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Ex-Microsoft exec Panos Panay will head Amazon’s Devices business
Microsoft alum Panos Panay has been tapped to lead Amazon’s Devices & Services (D&S) business, the e-commerce giant confirmed today. Panay was previously with Microsoft for over 19 years, most recently serving as its EVP and Chief Product Offic…
All venture funds use the 2-and-20 fee structure, right? Not really
Typically, a VC fund’s management fee is 2% of AUM, but new data from Carta shows that the 2% figure isn’t as universal as you might think.
Mythos Ventures grabs $14M for inaugural fund to invest in AI
Mythos Ventures invests in AI startups focused on transformative AI, an area General Partner Vishal Maini says is still catching on.
Rollstack automatically syncs data to reports and presentations
Most white collar jobs involve creating presentations. And this can be a time-consuming, laborious process. Presentations include data points, and ensuring that these data points remain accurate and up to date is a challenging task in its own right. A …
Sonos Move 2 review: The best rugged smart speaker gets better
Sonos rarely misses, and its first ruggedized, weather-resistant smart speaker, the Sonos Move, was no exception. This year, it released the Sonos Move 2, a sequel that looks, on the outside, pretty much identical to its predecessor, but that has impro…
Snap shutters its enterprise services division after less than a year
Snap is closing down a division of its company designed to offer its AR expertise to enterprise customers. The initiative, called AR Enterprise Service, or ARES, was first announced in March of this year, and included a Shopping Suite for brands that a…
Off-price fashion shopping app Yaysay gives users 30 minutes per day to shop
Yaysay, an AI-powered shopping app, launched in beta today to gamify off-price shopping and bring the experience to mobile. Created by Casper co-founder Philip Krim, Yaysay combines concepts from social media, video games, online ticketing platforms an…
Walmart returns to Roblox after its first games were attacked by consumer advocacy groups
Walmart is returning to Roblox, but this time with a virtual world where gamers can discover new virtual items and accessories to personalize their experience, not browse or shop items from Walmart itself. The retailer a year ago had launched two Walma…
Gem Security raises $23M for its cloud security platform
Cloud detection and response company Gem Security today announced that it has raised a $23 million Series A round led by GGV Capital, with participation from IBM Ventures, Cisco and Silicon Valley CISO Investments. It was only in February that Gem anno…