Thursday, September 15, 2022

How signing documents may get easier during Microsoft Teams meetings

According to Windows Central, the application lets users add a document to a meeting for attendees to sign, such as a purchase agreement, invoice, or NDA. https://ift.tt/vMfFeLh

Crypto market maker Portofino, founded by former Citadel Securities executives, emerges from stealth with $50M from Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures and others (Tom Matsuda/The Block)

Tom Matsuda / The Block:
Crypto market maker Portofino, founded by former Citadel Securities executives, emerges from stealth with $50M from Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures and others  —  - Former Citadel Securities execs Leonard Lancia and Alex Casimo have raised $50 million as they launch crypto market maker Portofino Technologies.



upGrad acquires Centum Learning to upskill enterprise workforce

Online higher education platform upGrad said it has acquired corporate training solutions provider Centum Learning in a share swap deal. The company did not disclose the deal size. https://ift.tt/LeUuyEm

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

PlayStation VR2 hands-on: easy to set up, a joy to use, the OLED display looks great, refreshed Sense controllers are an improvement, gameplay is fun, and more (The Verge)

The Verge:
PlayStation VR2 hands-on: easy to set up, a joy to use, the OLED display looks great, refreshed Sense controllers are an improvement, gameplay is fun, and more  —  And it's pretty good … Sony's PlayStation VR2 may not be coming out until next year, but after months of drip-feeding news …



Denmark-based Podimo, a subscription service for podcasts and audiobooks, raised €58.6M led by 83North, Highland, and Saban, bringing its total funding to €162M (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Denmark-based Podimo, a subscription service for podcasts and audiobooks, raised €58.6M led by 83North, Highland, and Saban, bringing its total funding to €162M  —  Listen up: Podimo, the Denmark-based subscription service for podcasts and audiobooks, said it secured €58.6 million …



Sources: after its funds performed poorly, SoftBank considers launching a third Vision Fund; Vision Fund 2 is now worth 19% less than the $49B invested (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: after its funds performed poorly, SoftBank considers launching a third Vision Fund; Vision Fund 2 is now worth 19% less than the $49B invested  —  Despite massive losses, Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son has tried to chart a new path for the tech investment giant



The US NLRB rules that Amazon must negotiate with the Amazon Labor Union, which represents ~5K workers at its Staten Island warehouse; Amazon plans to appeal (Greg Bensinger/Reuters)

Greg Bensinger / Reuters : The US NLRB rules that Amazon must negotiate with the Amazon Labor Union, which represents ~5K workers at its ...