• Okta to acquire workflow automation startup Azuqua for $52.5M

    During its earnings report yesterday afternoon, Okta announced it intends to acquire Azuqua, a Seattle, Wash. workflow automation startup, for $52.5 million. In a blog post announcing the news, Okta co-founder and COO Frederic Kerrest saw the combining of the two companies as a way to move smoothly between applications in a complex workflow without …

    March 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Changes at YC, $1.5B more for ride hailing and Airbnb buys HotelTonight

    Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. We’re back to basics this week with Kate Clark at the helm, Alex Wilhelm in the sidecar and a stack of venture capital news and happenings to get through. And to make everyone feel included, we kicked off …

    March 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • SpaceX Crew Dragon, built to carry humans, heads home from ISS – CNN

    SpaceX Crew Dragon, built to carry humans, heads home from ISS  CNN SpaceX Crew Dragon Faces Its Toughest Mission Yet: Stick The Landing  Investor’s Business Daily Milestones of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-1 Flight Test  NASA Boeing Is Prepping to Launch Astronauts to Space Station  Futurism Russia doesn’t appear thrilled with SpaceX Crew Dragon’s success  BGR View full coverage on …

    March 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Takashi Takano: The mastermind behind Ghosn's dramatic bail release and disguise – The Japan Times

    Takashi Takano: The mastermind behind Ghosn’s dramatic bail release and disguise  The Japan Times Lawyer apologizes for Ghosn’s ‘disguise’ during release  The Associated Press Carlos Ghosn: Lawyer sorry for workman ‘disguise’ idea  BBC News ‘It Failed’: Ghosn Lawyer Fesses Up to Dress-Up Drama  The Wall Street Journal Lawyer reveals mystery of Ghosn ‘disguise’  The Associated Press View full coverage on …

    March 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • PolyAI scores $12M Series A to put its ‘conversational AI agents’ in contact centres

    PolyAI, a London startup founded by experts in the field of “conversational AI” — including CEO Nikola Mrkšić who was previously the first engineer at Apple-acquired VocalIQ — has raised $12 million in Series A funding to deploy its tech in customer support contact centres. The round was led by Point72 Ventures, with participation from …

    March 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Paul Manafort gets 47 months. Legal experts and advocates share examples of people who got more time for less – CNN

    Paul Manafort gets 47 months. Legal experts and advocates share examples of people who got more time for less  CNN The Navy fighter pilot judge who shot down Mueller  Washington Examiner Lawmaker on Manafort sentencing: Judge should have recused himself  CNN Mike Huckabee: Manafort sentencing has zero, zilch, nada, nothing to do with Russian ‘collusion’  Fox News Paul Manafort’s …

    March 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • U.S. stock futures drop ahead of jobs data as gloomy China trade report adds to global growth fears – MarketWatch

    U.S. stock futures drop ahead of jobs data as gloomy China trade report adds to global growth fears  MarketWatch Dow Jones Futures: Current Stock Market Rally Pressured; Tesla, Okta, Costco Moving  Investor’s Business Daily Dow Braces for 4th Straight Beating as ECB Pinch-Hits for Trump  CCN U.S. stocks open lower with major indexes on track for four-day losing …

    March 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • SpaceX's Crew Dragon Demo-1 Test Flight in Pictures – Space.com

    SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Demo-1 Test Flight in Pictures  Space.com SpaceX ship connects with ISS — and ‘Starman’ had a front-row seat  Mother Nature Network View full coverage on Google News Source: Google News | SpaceX's Crew Dragon Demo-1 Test Flight in Pictures – Space.com

    March 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Finland's government resigns after healthcare reform fails – Reuters

    Finland’s government resigns after healthcare reform fails  Reuters Finnish Government Resigns After Biggest Reform Collapses  Bloomberg View full coverage on Google News Source: Google News | Finland's government resigns after healthcare reform fails – Reuters

    March 8, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Shanghai stocks plummet more than 4%: 'China's trade recession has started to emerge' – CNBC

    Shanghai stocks plummet more than 4%: ‘China’s trade recession has started to emerge’  CNBC Asian markets sink on trade-deal worries, weak China export data  MarketWatch Stocks slump again on Wall Street, extending weekly losses  Yahoo Finance Stocks in Asia tumble; China leads losses after trade data disappoints  CNBC View full coverage on Google News Source: Google News | Shanghai …

    March 8, 2019 | by Raheel