Apple leads the way as smartwatches dominate the wearable band market

Steve Dent

The wearable market as a whole grew 5.6 percent in the last quarter, largely due to the sale of smartwatches at the expense of basebands, according to research company Canalys. The push was driven by Apple, which continues to dominate the market with its watch models. As Canalys noted, smartwatch sales took over the base … Read more

Adams Leads in N.Y.C. Mayoral Primary, but Ranked-Choice Awaits

Adams Leads in N.Y.C. Mayoral Primary, but Ranked-Choice Awaits

Shaun Donovan, a former federal building minister; Raymond J. McGuire, a former Citi executive; and Scott M. Stringer, the city auditor who all benefited from heavy television spending, had hoped to show unexpected strength through the ranking process, but may be too far behind according to the original count. Dianne Morales, a former non-profit executive, … Read more

Goldman Sachs leads $202M investment in project44, doubling its valuation to $1.2B in a matter of months – TechCrunch

Goldman Sachs leads $202M investment in project44, doubling its valuation to $1.2B in a matter of months – TechCrunch

The COVID-19 pandemic has created many problems around the world, and supply chains are no exception. There are a number of applications that aim to solve workflow challenges across the supply chain. However, real-time access to information from transport companies has so far been difficult for shippers and logistics companies. Enter Project44. The 7-year-old Chicago-based … Read more

Tiger Global leads $30 million investment in Indian Twitter rival Koo – TechCrunch

Tiger Global leads $30 million investment in Indian Twitter rival Koo – TechCrunch

Investors are backing Koo, an Indian alternative to Twitter, with extensive checks at a time when tensions are building between the American social network and New Delhi. The Indian startup announced on Wednesday that it had raised $ 30 million in a funding round led by Tiger Global Management. Mirae Asset, IIFL’s venture capital fund, … Read more

Google’s AI-focused venture fund leads $5.4M investment for Seattle analytics startup Iteratively

Google’s AI-focused venture fund leads $5.4M investment for Seattle analytics startup Iteratively

Iterative CEO Patrick Thompson. (Iterative photo) The Seattle startup iteratively raised a $ 5.4 million round led by Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture fund. Founded in 2019 by veterans of Atlassian and Microsoft, the company iteratively sells software to data and product teams to track customer analytics. The idea is to avoid data quality problems … Read more