tech:

taffy

Chartboost Raises $19M Series B Financing

Chartboost

[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

Chartboost has raised a $19 million Series B funding round. The investment was led by Sequoia Capital, and included participation from existing investors TransLink Capital and SK Telecom Ventures.

Chartboost builds technology for game developers. The company lets game developers reach new users through cross-promotion, make money from their games, and collaborate directly with fellow developers through the Direct Deals Marketplace.

Chartboost is based in San Francisco, and was founded in 2011. The company says it powers over 12,000 games, reaches over 300 million unique monthly devices, and drives over six billion game sessions per month.

Just in

Oracle is moving its world headquarters to Nashville to be closer to health-care industry — CNBC

Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison said Tuesday that the company is moving its world headquarters to Nashville, Tennessee, to be closer to a major health-care epicenter, writes Ashley Capoot.

U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs — NPR

The Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted Tuesday to ban nearly all noncompetes, employment agreements that typically prevent workers from joining competing businesses or launching ones of their own, writes Andrea Hsu. 

The Coca-Cola Company commits $1.1B to Microsoft Cloud and AI partnership

The Coca-Cola Company and Microsoft announced a five-year partnership on Tuesday. As part of the collaboration, Coca-Cola has committed $1.1 billion to Microsoft Cloud and generative AI capabilities.