today that he is stepping down from his role as CEO of the real estate…

2 years ago

Activision Blizzard workers in Albany vote to form the company’s second union

Activision Blizzard QA testers who work on “Diablo” in Albany, New York have formed the gaming giant’s second union in…

2 years ago

Q&A: ‘Better Venture’ authors on why VC has failed to reinvent itself

On Wednesday, Erika Brodnock and Johannes Lenhard published their book, “Better Venture: Improving Diversity, Innovation, and Profitability in Venture Capital…

2 years ago

Google is testing end-to-end encryption for group chats in the Messages app

Google said today it is testing end-to-end encryption for RCS-based group chats on its Messages app — RCS stands for…

2 years ago

Stripe announces fiat-to-crypto onramp widget

Payment giant Stripe is going to offer a new product that makes it easier to hold cryptocurrencies without signing up…

2 years ago

GoStudent uses its warchest to acquire large network of traditional tutoring centres in Europe

GoStudent — the Austria-based late-stage Tutor marketplace which has raised $686.3 million (and attained a €3BN valuation) to date —…

2 years ago

Box reaches $1B run rate in spite of a quarter dogged by currency challenges

Prior to launching as a startup in 2005, Box began as an idea that co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie had…

2 years ago

Are we bullfighting in Spain? Because that’s a red flag

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind…

2 years ago