Uber’s drive to get closer to core components of its business continues as the company has secured a partnership with DigitalGlobe, a satellite imaging company that also provides images to Apple, Google and the U.S. government. DigitalGlobe’s high res satellite pics can provide extremely high levels of detail, revealing the changing topography of the modern city…
via Uber to get satellite imagery from company that supplies Apple and Google — TechCrunch
Foursquare and Uber have today announced a global partnership that would use Foursquare’s location data to let users type in a venue name (instead of address) when setting their destination. Uber currently partners with Google Maps for points of interest, with TomTom Navigation hooked into the driver apps for directions and transit information. With the…
via Uber taps Foursquare’s Places data so you never have to type an address again — TechCrunch
International Farming Corp. and Finistere Ventures have agreed to partner under the moniker Willow Hill Ventures to invest in growth-stage agricultural tech startups. International Farming Corp. owns and manages land that it, essentially, leases out to commercial farmers, helping them maximize the land’s yield and profitability. Finistere Ventures invests in early-stage tech companies… Read More
via Willow Hill Ventures will fund, and connect agriculture tech startups with famers — TechCrunch
Rackspace today announced that it is partnering with AppFormix to bring that company’s cloud monitoring and performance optimization tools to its private OpenStack cloud customers. Thanks to this partnership, Rackspace will now license AppFormix’s tools and bring it to all of its private cloud customers who use Rackspace to manage their clouds. This will give…
via Rackspace brings AppFormix’s cloud optimization platform to its private cloud — TechCrunch
1776, Washington DC’s leading incubator of technology start-ups, describes itself as “where revolutions begin”. But according to Brandon Pollack, 1776’s Director of Global Affairs, that revolution will only begin in partnership with government. 1776, as Pollock notes, invests in what he calls “entrenched” verticals – regulated areas of the economy… Read More
via INNOVATE2016: Tech’s revolutionary promise hinges on strong government relationships — TechCrunch
Hundreds of Lyft’s top drivers and a couple dozen press crowded into Lyft headquarters today to hear the peer-to-peer ridesharing network rolled out..
Adobe continues to expand its support for East Asian languages in its services. Earlier this year, the company partnered with Google to launch a new..
Source: Adobe Partners With Morisawa To Bring 20 Japanese Fonts To Typekit
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