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Playbook, a creator platform focused on fitness, raises $3 million in seed

Playbook, aiming to be the Patreon of fitness content, announced the close of a $3 million seed round from several notable angels today. The investor roster includes Giphy founder Alex Chung, StyleSea

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Exposed: Russian online deception operation targeting UK, EU and US

Sky News understands the government is looking at new research in relation to the leak of trade documents during the UK election.

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YouTube’s FameBit rebrands as YouTube BrandConnect, shuts down its self-service program

FameBit, YouTube’s influencer marketing platform acquired by Google in 2016, is today undergoing a rebranding. The new platform will now be called YouTube BrandConnect, and will remain open to e

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20 million people watched Fortnite map change

The online multiplayer game has become one of the most popular in the world, bringing in huge audiences for its events.

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Molotov will provide infrastructure service to other OTT platforms

French startup Molotov is better known for its TV streaming service in France. The company has attracted millions of users that use it to watch live TV, record movies and TV shows in the cloud, play p

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Global Business Daily: UK GDP dive, Hajj hiatus, Alitalia nationalized

"These figures came as no surprise to us because we've always recognized that this [pandemic] wasn't just going to be a public health crisis but also a really serious crisis for our economy."That was

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BLCK VC co-founder Sydney Sykes talks specific actions firms can take to be more inclusive

BLCK VC is on a mission to double the number of Black venture capitalists out there by 2024. The reason behind it shouldn’t need explaining — only 2% of all partner-level VCs are Black, and 81%

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S. African 400m W.Record holder speaks about injury trauma

FILE PHOTO: South African 400m world record holder Wayde Van Nierkerk. /REUTERS South African 400m world record holder Wayde Van Nierkerk has spoken out about his injury trauma, and said he i

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Join us for a live Q&A with Plaid CEO Zach Perret June 18th at 10 am PT/1 pm ET

Extra Crunch Live, TechCrunch’s chat series for Extra Crunch members, is tacking towards founders after bringing on a host of investors: on Thursday, June 18, Plaid CEO Zach Perret will join us

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From Spider-Man to Grand Theft Auto - here's all 26 games announced for PS5

More than two-dozen titles were announced during the launch event for PS5 - here's what Sky News is most excited for.

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Czechia's internal rows highlight need for a united EU foreign policy

Editor's note:Bradley Blankenship is a Prague-based American journalist, political analyst and freelance reporter. The article reflects the author's opinions, not necessarily the views of CGTN.The

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Apple reveals its virtual WWDC lineup, including its special keynote planned for June 22

The coronavirus pandemic threw a wrench into Apple’s plans for its annual Worldwide Developer Conference event, now entering its 31st year. Due to the health crisis, Apple in March joined a numb

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Zencastr is testing a video podcasting tool in limited beta

Early this week, Zencastr sent out an email to a select number of users, outlining plans to test a new video podcasting tool. The service has grown significantly in popularity over the last year or so

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PS5: What to expect ahead of tonight's launch event

Sony is set to launch the next generation of its PlayStation console in an event streamed on YouTube and Twitch.

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Sentropy emerges from stealth with an AI platform to tackle online abuse, backed by $13M from Initialized and more

Online abuse in its many forms on social media is in the spotlight these days as it has never been before: not only can strong and hateful words be directly harmful to individuals, but their use fans

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Wave opens the door for musicians looking for a ‘metaverse’ beyond Fortnite

About two years before a recording of Marshmello took to a pixelated stage in Fortnite to make untold millions of dollars in virtual merchandise sales and usher in a new era of digital entertainment,

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Extra Crunch Live: Join BLCK VC’s Sydney Sykes for a discussion on fostering diversity in venture

Tech has dropped the ball. For an industry that holds so much power, and prides itself on being ahead of the curve, the diversity of venture capital and among tech entrepreneurs leaves so much to be d