Apple relies on 5G, Facebook Messenger can be better integrated into Instagram and Kahoot has raised $ 215 million. This is your daily crisis for October 13th, 2020.
The big story: Apple introduces the iPhone 12
Apple’s big event started today with the announcement of the HomePod Mini, but the real focus was on the iPhone – specifically the iPhone 12.
Prices for the new iPhone start at $ 799. New features include 5G, a magnetic adapter for various accessories (including wireless chargers), and a more durable Corning glass display.
There are four models. So if you want to decide which one you want, we’ve even made a handy chart to keep them all straight.
The technology giants
Alphabet’s latest moon shot is a field-driving robo-buggy inspecting plants. The Mineral Project was announced with little fanfare in a blog post and on a website and is still in the experimental phase.
Messenger’s Latest Update Brings New Features, Cross-App Communication with Instagram – The changes are part of Facebook’s revamped messaging platform, announced in late September, that allowed Instagram users to communicate with people on Facebook.
Startups, Financing and Venture Capital
Kahoot receives $ 215 million from SoftBank for its user-generated, gamified e-learning platform. After the user-generated gamified e-learning platform announced a modest $ 28 million donation earlier this year, it announced a much larger round today.
Astroscale raises $ 51 million in Series E funding to advance its sustainability ambitions in orbital. The Japan-based company has focused on providing new solutions for the orbital end-of-life.
Caliber launches a fitness coaching platform with seed funding of USD 2.2 million. The company says it submits around five out of 100 trainer applications on the platform and only accepts the best trainers.
Advice and analysis of extra crunch
Is the Twilio segment deal expensive? – A quick look at the historical analogues of the deal and what we can tell from the numbers.
Should you replace your developer portal with a hybrid integration platform? – Changing your integration approach can reduce time to market and increase sales.
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Everything else
Walt Disney announces a reorganization to focus on streaming – Disney’s media businesses, advertising and distribution and Disney + will now operate under the same business unit.
Original Content Podcast: Netflix ‘Enola Holmes’ is mediocre through and through – I didn’t enjoy this movie.
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