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Indonesian social commerce app KitaBeli gets $10M led by Go Ventures

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Indonesian social commerce app KitaBeli’s team, including founders Prateek Chaturvedi (seated, right front row and Ivana Medea Tjandra (center front row). KitaBeli , an Indonesian social commerce app for group buying, announced today it has raised a $10 million Series A.

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Can social and e-commerce transform the future of the open web?

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It’s also the lifeline that Automattic needs this decade to rebuild the internet in an open direction. The strategy here is simple: Continue opening up larger swaths of the internet to open-source innovation outside of the walled-garden platforms developed by Amazon and Facebook. billion with a share buyback a few months ago.

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Epic Games to shut down Houseparty in October, including the video chat ‘Fortnite Mode’ feature

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Houseparty, the social video chat app acquired by Fortnite maker Epic Games for a reported $35 million back in 2019, is shutting down. Founded in 2015, Houseparty offered a way for users to participate in group video chats with friends and even play games, like Uno, trivia, Heads Up and others.

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How Edge as a Service is shaping the future of fan engagement

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It’s the world’s largest cycling event, attracting 150 million TV viewers in Europe alone and 10 million fans across social media platforms. By embracing technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and digital twins, A.S.O. The Tour de France is many things. Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.),

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How to build a social media app: An entrepreneur’s guide

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Forbes reports that the number of people using social media worldwide has reached 4.9 Over the last few years, social media has evolved from being primarily a communication channel and entertainment platform to marketing and growing businesses, contributing to significant social and political discussions. billion in 2023.

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Remembering the startups we lost in 2021

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Chanje (2015-2021). The company announced plans to add 1,000 electric delivery vehicles from Chanje Energy, a California-based and China-backed startup founded in 2015. Katerra (2015-2021). Founded in 2015, Katerra had at one point been valued at $4 billion and employed more than 8,000 people. Loon (2015-2021).

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Fed News Roundup 13 July 2015

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Video: 5 Ways to Improve Your Facebook Experience - Nextgov NextGov (Today) - Video: 5 Ways to Improve Your Facebook Experience It's the social network nearly everyone uses. Have you seen what's new for 2015? And mobile Internet. The post Fed News Roundup 13 July 2015 appeared first on CTOvision.com.