Parmy Olson's Blog, page 22

U.K. Tech Startups Prepare For Life After Brexit

‘It’s just a very depressing day,’ says founder, worried about attracting engineers from overseas. Others say it could make their companies appear less European, more international.

How Uber And Tinder Played Their Part In The Brexit Vote

App developers have played nice with the UK government thanks to a favourable regulatory environment, and helped encourage their Millennial, British users to get out and vote.

Brexit Would Hurt U.K. Startups, Tech Leaders Say

Tech founders fear a drain on top talent as London and other tech hubs in the country become less attractive to investors, entrepreneurs and engineers.

How Vivino Plans To Become The Amazon Of Wine

The wine rating app is growing its own e-commerce business, connecting a network of 13,000 merchants and partnering with supermarket chains like Marsh.

Sleep-Tracking Startup Hello Is Now Shipping Internationally

Young British entrepreneur James Proud has also hired an ex-early employee of Nest to head up sales.

Apple Is Breaking Down Its Walled Garden To Keep Selling iPhones

It’s opened up three critical platforms to other businesses and software developers in a bid to keep customers engaged with iOS.

Microsoft Buying LinkedIn For $26.2 Billion Cash In Its Biggest Acquisition To Date

The blockbuster deal tops what it paid for Skype and Nokia.

Yahoo Launches First Chat Bots On Kik For Weather, News And Monkeys

In between those takeover offers Yahoo hopes chatbots will lure people to some of its apps and web properties like Flickr.

Facebook's Dominance In MessagingHas Crushed LINE's Valuation

One of Asia’s most successful messaging apps has an array of innovative services and revenue that's doubled, but its valuationcouldhalve at IPO thanks to Facebook.

Xiaomi Just Unveiled Its Latest Wearable: The Mi Band 2

It’s replaced Apple as the second-biggest wearables vendor by shipments, but XIaomi’s trackers have yet to break out of China.