UK podcaster Harry Stebbings' 20VC raised a $400M fund for early stage startups, one of Europe's biggest venture funds; the podcast recently hosted Sam Altman
British firm 20VC pulls in $400mn to invest in early stage tech start-ups — A venture firm founded by 28-year-old British …
Amazon reports Q1 ad revenue up 24% YoY to $11.8B, vs. $11.7B est., driven by the growth of its Stores and Prime Video businesses
Amazon reports Q1 revenue up 13% YoY to $143.3B, a $10.4B net income, vs. $3.2B YoY, $15.3B operating income, vs. $4.8B YoY, subscription sales up 11% to $10.7B
but fails to deliver dividend Camilla Hodgson / Financial Times : Amazon cloud sales growth accelerates as group prepares for more AI spending Larry Dignan / Constellation Research...
A deep dive into Vision Pro by Meta's ex-VP of VR Hugo Barra: the audacity of Apple's hardware decisions, a dull software story, how Meta can respond, and more
Friends and colleagues have been asking me to share my perspective on the Apple Vision Pro as a product.
A look at how the withdrawal of Google and others from London's decade-old Silicon Roundabout may be proof the UK's startup scene has expanded and matured
Nearly a decade after David Cameron launched Tech City, Shoreditch has been dramatically transformed. But what is the initiative's legacy? Tweets: @oscwilliams , @christianhern , ...
European virtual events platform Hopin raises $450M led by Arena Holdings and Altimeter Capital at a $7.75B valuation
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Q&A with Chris Sacca on his brief retirement, Trump and Biden, investing in climate startups, how investing has changed, NFTs, and more
In 2015, venture capitalist Chris Sacca was one of Silicon Valley's most influential investors, No. 3 on the Midas List with more than one million Twitter followers … Tweets: @sacc...
A deep dive into Microsoft's work on climate change, how big a deal it is among tech companies, what influence it may have, and where it falls short
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Sources: Audible is in talks to acquire celebrity podcasts and considers selling original shows individually; Amazon Music is also preparing to add podcasts
Under growing pressure from Spotify, the e-commerce giant is looking to spend big in podcast land Tweets: @ragnarxiv , @christianhern , @brij , @alexcartaz , @mikegary_ , @ajumplak...
With Spotify owning shows, a podcast player, tools to make new shows, and selling ads, the podcasting world is now divided into an open and a closed ecosystem
The Joe Rogan deal makes the company's big ambitions known — In what's likely the biggest deal ever for a single podcast …
How changing attitudes of younger generation, government policies and funding, local VCs and successful entrepreneurs are boosting French startup ecosystem
Steve Ranger / TechRepublic : Tweets: @christianhern and @partechventures . Thanks: @steveranger Tweets: Christian Hernandez / @christianhern : Great longish read on all the ingre...