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Games development startup Mojiworks has raised a £2.1m Series A led by Balderton Capital.
Co-founded in November last year by childhood friends Matthew Wiggins and Alan Harding – the entrepreneurs behind Wonderland Software which sold to Zynga in 2011 – Mojiworks self develops and publishers multiplayers HTML5 games.
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We’ve all collected something at some point in our lives — stamps, comic books, baseball cards. These are all physical assets, but Quidd is trying to bring the same excitement to the digital world by providing an online marketplace where users can purchase and trade rare digital goods, like stickers, GIFs, and 3D toys. The concept seems to be generating considerable interest, as Quidd today announced a $13 million investment led by top tier VC firm Sequoia Capital.
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According to US Department of Commerce figures, discount and variety store sales have grown steadily since 2009, reaching $550.83 billion in 2016. The sector’s percentage of total retail sales, however, ticked downward during that same period, dipping below 17.0% last year.
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Blippar, the leading augmented reality and computer vision technology company, today announced the launch of its new large scale augmented reality experiment in form of an app: AR City.
The app, currently in beta, harnesses both augmented reality and computer vision to allow users to access information and content as they travel and navigate around cities. This is the latest step in Blippar's mission to catalogue the world and redefine the way people discover, experience and interact with the world around them.
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Each new robot in the workplace can replace roughly six human workers, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.
"No doubt that some aspects of automation are going to eliminate certain jobs," said Andrew Anagnost, the CEO of software firm Autodesk. "What we have to focus on is what jobs are going to be created."
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mazon.com Inc.’s expansion into private-label activewear is beginning to show up on its website, a move that will generate fresh competition for Nike Inc. and Lululemon Athletica Inc.
Amazon is now selling at least two new product lines — Rebel Canyon and Peak Velocity — that appear to be internal brands, according to analysis by business-intelligence firm L2 Inc.
The e-commerce giant is adding the apparel as part of an effort to fill gaps in its lineup, rather than counting on big sports brands to offer their merchandise on Amazon, according to L2 analyst Cooper Smith.
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Looking for the next breakout European tech company? Just check the portfolios of the investors of the first ever Midas List Europe, the definitive list of the top venture capitalists in Europe and Israel. To read more, click here.
In light of the recent onslaught of stories about inappropriate sexual conduct, we’re more aware than ever that working women, in all professions, face distinct challenges. When it comes to business, women don’t always have access to the same networks: we have fewer senior role models to inspire us and can lack confidence.
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You’ve probably heard about apps that can replace your doctor – after all, we’ve been raving about them for the past 2 years.
Services like Babylon Health and Push Doctor have become a popular way to get on-demand healthcare through smartphones without the need for expensive private plans.
Now, for the first time, anyone who lives in London can now switch to “GP at Hand”, a new NHS service provided by Babylon, and have all the benefits of an NHS GP from your smartphone.
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