Google staff stage walkout to protest sexual misconduct, starting in Singapore

They are demanding Google end its practice of forced arbitration, which prevents...


Deep-linking startup Branch is raising more than $100M at a unicorn valuation

Branch, the deep-linking startup backed by Andy Rubin’s Playground...


Tencent invests in Android inventor’s new phone

Tencent, Foxconn, and Amazon’s Alexa Fund are part of a US$300 million...


Google launches its own AI Studio to foster machine intelligence startups

 Another week, another new Google initiative targeting AI startups. We...


Andy Rubin’s Playground Ventures is raising another $15M

 Playground Ventures — the VC fund co-founded by Android inventor and...


Andy Rubin’s Essential has reportedly raised $300 million

 Hype hasn’t been an issue for Andy Rubin’s new hardware...


Inside Andy Rubin’s futuristic Playground hardware incubator

 With titanium 3D printers, electrostatic charge tables, and a giant slide,...