Stories by Paul Sawers
WordPress.com makes it easier for bloggers to accept PayPal payments
B2B data platform ZoomInfo was acquired by private equity firm Great Hill Partners for $240 million
HMD Global is preinstalling surveys on Nokia phones
Robotic digitization startup Ripcord raises $40 million to make paperless offices a reality
Samsung TVs now let you use Shazam to discover what songs are playing in movies and TV shows
Roxi music: Electric Jukebox takes on Spotify with a $200 streaming box aimed at families
DoorDash trials food delivery via Marble’s autonomous robots
Facebook will now prompt you to create a charity fundraiser for your birthday 2 weeks in advance
Pinterest now lets you pinch-to-zoom on any pin to get a closer look
GitHub’s new embedded code snippets make it easier to reference specific lines of code
Smartphone repair service CellSavers rebrands as Puls, raises $25 million to expand into the smart home
DreamHost fights government request seeking 1.3 million IP addresses of DisruptJ20 website visitors
Facebook expands its Craigslist-like Marketplace into 17 European markets
The $1,400 Fusion electric guitar sports a built-in iPhone dock, amp, and speakers
End of an era: Amazon to shutter its LoveFilm by Post video rental service in Europe on October 31
Google boosts Cloud Speech API with word-level timestamps and support for 30 new languages
How the global e-taxi landgrab is playing out between Uber, Didi, and others
ProtonMail now wants businesses to use its encrypted email service
PayPal acquires Swift Financial to expand its working capital program for small businesses
Product and consumer analytics startup Amplitude raises $30 million
Microsoft agrees to Windows 10 security demands as Kaspersky Lab drops its antitrust complaint
Online fashion giant ASOS now lets you search for garments using photos
Eric Schmidt’s VC firm Innovation Endeavors merges with Marker LLC
Publisher analytics platform Parse.ly claims profitability as it raises $6.8 million
Vantiv and Worldpay agree to $12 billion merger to create global ecommerce payments giant
Tile unveils 2 Pro Bluetooth trackers with double the range at up to 200 feet
Chinese e-taxi giant Didi grows its global footprint with Careem partnership
GV-backed Toast raises $101 million to grow its point-of-sale platform for restaurants
‘Uber’s CEO will not be Meg Whitman’, says Meg Whitman
Xiaomi secures $1 billion loan from 18 banks to drive its global retail efforts
Automated software testing company Tricentis acquires load-testing platform Flood IO
Twitter’s U.S. monthly active user base declined in Q2 2017
WeWork grabs $500 million investment to expand its shared work spaces across China
Kickstarter cofounder and CEO Yancey Strickler is stepping down
Israel’s Maniv Mobility closes $42 million inaugural fund for auto tech startups
Smart lock startup August raises $25 million from Comcast, Qualcomm, others
eBay announces computer vision search that helps you find items using photos
Google launches Trusted Contacts location-sharing app on iOS
