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Jason Snell / Six Colors : Apple's performance in 2019 across hardware, software, and services is rated and critiqued by a 65-person panel, including writers, developers, and podcasters   —  It's time for our annual look back on Apple's performance during the past year, as seen through the eyes of writers, editors … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2UmiGxA

IDC : Global tablet shipments declined 1.5% YoY to 144.1M units in 2019; Apple's shipments grew 15.2% YoY to 49.9M units during the year   —  The worldwide tablet market declined 0.6% year over year during the fourth quarter of 2019 (4Q19) as global shipments fell to 43.5 million units … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2OiUvMT

Andrea Noble / Route Fifty : FCC approves $20.4B Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to deploy rural broadband but Democratic FCC commissioners warn it won't help many areas that need internet   —  In this April 30, 2015 photo, Sylvia Fonseca, 16, works in the computer lab at Cuyama Valley High School in California. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2UquAqD

Jason Gurwin / The Streamable : Roku says it has settled its carriage dispute with Fox to distribute Fox channels on the Roku platform ahead of the Super Bowl   —  At midnight tonight, it was expected that Roku would remove the FOX Now, FOX Sports, FOX News, FOX Business, FOX Nation, Big 10 Network, and FOX Soccer apps from the Roku Channel Store and existing devices. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/38YMgO0

Sarah Buhr / TechCrunch : The Bouqs, a US-based flower delivery startup, raises $30M from Japanese company Yamasa to expand in Japan, bringing its total raised to $74M   —  The Bouqs plans to take a slice of Japan's $6 billion flower market this year with a $30 million strategic growth round from Japanese enterprise business investor Yamasa. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2GJF8sA

Josh Nadeau / Fast Company : A Russian law requiring all smartphones to pre-install Russian-made software, which goes into effect in July 2020, could force Apple to quit the country   —  In November 2019, Russian parliament passed what's become known as the “law against Apple.”  The legislation will require … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/36L6c5i

Bloomberg : One Medical, a concierge-like primary healthcare startup, closes up 58% on its first day of trading, after raising $245M in its IPO, and is now valued at $2.7B   —  - Listing values tech-driven health clinic firm at $2.7 billion  — Company's One Medical clinics expanding to Atlanta, Portland from Techmeme https://ift.tt/31gyVxD

Tara Bannow / Modern Healthcare : One Medical, a concierge-like primary healthcare startup, closes up 58% on its first day of trading, after raising $245M in its IPO, and is now valued at $2.7B   —  Membership-based primary care platform One Medical's stock price jumped nearly 60% on its first day of trading Friday … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2GJkY1S

Margaret Harding McGill / Axios : Founding president of the Internet Association, Michael Beckerman, to step down after eight years and join TikTok as VP of US public policy in March   —  The president of tech trade group the Internet Association is stepping down to run TikTok's Washington policy shop, the organizations said Friday. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3aTQmZo

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat : Gabi, which lets users upload their home, car, or renters insurance policies to compare them with other providers and find better offers, raises $27M Series B   —  Gabi Insurance has raised $27 million in funding to disrupt insurance brokers and get you better rates for car, homeowner's, or renter's insurance. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2RLqMOR

Lip-syncing app Dubsmash was on the brink of death. After a brief moment of virality in 2015 alongside Vine (R.I.P), Dubsmash was bleeding users faster than it could recruit them. The app let you choose an audio track like a rap song or movie quote and shoot a video of you pretending to say the words. But there was nowhere in the app to post the videos. It was a creation tool like Hipstamatic, not a network like Instagram. There’s a reason we’re only using one of those today. So in 2017 Dubsmash ‘s three executives burned down the 30-person company and rebuilt something social from the ashes with the rest of the $15.4 million it’d raised from Lowercase Capital and Index Ventures. They ditched its Berlin headquarters and resettled in Brooklyn, closer to the one demographic still pushing Dubsmashes to the Instagram Explore page: African-American teenagers posting dances and lip-syncs to indie hip-hop songs on the rise . Dubsmash stretched its funding to rehire a whole new team of 15

