12/02/2020 09:32, Wed | (US) Last 7 Days Popularity Stock News

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Summary

• [12/01/2020 14:49] 1. Uber completes its $2.65 billion purchase of Postmates [Link]
• [11/25/2020 12:25] 2. The Morning After: 'Flight Simulator' update adds high-res US landmarks [Link]
• [11/30/2020 18:51] 3. Sonos Is Having a Big Cyber Monday Sale [Link]
• [11/25/2020 23:00] 4. Stay In and Get Cozy With These Black Friday Video Game Deals [Link]
• [12/01/2020 15:09] 5. BlackBerry shares rocket upwards on AWS deal to integrate sensor data in vehicles [Link]
• [11/30/2020 23:24] 6. EV bus and truck maker The Lion Electric to take SPAC route to public markets [Link]
• [12/01/2020 22:25] 7. Lightspeed acquires restaurant software company Upserve for $430M [Link]
• [12/01/2020 20:23] 8. Ivanti has acquired security firms MobileIron and Pulse Secure [Link]
• [12/01/2020 23:07] 9. Daily Crunch: Salesforce buys Slack for $27.7B [Link]
• [12/01/2020 13:43] 10. SoftBank takes a $690M stake in cloud-based Swedish CRM company Sinch [Link]
• [12/01/2020 21:33] 11. Salesforce beats growth expectations, as investors digest the Slack acquisition [Link]
• [11/30/2020 21:22] 12. With an eye for what’s next, longtime operator and VC Josh Elman gets pulled into Apple [Link]
• [12/02/2020 00:34] 13. Longtime investor and operator Adam Nash says he just launched a new fintech startup [Link]
• [11/25/2020 23:10] 14. Daily Crunch: Amazon Web Services stumble [Link]
• [12/02/2020 13:01] 15. Florida-based logistics provider ShipMonk raises $290 million on the back of rising eCommerce demand [Link]
• [12/01/2020 18:30] 16. YC-backed BuildBuddy raises $3.15M to help developers build software more quickly [Link]
• [11/30/2020 16:35] 17. The Station: COVID’s effect on car ownership [Link]
• [11/25/2020 18:00] 18. SEC Proposal Seeks Ability to Pay Gig Workers In Stock [Link]
• [11/25/2020 20:00] 19. Slack Stock Soars Following Rumor of Salesforce Acquisition [Link]
• [11/30/2020 18:30] 20. Looks Like Salesforce Is Buying Slack [Link]
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1. Uber completes its $2.65 billion purchase of Postmates

published : 12/01/2020 14:49
The all-stock deal was prompted, in part, by the collapse of Uber’s ride-hailing business in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Postmates’ “beloved” brand is also stronger than Uber in a number of ar… [+1485 chars] More...

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2. The Morning After: 'Flight Simulator' update adds high-res US landmarks

published : 11/25/2020 12:25
While many of us cut down on our travel across the US, anyone playing Microsoft Flight Simulatorshould be enjoying a better view. The game’s latest update has added high-res versions of many US landm… [+2775 chars] More...

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3. Sonos Is Having a Big Cyber Monday Sale

published : 11/30/2020 18:51
Sonos is one of those brands. Like Nintendo, Apple, and Tesla, Sonos makes gear that looks incredible, performs well, and basically never goes on sale. If you asked anyone on the WIRED Gear team how … [+1519 chars] More...

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4. Stay In and Get Cozy With These Black Friday Video Game Deals

published : 11/25/2020 23:00
Well before Black Friday, there were tons of gaming deals swirling around the internet, like dust kicked up by the release of two new consoles: the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Now that the newes… [+3326 chars] More...

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5. BlackBerry shares rocket upwards on AWS deal to integrate sensor data in vehicles

published : 12/01/2020 15:09
BlackBerry shares shot up in early trading on news that the company will partner with Amazon Web Services to jointly develop and market its vehicle data integration and monitoring platform, IVY. Bla… [+2903 chars] More...

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6. EV bus and truck maker The Lion Electric to take SPAC route to public markets

published : 11/30/2020 23:24
Canadian electric truck and bus manufacturer The Lion Electric Company said Monday it plans to become a publicly traded company via a merger with special-purpose acquisition company Northern Genesis … [+2053 chars] More...

