The startup called Are You a Human has received $4.2 million in funding. That money will be put toward managing the bots that are causing Internet issues. Detroit Venture Partners were the leaders in the Series A round. Some of the organizations involved were Foundry Group Angles, NCT Ventures, and MDC Dream Ventures.
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A ruling from the California Labor Commission is that at least one driver at Uber driver is its employee. The startup had been sued by Barbara Ann Berwick, who filed a claim earlier in the year when she said she was not paid for work she had done. It is through that lawsuit that the California Labor Commission has come to decide that Uber is not solely a software company meeting consumer demand.
As Cisco Live is such a popular show, its third-party vendors are announcing their new products. As those third-party vendors depend on Cisco for their own businesses, they want to make sure the Cisco Live show continues to be successful. That is why they unveil products at the launch event and before it starts.
Now startup’s mobile app can be run as SaaS, using the Xcopy billing subscription model. This technique also applies to web applications and desktop software. By allowing your mobile app this new opportunity, you can start to sell your app in current marketplaces. That presents a new revenue stream. As well, with Xcopy you get analytic data about your app to help you improve its scalability.