Amazon Pharmacy is expanding its same-day delivery service to 20 more U.S. cities next year, the company announced on Wednesday. Amazon says the expansion will more than double the number of cities where customers can get same-day delivery of their medications. As part of the expansion, Amazon is opening up new pharmacies that will include […]
Sequoia backs Pydantic to expand beyond its open source data-validation framework
A U.K.-based, open-source startup is launching its first commercial product with the backing of one of Silicon Valley’s most renowned venture capital firms. Pydantic on Monday launched an observability platform called Logfire, five months after trialing it in open beta, and announced $ 12.5 million in Series A funding led by Sequoia. However, the company […]
As the open social web movement grows, a new nonprofit launches to expand the ‘fediverse’
A new project launching today aims to capitalize on the momentum now being seen within the fediverse — also known as the open social web, which describes a network of interconnected social networking services powered by the ActivityPub protocol. Co-founded by the co-author and current editor of ActivityPub, Evan Prodromou, a new nonprofit organization called […]
Conduit’s cross-border payments expand from LatAm into Africa with $6M round
Cross-border payments for businesses in emerging markets remain significantly untapped, despite small to large businesses using banks and legacy fintechs to transact trillions of dollars in transaction volume annually. A report by Airwallex forecasts that the value of cross-border payments will grow by 60%, reaching $ 250 trillion by 2027. Between 2018 and 2022, the […]
Airbnb details plans to expand beyond short-term rentals, including co-hosting and relaunching ‘experiences’
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky suggested on Tuesday’s Q2 earnings call with investors that the company will soon expand into new products and services, including co-hosting, a relaunch of Airbnb’s “experiences,” guest services and more. The company positioned the upcoming offerings as a way for Airbnb to grow its revenue by becoming known for doing more […]