The demand for cybersecurity professionals is at an all-time high. The increased in cyberattacks, coupled with the pandemic has driven up the demand for experienced professionals. With colleges not graduating enough technically skilled cybersecurity professionals, the demand for cyber professionals far outnumbers […]
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have skyrocketed in popularity over the last two years. But with the ongoing global economic downturn and looming recession, the NFT space is currently going through some correction just like the stock market. While trading in the NFT […]
In the past three years, over 80% of producers recorded an unexpected downtime in manufacturing leading to an hourly cost of up to $260.000, according to a recent report from Aberdeen Research. The situation is even direr in the industrial sector. Now, […]
Private equity giant Thoma Bravo continues with its acquisition spree. Ping Identity announced today that Thoma Bravo is buying the Enterprise identity management company and would take it private, in an all-cash buyout deal valued at $2.4 billion. As part of the […]
Michael Saylor is leaving his role as CEO of MicroStrategy to become Executive Chairman of the company, according to a statement released this afternoon. MicroStrategy’s president, Phong Le, will become the company’s new CEO. Saylor founded MicroStrategy in 1989 with his […]
If you are a regular audience of this platform, you’ve probably read our article about the conspiracy theory and erroneous claim that 5G networking equipment weakens the immune system. That claim has since been debunked. Over the years, the development […]
With many issues facing our world today, small and big corporations alike are no longer just focusing on short-term profit but also on their impacts on society and the world at large. Today, the world is faced with a plethora […]
Robinhood is in trouble with government regulators again. The commission-free trading app found itself in hot water after the New York State’s financial regulator fined the crypto unit of Robinhood $30 million for alleged violations of anti-money-laundering, cybersecurity, and consumer protection […]
On August 17, 2020, The Italian Supervisory Authority (SA) banned the use of Google Analytics, ruling that it was non-compliant with EU data protection rules. They banned the popular analytics tool, finding that the protections Google applied were not sufficient to […]
Every year, the U.S. government creates hundreds, if not thousands, of new regulations that impact small and big businesses alike. In the last two decades, the regulatory burden has grown substantially and cost over two million jobs. Companies dedicate a large […]
Crypto hackers strike again. In the latest heist to hit the crypto space, U.S.-based crypto exchange Nomad has been hit by a $190 million theft, according to a report by blockchain researchers. The revelation comes just a week after Nomad raised $22 […]
Last month, OpenSea said it was laying off 20% of its workforce to reduce costs amid a prolonged slump in crypto-asset markets. The world’s largest NFT marketplace also saw the sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the Ethereum blockchain network fell […]
Electric heavy truck maker Nikola Motors announced on Monday it has agreed to buy energy storage technology company Romeo Power for $144 million as part of its effort to secure control of critical battery pack engineering and production process, giving the Tesla rival control […]
Creating robots is hard and challenging. Most roboticists will tell you that it took years before the last robot they built or programmed was any good at performing a specific task. So to avoid reinventing the wheels, most robotic companies typically begin […]
Last week, we wrote about tech startups struggling to raise new funds due to the global economic downturns and other macro events such as inflation, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the rising interest rates. But there is a bigger problem facing […]
Global Payments, an Atlanta-based provider of payment technology and software solutions, announced it has reached an agreement to acquire a smaller rival EVO Payments in a deal valued at nearly $4 billion including debt. The announcement comes just a year after Global […]
The crypto bear market is here and no one knows how long it’s going to last. After many years of sugar-high growth fueled by money printing by the world’s central banks, the global crypto market is slowly cooling down. Overall, […]
On Monday, we wrote about Zipmex after the Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange startup came under investigation by Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The investigation started after Zipmex temporarily suspended withdrawals for thousands of its customers but later resumed withdrawals on […]
In the late 70s and early 80s, Japanese and South Korean automakers succeeded in crackin the American car market. Now, an unknown Vietnamese carmaker wants to do the same with plans to sell its electric SUVs in the United States. VinFast is a […]
In April, Chinese self-driving tech startup Pony.ai received a taxi license in China to become the first autonomous driving taxi company in the country. The startup said it was awarded a license to operate 100 driverless vehicles in the Guangzhou city […]
