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Can the Airbnb regulatory nightmare be solved with more tech?
Sharing economy startups like Airbnb and Uber have gone nuclear to defend their business model, suing city governments or shuttering their services entirely when they don’t get their way. Airbnb recently sued the City of San Francisco over legislation that would require Airbnb to boot hosts off its platform if they don’t register with the city. Uber and Lyft haven’t had… Read More
Walt Disney Co. reveals 9 new startups in the Disney Accelerator spanning robotics, cinematic VR and AI
The Walt Disney Co. is kicking off the third session of its corporate accelerator this week, and revealed 9 new companies admitted to the program. A full list follows at the end of this post.
The companies are developing everything from cinematic virtual reality and holographic content, to robots with human-like facial expressions.
Because alumni of the Disney Accelerator have scored big… Read More
Yoshi launches “set it and forget it” vehicle re-fueling service in San Francisco
A startup called Yoshi Inc. is the latest to give drivers a way to fuel up without going to the gas station. The company has officially launched its gas delivery service in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is offering other simple services like filling up the air in a car’s tires, replacing windshield wiper blades and washing cars, as well. Sound familiar? Yoshi is not the only company… Read More
Revolut grabs $10 million for its mobile foreign exchange service
British startup Revolut wants to make it easier to spend and send money in all kinds of currencies around the world. It’s not TransferWise, it’s not Number26 — Revolut sits between all these things. And the company is raising a $10 million Series A (£7.75 million) with Balderton Capital leading the round. Read More
WhatsApp Co-founder Brian Acton invests in Indian M2M firm Trak N Tel
The company creates products to ensure the safety of passengers while travelling in their vehicle via the use of telematics and connected car technologies Bits N Bytes Soft, an automotive telematics technology company operating under the band name Trak N Tell, has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from a group of business people,...
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World Vision International launches incubator to provide clean water to poor communities
The Asia P3 Hub is purportedly the first socially-charged cross-sector incubator in Singapore Christian humanitarian organisation World Vision International has launched the Asia Public-Private Partnerships Hub (Asia P3 Hub), the first socially-charged cross-sector incubator in Singapore that partners with startups, companies and non-profit organisations. The Asia P3 Hub was developed with the backing of Singapore Economic Development...
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