Meron Capital launches $50M fund for Israeli startups
Liron Azrielant and Daniel Roditi, founders of Meron Capital, make investments focused on software-based solutions in Israel.Read More
Edge computing network Macrometa nabs $20M
Macrometa, an edge computing startup providing a global network for apps and APIs, has raised $20 million in capital.Read More
Multichannel marketing platform Iterable raises $200M
Iterable, a startup developing an omnichannel marketing platform, has raised $200 million in a series E funding round.Read More
Beauty and the Beast is getting a Disney Plus prequel – CNET
Josh Gad and Luke Evans will return as LeFou and Gaston, with Alan Menken composing the soundtrack.
Airbnb won’t let landlords profit off pandemic evictions – CNET
Its new policy stops landlords from listing a property where tenants were evicted for failing to pay rent.
Hydrogen-powered Land Rover Defender under development – Roadshow
This fuel-cell vehicle is expected to begin testing later this year in the UK.
Observability investments begin to pay off, Splunk says
Survey of organizations finds return on investments in observability platforms starts to pat off for early adopters.Read More
App Annie/IDC: Mobile gaming downloads rose 30% in Q1 2021 and spending was up 40%
Mobile gaming downloads and spending grew in the first quarter as gaming habits formed in the pandemic continued to persist.Read More
Zero trust networking startup Elisity raises $26M
Elisity, an AI-powered zero trust networking startup, has raised $26 million in a venture capital equity round.Read More
NLP parses text data to drive value in the enterprise
Natural language processing (NLP), a subfield of AI involved with natural language understanding, can drive business value in the enterprise.Read More