Music streaming giant Spotify announced Tuesday the launch of audiobooks for U.S. listeners. With the launch, millions of U.S. Spotify users will now be able to purchase and listen to more than 300,000 different audiobook titles. The move puts Spotify in […]
Four years ago, CBDs and cannabis dominated the headlines as startups flocked to the space after some US states legalized the sale of recreational cannabis. Then about two years ago, investors pulled back from the space and set their sights […]
Doug Ramsey, an executive and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of food company Beyond Meat, was arrested on two charges over the weekend after allegedly biting a man’s nose in a parking garage in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Saturday night after a college […]
The pandemic has accelerated the adoption of remote work as many companies now embrace the new reality of employees working from home. This shift is also driving the adoption of virtual work tools. It was this shift that led Outreach […]
MixMob, a play-to-earn game powered by Solana, today announced the latest Alpha release of its highly anticipated game Racer1. The new release is armed with new game modes and is packed with major upgrades and new features, including Multiplayer, and a new […]
Hauwa Shakir is a 31-year-old fashion designer and lawyer. She is also a female driver and one of the many thousands of Nigerian women using HerRyde, a newly launched ride-hailing app built exclusively for women passengers and drivers. Launched in August, HerRyde […]
The digital skill gaps continue to grow across all industries as the world enters the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The skill gap is even more profound in advanced nations where mostly every industry relies on technology. According to estimates, at least 85 […]
In just a few years, Web 3.0 has transformed the cryptocurrency industry and the fintech landscape as it creates new business models and opportunities for everyone, especially in developing countries. Unlike its predecessor, Web 3.0 changes the narrative through its distributed […]
With the growing threats of climate change, businesses and big corporations no longer focus on short-term profit but also on their impacts on the environment and the world at large. Over the past few years, some of these companies are […]
Rumble, a conservative video network backed by billionaire Peter Thiel, today becomes a publicly-traded company after a $2 billion SPAC merger deal with a blank-check firm CF Acquisition Corp. Trading under the ticker symbol “RUM” on NASDAQ Stock Exchange, the company shares […]
We recently covered Ankr after the Web3 infrastructure provider teamed up with ssv.network in a major push for a trustless and more secure form of ETH liquid staking. Combining ssv.network technology with Ankr Liquid Staking will lead to increased monetary safety […]
Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP has acquired a 9% stake in Wix.com, an Israeli-based eCommerce company that helps small businesses build and operate websites. The dollar amount of the stake was not disclosed. According to a regulatory filing on Friday […]
Even with the pandemic almost behind us, employers are still finding it increasingly difficult to find the right candidates to fill millions of open positions. The number of US job openings hit a record high of 11.55 million in March, […]
One of bitcoin’s selling points is that the world’s largest cryptocurrency is a hedge against inflation and immune from government regulations and rising interest rates. But as we’ve seen in recent months, the reality could not be further from the truth […]
eSports gaming has been around for more than two decades. But its popularity has soared in recent years as new eSports streaming platforms were created to meet the increasing demand during and after the pandemic. In 2017, eSports awareness reached 1.28 […]
Decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to gain momentum with no sign of slowing down even with the ongoing crypto bear market. Built on the premise to eliminate financial middlemen by utilizing blockchain smart contracts to run code that governs the rules between […]
Intuitive Machines, a Houston-based space tech startup building spacecraft to land on the Moon, announced Friday that it will go public in a US listing through a merger with a blank-check company Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. The deal, which values the space […]
Remember Parler, the free-speech social app that was censored and de-platformed over accusations that it helped incite U.S. Capitol attacks on January 6, 2021? It now appears the app is back and thriving. After many months of onslaughts from big tech giants […]
Uber has been hacked by a teenage hacker, forcing the ride-hailing giant to take several of its internal communications and engineering systems offline as it investigated the hack. Uber announced Thursday it’s conducting investigations into what led to the hack, […]
Before the dawn of the Internet, people of all ages played different types of games as a way to relax, entertain, and have fun with friends and family. Games were also used as a way to entertain and teach children. […]
