Y Combinator now lets anyone recommend startups

 After years of accepting tips from alumni, Y Combinator has decided to open up its recommendation network…

Disrupt NY Startup Battlefield applications are due in two weeks

 Applications for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt NY are now open and due on February 18. That’s just…

Uber hires former YouTube exec Kevin Thompson as VP of Marketplace Engineering

 Uber is picking up a lot of ex-Googlers lately – earlier on Thursday, I reported that…

Tech employees protest in front of Palantir HQ over fears it will build Trump’s Muslim registry

 Silicon Valley is no stranger to protests against tech companies. But it’s unusual when the tech…

Deepgram open sources Kur to make DIY deep learning less painful

 Deepgram, a YC backed startup using machine learning to analyze audio data for businesses, is open…

Venture capital in 2017 is when the rubber hits the road for returns

 In the United States, VC funds raised a whopping $40.6 billion in 2016[1]. It was the…

TellusLabs wants to help us better understand our planet

 If you’ve spent time following companies like Orbital Insight and Descartes Labs, you might assume the geospatial…

Lumo opens up its backend technology to third-party providers

 As the fitness wearables market continues to climb, Lumo Bodytech, a startup making wearables focused on…