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  Amazon is debuting a new feature that will allow businesses to use Alexa for booking conference rooms. The addition is part of the Alexa for Business platform, and works with linked calendars from either Google’s G Suite or Microsoft Exchange, as well as over an API, arriving soon. The …

Co-working today is a global game that’s played by many more than just WeWork, despite the company’s valuation surging to $20 billion. But, as WeWork increasingly globalizes its focus, the U.S. firm is coming into contact with smaller players who are highly localized in markets with the potential to grow …

Shipwell, a startup pitching a marketplace for domestic ground shipping and fleet and cargo management services for freight trucking companies, has raised $10 million in a new round of funding. A booming American economy coupled with failing infrastructure and a low-margin business reluctant to adopt new technologies have put stress on …

Zocdoc founder Cyrus Massoumi and Indiegogo founder Slava Rubin have created a new $30 million fund called Humbition aimed at early stage, founder-led companies in New York. “The fund is focused on connecting startups with investors and advisors experienced in building and growing successful businesses,” said Rubin. “We are seeking …

The Turks and Caicos Wins Big at World Travel Awards The World Travel Awards’ Caribbean & & The United States And Canada Gala Ceremony occurred on September 22, 2018 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. At the ceremony, Turks and Caicos Islands resorts and tourist related firms captured a variety of Caribbean …

Hopper — a mobile-only travel scheduling app cofounded by a former Expedia executive in Montreal, Canada that utilizes synthetic intelligence to help you browse for and book hotels and flights– has actually gained a little elevation of its own today. The start-up has raised another $100 million in funding, money …

OnePlus Last month, OnePlus made its unpleasant statement: the OnePlus 6T’s omission of the earphone jack. While this riled the feathers of customers who discovered the business’s reason of”timing”to be unconscionable, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau showed CNET that dumping the headphone jack affords more room for an in-display finger print …

Uber and Ola drivers in India have actually been canceling trips on long-distance tourists so often that it isn’t simply the clients that are getting upset, but also the New Delhi federal government. According to BuzzFeed, chauffeurs are calling their riders ahead of accepting the journey request to discover their …

Nigerian digital payments startup Paga is gearing up for international expansion with a $10 million round led by the Global Innovation Fund. The company is exploring the release of its payments product in Ethiopia, Mexico, and the Philippines—CEO Tayo Oviosu told TechCrunch. Paga looks to go head to head with regional and global payment …

Embattled Chinese tech firm ZTE narrowly survived after the U.S. Department of Commerce hit it with a $1 billion fine and forced changes to its business earlier this year, and. Now it is back in the news for negative reasons after it was judged to have broken the probation around a …