May 26, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When choosing a small business structure, many owners go for a limited liability company (LLC) because of the protection from liabilities it provides. If you’ve thought about starting an LLC, follow this guide for step-by-step information. What is a limited liability company? […]
Seattle-based DefinedCrowd, which describes itself as a “smart” data curation platform, today announced that it raised $ 50.5 million in equity financing. CEO and founder Daniela Braga says the proceeds will be used to expand the company’s existing solutions, launch subscription-based offerings, and grow DefinedCrowd’s international reach. AI algorithms typically require high-quality labeled data to […]
Microsoft has shared few usage numbers since acquiring Skype for $ 8.5 billion in October 2011. Skype’s monthly active users, for example, haven’t been updated since August 2015 — 300 million has been the number for years. But the coronavirus has shaken up the communications space for everyone, even Skype. With usage exploding due to […]
(Reuters) — The new robot barista at the cafe in Daejeon, South Korea, is courteous and swift as it seamlessly makes its way toward customers. “Here is your Rooibos almond tea latte, please enjoy. It’s even better if you stir it,” it says, as a customer reaches for her drink on a tray installed within […]
(Reuters) — Reliance has launched an online grocery service, JioMart, the head of its grocery retail business said, in a move aimed at rivalling Amazon.com’s local unit and Walmart’s Flipkart in the huge Indian market. JioMart will deliver groceries in more than 200 towns across the country, Damodar Mall, chief executive of grocery retail at […]
With many companies at least temporarily remote, you need to put your best foot forward digitally. Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! May 22, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Leaving service is enough of a sea change on its own, […]
May 23, 2020 4 min read Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. Launching a business is hard. Launching a business before you’ve done the […]
This week, we published our latest special issue, “AI and surveillance in the age of coronavirus,” in which we examined how to balance freedom and safety as governments and companies use specific technologies to track and trace the spread of the coronavirus. Now, all the parts and pieces of those issues are filtering down to […]
RapidAPI, an online marketplace where developers can discover application programming interfaces (APIs), has added a further $ 25 million to its series B round of funding, doubling the figure it announced last June. Existing investors, including Microsoft’s M12 and Andreessen Horowitz, participated in the round. Founded in 2014, San Francisco-based RapidAPI helps developers find, test, […]
Some businesses have boomed, and others have gone bust due to the COVID-19 crisis — without question, live events is one sector that has been hit hardest. But as the world adapts to a new way of working, online events are seeing a surge in demand, with tech behemoths such as Apple transitioning their traditionally […]
Google is introducing a new feature that shows which hotels have special rates and policies for frontline workers dealing with the COVID-19 crisis. The feature is another example of how technology companies are adapting their products to capitalize on the new landscape ushered in by the global pandemic. Tourism has been one of the sectors […]
Last Tuesday, Google shared a blog post highlighting the perspectives of three women of color employees on fairness and machine learning. I suppose the comms team saw trouble coming: The next day NBC News broke the news that diversity initiatives at Google are being scrapped over concern about conservative backlash, according to eight current and […]
On this week’s episode of the ‘Get a Real Job’ podcast, an inspiring chat with actor/writer/creator Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! May 19, 2020 1 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You know Joseph Gordon-Levitt from little under-the-radar movies like The […]
May 19, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Ideas for startups are often clouded in uncertainty during the best of times. In the midst of unprecedented global uncertainty, you might think it’s best to shelve any such plans for the time being. In reality, it could actually be the […]
Confluera, a cybersecurity startup that helps companies autonomously detect and track attacks in real time, has raised $ 21 million in a series B round of funding led by Icon Ventures. The raise comes amid reports that cyberattacks have surged by at least a third during the COVID-19 crisis, with bad actors capitalizing on the number […]