Black Friday 2024 deals: The best early sales we could find from Amazon, Best Buy, Apple, Anker and others

November is in full swing, which means Black Friday is right around the corner. But the days in which you had to wait for Black Friday proper to get good deals have long been behind us. The holiday shopping season is effectively the entire month of November now, with early Black Friday deals already popping… Continue reading Black Friday 2024 deals: The best early sales we could find from Amazon, Best Buy, Apple, Anker and others

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog additions for November include GTA V (again) and Dying Light 2

Sony has revealed the latest slate of PlayStation Plus Game Catalog additions for Extra and Premium members, and it’s a dang solid lineup this month. The biggest name, of course, is Grand Theft Auto V. That’s returning to the Game Catalog after Sony removed it in June. GTA V has now sold more than 205… Continue reading PlayStation Plus Game Catalog additions for November include GTA V (again) and Dying Light 2

Turntable Labs just launched a new social music platform called Hangout

Everything old is new again. Turntable Labs just launched Hangout, a social music platform that’s eerily similar to that champion of 2010s internet, Turntable.fm. The app is available as a web client or via an app for Android and iOS. It allows users to play virtual DJ, with over 100 million songs to choose from.… Continue reading Turntable Labs just launched a new social music platform called Hangout

Xbox is considering a PC gaming handheld

Xbox is exploring a PC gaming handheld, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer told Bloomberg. In an earlier interview with IGN, Spencer had mentioned a hypothetical “Xbox gaming handheld PC device,” which now appears to be in the early research and prototyping stage. Spencer told IGN that he liked his Asus ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go… Continue reading Xbox is considering a PC gaming handheld

Animated video game anthology show Secret Level sure looks pretty

[embedded content] Amazon has released a new trailer for Secret Level, the upcoming Prime Video show that tells stories set in the worlds of beloved, popular or even upcoming games (and also Concord). Given that it’s an anthology series, there’s unlikely to be an overarching plot, so there’s not much to grok here from a… Continue reading Animated video game anthology show Secret Level sure looks pretty

The Lightfoot electric scooter is wrapped in solar panels to address range anxiety

/ The solar panels can boost the scooter’s range by up to 20 miles in the summer, or 10 miles in the winter. By Andrew Liszewski, a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Share this story… Continue reading The Lightfoot electric scooter is wrapped in solar panels to address range anxiety

Vecna Robotics Closes $14.5M Additional Funding

Vecna Robotics, a Waltham, MA-based company which specializes in flexible material handling automation solutions, raised $14.5M in additional funding. Backers included unnamed existing investors. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate technology and product enhancements to address the automation needs of operators in automotive, general manufacturing, high-volume warehousing. Led by new CEO Karl… Continue reading Vecna Robotics Closes $14.5M Additional Funding

L Catterton raises $277m across two funds for RMB platformThe platform will comprise a series of funds in partnership with state-owned enterprises in …

FILE PHOTO: Coins and banknotes of China’s yuan are seen in this illustration picture taken February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo American private equity firm L Catterton has secured commitments worth around 2 billion yuan ($277.3 million) across two funds for its RMB platform, DealStreetAsia has learnt. Start your deal-making journey now! Subscribe now to… Continue reading L Catterton raises $277m across two funds for RMB platformThe platform will comprise a series of funds in partnership with state-owned enterprises in …

Green Frontier Capital floats $178m India climate opportunities fundThe fund will focus on Seed to Series A investments.

Early-stage venture capital firm Green Frontier Capital on Wednesday said it has launched its Green Frontier Capital India Climate Opportunities Fund, with a target corpus of Rs 1,500 crore ($178 million). The fund will focus on accelerating India’s low-carbon transition with Seed to Series A investments in transformative climate technologies. With India aiming to achieve… Continue reading Green Frontier Capital floats $178m India climate opportunities fundThe fund will focus on Seed to Series A investments.

Swiggy makes strong debut, serving up fresh competition to ZomatoAt $12.1b, Swiggy’s valuation is currently half of Zomato’s.

Softbank-backed Swiggy debuted on the Indian stock exchanges on Wednesday at Rs 420 apiece—an 8% premium over its issue price of Rs 390. The shares ended the day at nearly Rs 464 apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE Ltd.), marking a 19% gain from the issue price and valuing the company at $12.1 billion.… Continue reading Swiggy makes strong debut, serving up fresh competition to ZomatoAt $12.1b, Swiggy’s valuation is currently half of Zomato’s.