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7. Lightspeed acquires restaurant software company Upserve for $430M

published : 12/01/2020 22:25
Lightspeed POS just announced the acquisition of Upserve, expanding Lightspeed’s presence in the restaurant industry. The company already offers cloud-based point-of-sale software for restaurants an… [+1660 chars] More...

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8. Ivanti has acquired security firms MobileIron and Pulse Secure

published : 12/01/2020 20:23
IT security software company Ivanti has acquired two security companies: enterprise mobile security firm MobileIron, and corporate virtual network provider Pulse Secure. In a statement on Tuesday, I… [+1592 chars] More...

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9. Daily Crunch: Salesforce buys Slack for $27.7B

published : 12/01/2020 23:07
Salesforce announces its acquisition of Slack, Amazon brings the Mac mini to the cloud and Google Maps gets a newsfeed. This is your Daily Crunch for December 1, 2020. The big story: Salesforce buys… [+3045 chars] More...

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10. SoftBank takes a $690M stake in cloud-based Swedish CRM company Sinch

published : 12/01/2020 13:43
On the heels of Facebook taking a big step into customer service with the acquisition of Kustomer for $1 billion, another big move is afoot in the world of CRM. Sinch, a Swedish company that provides… [+4588 chars] More...

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11. Salesforce beats growth expectations, as investors digest the Slack acquisition

published : 12/01/2020 21:33
Today after the bell, Salesforce reported its third-quarter earnings for its fiscal 2021, a period that ended October 31, 2020. The CRM giant reported top-line revenue of $5.42 billion, up 20% from t… [+1812 chars] More...

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12. With an eye for what’s next, longtime operator and VC Josh Elman gets pulled into Apple

published : 11/30/2020 21:22
Josh Elman is moving over to Apple, he announced on Twitter today, saying he will be focused on the company’s App Store and helping “customers discover the best apps for them.” Asked for more detail… [+2592 chars] More...

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13. Longtime investor and operator Adam Nash says he just launched a new fintech startup

published : 12/02/2020 00:34
Adam Nash, a Silicon Valley-born-and-bred operator and investor, is back at it again. Today, on his personal blog, he announced that he has started a consumer fintech company that has already garner… [+3077 chars] More...

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14. Daily Crunch: Amazon Web Services stumble

published : 11/25/2020 23:10
An Amazon Web Services outage has a wide effect, Salesforce might be buying Slack and Pinterest tests new support for virtual events. This is your Daily Crunch for November 25, 2020. And for those o… [+2648 chars] More...

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15. Florida-based logistics provider ShipMonk raises $290 million on the back of rising eCommerce demand

published : 12/02/2020 13:01
Jan Bednar started ShipMonk with $70,000 in winnings from a string of student business plan competitions and launched the business that just closed on $290 million in new funding from a small warehou… [+3809 chars] More...

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16. YC-backed BuildBuddy raises $3.15M to help developers build software more quickly

published : 12/01/2020 18:30
BuildBuddy, whose software helps developers compile and test code quickly using a blend of open-source technology and proprietary tools, announced a funding round today worth $3.15 million.  The com… [+4830 chars] More...

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17. The Station: COVID’s effect on car ownership

published : 11/30/2020 16:35
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here just click The Station to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello and welcome back to The Station, a new… [+9234 chars] More...

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18. SEC Proposal Seeks Ability to Pay Gig Workers In Stock

published : 11/25/2020 18:00
In the aftermath of Californians disastrous decision to avoid classifying gig workers as employees, the Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing a rule change that would allow businesses focus… [+3599 chars] More...

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19. Slack Stock Soars Following Rumor of Salesforce Acquisition

published : 11/25/2020 20:00
Even with the expansion of corporate communication suites like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace (formerly known as G Suite), Slack remains one of the most popular enterprise communication tools. An… [+1916 chars] More...

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20. Looks Like Salesforce Is Buying Slack

published : 11/30/2020 18:30
Cloud-based business software mammoth Salesforce is reportedly buying Slack, the searchable workplace chatroom interface for team organization and office-appropriate dog photos. This probably wont im… [+1647 chars] More...