Avast closes down data collecting subsidiary, apologizes to the public
A joint investigation by Motherboard and PCMag has shown that Avast, an antivirus, and cybersecurity company, has been collecting and selling…
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Avast closes Jumpshot over data privacy backlash
Antivirus (AV) software giant Avast has announced that it will wind down one of its subsidiary businesses just days after leaked documents…
Nasa spaceship closes in on distant world
TAMPA: Nasa’s unmanned New Horizons spacecraft is closing in on its historic New Year’s flyby target, the most distant world ever studied, a frozen…
IMAX Closes Last 3 VR Arcade Centers
The Virtual Reality scene isn’t looking good at the moment. After a disheartening discontinuation (a pause, really) of StarVR One, VR receives…
Microsoft value closes above Apple Inc’s for the first time in eight years
Microsoft Corp’s stock market value closed above Apple Inc’s for the first time in eight years on Friday as the Windows maker benefited from growth…
Google closes bipedal robot unit Schaft, staff dispersed
Google’s parent company Alphabet has confirmed the closure of Schaft, a research unit which developed bipedal robots. As first reported by Japanese…
Zopa, the U.K. P2P lending company, closes £60M round on path to launching a bank | Industry
Obtaining a banking license and then launching an actual new retail bank requires capital. A lot of capital. Enter Zopa, the U.K. peer-to-peer…
Kumoten closes equity round led by Cradle | Digital Asia
COMMERCE DotAsia Ventures Sdn Bhd (Commerce.asia), an omni-channel ecosystem builder that invests in commerce enablers, announced that its first…
RankScience closes $1.8M seed — and now only wants to replace human SEO staff if you don’t have any…
A couple of years ago YC-backed RankScience, which offers AI-enhanced SEO split-testing, put a few SEO experts’ noses out of joint when the fledgling…
Golden Gate Ventures closes new $100M fund for Southeast Asia | Industry
Singapore’s Golden Gate Ventures has announced the close of its newest (and third) fund for Southeast Asia at a total of $100 million. The fund hit…