MIT accelerator Play Labs announces class of 13 AR/VR startups
Dean Takahashi
Sense raises $10 million to improve communication with independent contractors
Bérénice Magistretti
Uber investors reportedly push CEO Travis Kalanick out of company
Blair Hanley Frank
SoftBank injects $100 million into Cybereason’s security software
Bérénice Magistretti
Keypr raises $19 million to build mobile and cloud-based services for hotels
Dean Takahashi
Meal-delivery startup Freshly raises $77 million in funding round led by Nestlé
John Kell, Fortune
Analysis
Blue Apron and Delivery Hero price IPOs following Amazon’s big buy
Kevin Kelleher
Ring’s new $199 video doorbell lets you swap out batteries to recharge
Paul Sawers
Wonderschool raises $2 million to launch in-home preschools
Bérénice Magistretti
BrideClick buys shuttered Mode Media to relaunch as Glam
Bérénice Magistretti
Guest
Silicon Valley is blowing its chance to connect with Middle America
Clint Oram, SugarCRM
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Building a startup in Wisconsin, the lowest-ranked startup state
Alec Slocum, ABODO
Tech jobs needed: How to bridge ‘skills’ and ‘opportunity’ gaps in the heartland
Blaise Zerega
These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
Robin Wauters, Tech.eu
Amazon’s 5 biggest acquisitions of all time
Paul Sawers
If Amazon buys Whole Foods, what happens to Instacart?
Harrison Weber
President Macron: France must ‘think and move like a startup’
Reuters
Intel and Microsoft join $15 million investment into CognitiveScale to give enterprises AI-powered insights from big data
Paul Sawers
Netflix now has more subscribers than cable TV in the U.S.
Tom Huddleston, Jr., Fortune
Chinese bike-sharing startup Mobike raises $600 million to push into 200 cities globally by the end of 2017
Paul Sawers
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos asks Twitter followers how he should donate his money
Reuters
Exclusive
From Silicon Valley to Doha: 500 Startups launches accelerator program in Qatar
Bérénice Magistretti
The Walking Dead: Road to Survival publisher Scopely raises $60 million
Dean Takahashi
Common Networks raises $7 million to bring high speed internet to suburban America
Bérénice Magistretti
Blackberry’s BBM is moving from on-site data centers in Canada to Google Cloud in Asia
Paul Sawers
Dreem machine: Rythm raises $11 million and launches $500 sleep-monitoring headband
Paul Sawers
As EU mobile roaming charges end, problems may linger for travelers
Reuters
How SoftBank’s $50 billion investment could affect America’s heartland
Blair Hanley Frank
Udacity: Reno pilot shows the future of tech job training
Blaise Zerega
Hexadite fired U.S. employees the day Microsoft announced its acquisition
Paul Sawers
Bowery secures $20 million to grow indoor farming
Bérénice Magistretti
Insurance startup Sure raises $8 million and launches smartphone protection based on virtual diagnostics
Paul Sawers
Intel commits $178 million to build a ‘smart and green’ R&D facility in India
Paul Sawers
Uber director David Bonderman resigns after making sexist remark at sexual harassment meeting
Reuters
DFJ leads $8.5 million investment in Xealth’s digital prescription service
Bérénice Magistretti