Garrett M. Graff / Wired : Profile of Virginia senator Mark Warner, the former telecoms entrepreneur and venture capitalist who is now committed to regulating Big Tech   —  A former telecoms entrepreneur, the Virginia senator says that saving the industry (and democracy) might mean blowing up Big Tech as we know it. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2vweeSD

Faucets for bathrooms and kitchens have pretty much remained the same since they were invented except for some minor changes and evolving shape and color trends. However, one startup company decided to address some inherent flaws in faucet design. Here is the Da Vinci fountain faucet, which is an eco-friendly water tap. The Da Vinci fountain faucet from Nasoni changes the concept of the faucet for the bathroom. Here’s my review of this innovative appliance. What Makes the Fountain Faucet Different It’s part faucet and part water fountain, setting it apart from any other type of faucet currently available. To understand what makes it stand out, it’s important to look at the inherent flaws in the long-standing faucet engineering design we’ve all relied on. First, the old faucets wastewater because the same flow comes out each time. This means some tasks like brushing that may require less water use just as much as when washing your hands.  Second, regular faucets tend to make a mess

Moda Operandi , an online marketplace that specialises in right-off-the-runway luxury fashion, accessories and home decor, is today announcing a high-priced event of its own: it’s raised $100 million, a mix of equity and debt that it will use to invest in its platform and technology as well as to continue growing business overall, which was founded in 2010 and today offers products from some 1,000 brands and designers and ships to 125 countries. “For the past eight years, Moda has disrupted the way people shop for luxury fashion,” said Moda Operandi CEO Ganesh Srivats in a statement. “This investment will enable us to build on that innovation, investing further in the client and designer experience and connecting more of the world’s best fashion to more people.” The financing is being co-led by NEA and Apax Partners, both previous investors in Moda Operandi, with participation also from the Santo Domingo Family (connected to Lauren Santo Domingo , who co-founded Moda with Aslaug Ma

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch : Moda Operandi, a New York-based online marketplace for luxury fashion, accessories, and home decor, raises $100M co-led by NEA and Apax Partners   —  Moda Operandi, an online marketplace for luxury fashion, accessories and home decor, is today announcing a high-priced event of its own … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2teXkqU

Craig Chapple / Sensor Tower Blog : European mobile consumers spent ~$11.2B across App Store and Google Play in 2019, up 18.9% YoY, accounting for 13.5% of global app revenue, which exceeded $83B   —  European mobile consumers spent an estimated $11.2 billion across the App Store and Google Play during 2019, Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data shows. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2Oh246L

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Today we’re digging into One Medical’s IPO pricing, especially as it relates to the company’s valuation and resulting revenue multiples. Our goal this morning is to understand how the IPO process priced One Medical last night, and what its resulting value could mean for other tech-enabled companies. One Medical, a popular and modern medical provider, is a venture-backed company now worth $14 per share, or about $1.7 billion. Is that a lot? Or do those metrics fit well next to its fundamentals? Let’s find out. Pricing from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/38WYvdT

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. It was yet another jam-packed week full of big news, IPO happenings, and venture activity. As always we’ve done our best to deliver the gist on what’s been going on. We had Alex Wilhelm and Danny Crichton on hand to handle it all, which went medium-good. In other Equity news, we’re back with guests over the next few weeks, so if you miss us having a venture capitalist along for the ride, fear not, their return is just around the corner. Up top this week was Jon Shieber’s  report that Kleiner Perkins has rapidly deployed its most recent fund, a $600 million vehicle. While the news felt surprising, digging back through our archives we were reminded that the firm had indicated it might put its capital to work quickly. Still, as Danny pointed out, it’s rare that venture capitalists have to go our raising from LPs on an annual basis. Kleiner Perkins has