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Cartoon by Pat Byrnes By that spring, Alex Kearns, a twenty-year-old student at the University of Nebraska, had been using Robinhood for about two years. The app had permitted him to trade options just months after he opened his account. Kearns grew up in Naperville, Illinois, with his sister and his parents. His father is an I.T. professional at a financial-services firm. The family was close. Kearns was known as an anxious but positive young man who played trombone in the high-school band, received a school-spirit award, and joined the R.O.T.C. at Nebraska, where he majored in business mana...

The Citymapper app Citymapper will appeal to retail investors in a crowdfunding campaign over the coming weeks. The loss-making transport app said it had planned to crowdfund last year but said it "wasn't the right time". Nearly 90% of Citymapper users stopped travelling at one point last year due to the pandemic. Popular transport app Citymapper is set to open a crowdfunding round that will allow retail investors to back the startup for the first time. Prospective investors can now register their interest in backing the loss-making app, which will be issuing a l...

Thoma Bravo follows Sophos purchase with further infosec landgrab Lindsay Clark Mon 26 Apr 2021 // 16:15 UTC Share Copy Proofpoint has become the latest sizable tech vendor to succumb to private equity after Thoma Bravo succeeded in its $12.3bn grasp for the infosec giant. Shareholders are set to get $176 per share in cash, 34 per cent more than Proofpoint's closing share price on 23 April, according to bid details. Having gone public in 2012, CEO Gary Steele said now was the time for Proofpoint to return to private ownership. The move would allow the firm to be "even ...

Rich Barton The lights were dimmed. Soft music played in the background as Dan Levy, clad in paisley pajamas, parted his lips and tossed his head. “I need a new fantasy,” he moaned. “Are you in your 30s? You need something new,” a satin-clad woman purred in reply. “The pleasure you once got from sex now comes from looking at other people’s houses. You need Zillow.” Rich Barton’s company had made it to “Saturday Night Live,” in a skit that went viral. Acknowledging the pop culture milestone, Barton tweeted: “Wait. Have we been marketing @zillow wrong all these years???”

Tafi Launches New Avatar Astra SDK Tafi is First 3D Content Avatar Company to Release Smart Asset Tech SDK for Full Avatar Character Customization News provided by Share this article Share this article SALT LAKE CITY, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tafi, the leading creator of custom 3D content for avatar and emoji systems, today announced the release of its innovative Astra Software Development Kit (SDK). Tafi's Astra SDK is a unique, feature-packed, fully customizable avatar platform made for a wide range of developers, from small independent teams to established companies and studios. Emp...