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TerraUSD backer, Luna Foundation Guard, says it will compensate some users of UST stablecoin

Nickie Louise Posted On May 16, 2022

Last week was probably the worst week for Teraa LUNA as the cryptocurrency crashed to $0. Its stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) also fell from the $1 peg as the founder Do Kwon feared for his life and went into hiding. The […]

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UK-based Tech recruitment platform Hackajob launches in the U.S as demand for tech talent soars

Nickie Louise Posted On May 16, 2022

The ongoing pandemic has made it difficult for employers to fill open positions as a record 4.3 million Americans voluntarily quit their jobs to maintain a work-life balance. The number of job openings hit a record-high of 11.55 million in March, according […]

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Amsterdam-based scooter startup Dott arrives in Israel with Tel Aviv launch

Daniel Levi Posted On May 16, 2022

Dott is better known for its e-scooter-sharing services across many European cities. We covered Dott when the Amsterdam-based scooter startup launched its e-Bikes on the streets of Paris in October 2021. Since then, Dott has expanded its footprints in cities across […]

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In The Metaverse, Facebook is Moving Far Ahead of its Rival Social Media Networks

Daniel Levi Posted On May 16, 2022

It’s been said far and wide that the metaverse will be the next evolution of our digital lives. If so, it seems certain that the social media networks we know and love today are sure to play a big part […]

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Poland’s InsurTech startup Quantee raises a $700k Seed round to disrupt the insurance pricing domain

Nickie Louise Posted On May 14, 2022

Quantee is a SaaS platform that leverages the power of AI and startup agility to P&C/Health insurance pricing. Its aim is to enable all insurance carriers to build fully personalized products with their AI-based dynamic insurance pricing engine. This week, Quantee […]

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LUNA cryptocurrency crashes to $0 as UST stablecoin falls further from the $1 peg; founder Do Kwon is now in hiding

Nickie Louise Posted On May 13, 2022

There’s no way to sugarcoat this–the cryptocurrency market is facing its worst crisis in 2022. The carnage started on Wednesday after Bitcoin fell below the $29,000 mark. The following day, Terra Luna, the cryptocurrency associated with TerraUSD (UST), suddenly collapsed overnight losing 99% of its value […]

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Coinbase warns users their crypto assets could become company property if it goes bankrupt

Daniel Levi Posted On May 13, 2022

This week is probably the worst, if not one of the worst weeks, for crypto investors. The crypto markets are now becoming increasingly shaky by the hours. Just as investors are reeling from the collapse of the Terra Luna stablecoin […]

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MetaMetaverse announces its MetaShip NFTs drop on the OpenSea marketplace to facilitate cross-metaverse travel

Daniel Levi Posted On May 13, 2022

The metaverse continues to dominate tech headlines even as the metaverse market is projected to reach $800 billion by 2024. However, as the metaverse matures, there is going to be a need for interoperability among various metaverses. Back in March, […]

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Samsung set to increase semiconductor prices by 20% to cover rising materials and logistics costs

Nickie Louise Posted On May 13, 2022

In 2020, the world was at a standstill as the pandemic caused factories around the world to halt production, reduce inventory, and some even close down making the supplies needed for chip manufacturing unavailable for months. Fast forward two years later, global […]

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Apple is no longer the world’s most valuable company – Spoiler Alert: Think Saudi Arabia

Nickie Louise Posted On May 12, 2022

On August 2, 2018, Apple became the first company in human history to reach a $1 trillion market valuation. Shares of Apple jumped Thursday to hit the magic number of $207.05, making it the first company in the world to reach […]

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Microstrategy is officially underwater after paying an average price of $30,700 per Bitcoin; Founder Michael Saylor falls from crypto billionaire ranks

Daniel Levi Posted On May 12, 2022

We first covered Microstrategy in 2019 after the Virginia-based provider of enterprise analytics and mobility software company sold the domain name Voice.com for $30 million to blockchain-based social media platform Voice. In recent years, however, MicroStrategy has pivoted from its core business […]

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AI tech startup Viable lands $5M to provide instant qualitative customer insights and shorten feedback loops

Daniel Levi Posted On May 12, 2022

For decades, we’ve used computers to crunch numbers. But most of the data we use today is unstructured, varying from images, and text files to video and audio files. As such, we need new tools to analyze and gain insights […]

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FlexJobs acquires talent-matching platform Localwise to expand its focus on local job searching and hiring

Nickie Louise Posted On May 12, 2022

The remote job market has continued to boom in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The search for remote jobs has led to exponential growth for FlexJobs, the leading job site for professionals seeking remote and flexible work. Since its […]

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The world’s largest stablecoin dropped below its $1 peg as crypto carnage continues

Daniel Levi Posted On May 12, 2022

While everybody was talking Terra Luna stablecoin, it turns out there is a bigger problem brewing in the crypto market–Tether (also known as USDT), the world’s largest stablecoin. This morning, Tether fell below its $1 peg as the collapse of Terra […]

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JP Morgan leads a $300 million financing in Irish fintech startup Wayflyer to provide loans to e-commerce merchants

Nickie Louise Posted On May 12, 2022

Wayflyer, an Irish fintech startup that provides funding for online e-commerce businesses, announced Thursday it has secured and begun deploying $300 million in debt financing from Wall Street giant J.P. Morgan. With this cash infusion, Wayflyer said it expects to advance […]

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Bitcoin briefly falls below $24,000 as Terra’s LUNA crash causes ripples in the crypto market

Nickie Louise Posted On May 12, 2022

The price of Bitcoin continues and there is no sign of when the carnage will stop. This morning, the price of Bitcoin briefly fell to under $24,000 on Bitstamp, according to data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView. In a post […]

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Terra Luna stablecoin collapses 99% overnight as crypto investors lost their life savings

Nickie Louise Posted On May 11, 2022

It’s a bloodbath Wednesday for cryptocurrency and stablecoins. Earlier today, we wrote about the carnage in the crypto market after Bitcoin fell to a little above $29,000. Since then, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency has fallen further to $28,555.90 as […]

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Concentric AI lands $14.5 million in Series A funding to autonomously secure business-critical data

Nickie Louise Posted On May 11, 2022

Data is the lifeblood of every business. Today’s organizations are awash in business-critical data that they can’t protect. With tech headlines filled with daily news of data breaches, threats against business-critical data are growing at an astronomical rate. The problem […]

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Goldman Sachs, others back a $250M investment in fintech startup Deserve to power real-time credit card economy

Daniel Levi Posted On May 11, 2022

As countries around the world put the pandemic behind them, business activities are picking back up again to the pre-pandemic levels as businesses experience a surge in consumer demands. A recent study from the Mercator Advisory Group found that small businesses […]

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