Daisy Ridley as Rey in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” Disney | Lucasfilm Here are…
Year: 2019
F5 acquires Shape Security for $1B
F5 got an expensive holiday present today, snagging startup Shape Security for approximately $1 billion. What…
Negotiate for ‘better’ stock in equity-funded acquisitions
Timothy R. Bowers Contributor Timothy R. Bowers is the Managing Partner of VLP Law Group LLP.…
Coral raises $4.3M to build an at-home manicure machine
Coral is a company that wants to “simplify the personal care space through smart automation,” and…
The current climate of World of Warcraft esports
This is the second instalment of a three-part series that explores the past, the present, and…
Do more startups die of indigestion or starvation?
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the…
This week in esports: Apex Legends, BLAST, DreamHack, Riot Games
As always, we’ve rounded up the biggest and best stories from the past week so you…
Ripple raises $200 million to improve global payments
Ripple has raised a $200 million Series C funding round. Tetragon is leading the round, with…
Consumer sentiment rises for December despite Trump’s impeachment
A holiday shopper enters the New York City Subway following Black Friday shopping, November 29, 2019.…
Ripple, the creator of cryptocurrency XRP, is now valued at $10 billion
Brad Garlinghouse, chief executive officer of Ripple Labs Inc. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty…
G5 releases new game Wordplay: Exercise Your Brain for worldwide pre-order
STOCKHOLM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–G5 Entertainment has submitted Wordplay: Exercise your brain to the Apple App Store and Google…
2019 has a chance at being a historic year for the stock market
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The…
MrBeast Contest Awards $1 Million to Last One Standing
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MrBeast’s latest giveaway has crowned a $1 million champion in one of the most unique…
Allied Esports welcomes Wanyoo to affiliate program
Esports entertainment company Allied Esports has established a partnership with Chinese esports company Wanyoo. Wanyoo is…
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: CarMax, BlackBerry, Winnebago, Apple & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: BlackBerry (BB) – The provider of security…
Immortals partners with GameStop and Ironclad Performance Wear
Immortals, the LCS franchise owned by Immortals Gaming Club, has partnered with GameStop and Ironclad Performance…
WiSA Announces the Launch of the Monaco 5.1 Plus Axiim LINK System, An Immersive Wireless Home Audio System from Platin, Tuned by THX
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WiSA(R) LLC, the Wireless Speaker Audio Association, founded by Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc.…
This year in esports: Investments, sponsorships and deals in 2019
2019 is all but over and you’d be mistaken to think that it wasn’t another big…
BLAST Premier details inaugural event in London
BLAST has revealed the details for the first stop in its BLAST Premier circuit, setting up…