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How Ryan Reynolds and Mint Mobile worked without becoming the joke

TechCrunch

It’s been a little over a year since Ryan Reynolds bought a majority stake in Mint Mobile, a deal that has already had a dramatic impact on the the MVNO (mobile virtual network operator). It’s hard to imagine a string of words in the English language less sexy than, “mobile virtual network operator.”

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How W4 plans to monetize the Godot game engine using Red Hat’s open-source playbook

TechCrunch

But Tesla, too, has apparently used Godot to power some of the more graphically-intensive animations in its mobile app. Linux’s open source credentials were what led it to become the leading operating system for web servers, while Android’s mobile market share dominance can substantively be attributed to its Linux kernel base.

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3 Conferences Organized by DevNetwork in August

Apiumhub

Jameson – Engineer manager at Monte Carlo Data Jiri Kobelka – CEO and founder at Tatum …and many more Developer Week Cloud X will have different stages that include live keynote talks, technical workshops, multi-speaker talks, panel talks, and interactive audience Q&A. Simply fill out this form to get yours.

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WizeHire lands fresh cash to expand its SMB-focused hiring platform

TechCrunch

The tranche values the company at $250 million post-money, and cofounder and CEO Sid Upadhyay says that it’ll be put toward growing WizeHire’s over-100-person headcount, expanding the company’s hiring resources and “further establish[ing]” relationships with technical partners.

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Crypto investors have 1099 problems, but Cointracker helps make sure filing taxes isn’t one

TechCrunch

Over 3% of the entire global cryptocurrency market, representing over $50 billion worth of digital assets, is tracked on CoinTracker , its CEO and cofounder Jon Lerner told TechCrunch in an interview. CoinTracker’s interface on desktop and mobile Image Credits: Cointracker. CoinTracker last raised $1.5

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Visible launches activity-tracking platform to tackle Long COVID

TechCrunch

Visible cofounders: CEO Harry Leeming (left) with COO Luke Martin-Fuller. In its initial guise, Visible is available as a free mobile app, with plans to introduce a premium subscription in the U.S. Making the invisible visible. in the coming months.

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We’re Thrilled to Welcome Ken Yarmosh as Partner

Modus Create

. “Ken’s experience with native application development will expand on Modus’ traditional strengths in mobile-web and hybrid mobile development. ” – Patrick Sheridan, Cofounder & Managing Partner at Modus Create. ” – Jay Garcia, Cofounder & Managing Partner at Modus Create.