Sources: NYC-based health coaching app developer Noom, reportedly valued at $3.7B in May 2021, laid off 10%, or ~500 people, mostly from its coaching team
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Sources: digital imaging company Shutterfly has held talks to go public via SPAC at a valuation between $4B-$5B, including debt
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Apple is encouraging employees in Silicon Valley and Seattle to work from home as an “additional precaution” against the outbreak of coronavirus
Apple Inc. is encouraging employees in Silicon Valley to work from home as an “additional precaution” against the outbreak of coronavirus …
Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Twitter plan to pay their hourly workers regular wages as they ask their staff to work from home
Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Twitter all told Axios on Thursday night that they plan to pay their hourly workers regular wages even as they encourage …
Patreon has launched Patreon Capital, which provides creators with cash advances they pay back with slight interest using income earned on the platform
I was tempted to kick this story off with a platitude along the lines of: “Starting something is the hardest part.”
Galvanize to be acquired by education company K12 Inc. for $165M in cash, according to an email to shareholders; some shareholders won't get proceeds
Kate Clark / The Information : Tweets: @rfern_____ , @jasonlk , @kateclarktweets , @frankcatalano , @kimmytaylor , and @jhtscherck Tweets: @rfern_____ : My former employer was acq...
Galvanize to be acquired by education company K12 Inc. for $165M in cash, according to an email to shareholders; some shareholders won't get proceeds
A wave of consolidation in the education technology market appears set to continue this year. — K12 Inc., a publicly-traded education company … Tweets: @jhtscherck , @frankcatala...
E-commerce and other internet companies can take cues from industries like retail and commercial aviation to build loyalty businesses
Each day on Tech Twitter, we get up in the morning, open up the website, and then go see what it is we're mad about. A few days ago, it was this: Tweets: @nikillinit , @simoncarle...