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Bitcoin turns positive for the first time in 2022, surges above $48,000

Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2022

Crypto mania is back! In just five days, the price of bitcoin jumped by more than 9 percent from $44,000 to over $48,000 on Monday. The sudden jump also means the world’s most popular cryptocurrency has now erased all its […]

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EU agrees to send citizens’ data to the US: EU and the US signed a data transfer deal to enable personal information of Europeans to be stored in the US

Daniel Levi Posted On March 28, 2022

While everyone was talking about the war in Ukraine, there is an important news event that has received less coverage from the major news outlets. While the Russia-Ukraine conflict is still going on, the United States (US) and the European […]

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Boston Dynamics ‘Spot Mini’ painting by Agnieszka Pilat sells for $40k to benefit Ukrainian refugees

Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is currently in its fifth week. As war rages between the two countries, Ukrainian refugees have received an outpouring of support from the tech community and thousands, if not millions, of people from around the world. […]

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EU sets a date to end its reliance on Russian energy; currently gets 40% of its gas from Russia

Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2022

The European Union (EU) currently gets about 40% of all its energy from Russia, including 41.1% of its gas supply, according to data from FactSet. However, in the light of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the EU pledged in […]

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France blockchain tech startup Cross The Ages raises $12M in seed funding for its free-to-play-and-earn metaverse gaming platform

Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2022

With the popularity of NFTs, the demand for blockchain games is skyrocketing as more players look to make money from play-to-earn games. Just last week, we covered Binance-backed Heroes of Mavia, a blockchain-based play-to-earn massively multiplayer online (MMO) strategy game developed […]

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VR tech startup Osso VR lands $66M for its virtual reality surgical training and assessment platform

Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2022

Virtual reality surgical training and assessment platform Osso VR has raised $66 million in Series C funding to continue its mission to democratize healthcare and broaden access to surgical education for all healthcare professionals. The round was led by Oak HC/FT, with […]

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Elon Musk responds to another Washington Post’s hit piece: “For the 100th time, please give my regards to your puppetmaster”

Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2022

The feud between the once world’s richest man Jeff Bezos and Tesla CEO and the world’s richest person Elon Musk doesn’t seem to be cooling anytime soon. According to The Insider, the Musk-Bezos rivalry appears to date back to back to […]

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On-demand grocery delivery startup Instacart cuts its valuation by about 40% to $24 billion to reflect selloff in tech stocks

Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2022

In March 2021, Instacart doubled its valuation to $39 billion after raising $265 million in funding. It was the second time Instacart doubled its valuation since the start of the pandemic in February 2020, making the on-demand grocery delivery startup the second-largest U.S.-based […]

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Israeli tech startup Brain.space comes out of stealth with $8.5M funding to test brain-activity gear on space mission to ISS

Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2022

Israeli brain infrastructure startup brain.space has come out of stealth mode with an $8.5 million seed funding to conduct the first-ever EEG experiment in space. As part of the experiment, astronauts will wear the brain.space automated EEG helmet to collect microgravity brain […]

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HP buys Poly for $3.3 billion to ride hybrid work boom

Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2022

HP has acquired Poly for $3.3 billion in an all-cash transaction deal to accelerate its growth strategy and creates leading portfolio of hybrid work solutions. Poly, which recently rebranded from Plantronics to reflect its dual Plantronics and Polycom heritage, is a leading provider of […]

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Don’t Discount Layer-1 Blockchain Technology For Web3 Development

Daniel Levi Posted On March 28, 2022

There is a strong focus on Layer-2 solutions for better scalability in the current crypto and blockchain landscape. However, Layer-1 blockchain solutions still provide a better package in most cases. One should not overlook certain benefits in this industry, particularly […]

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RAV Antivirus: What Exactly Is It and How Should You Use It?

Daniel Levi Posted On March 27, 2022

No matter how cautious you are when using your computer and internet-connected devices, it’s practically inevitable that you will eventually come into contact with a virus, malware, or other harmful software attempting to infiltrate your system. All it takes is […]

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Elon Musk hints at launching his own social media platform due to Twitter’s failure to promote free speech

Nickie Louise Posted On March 26, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is fed up with Twitter. Earlier today, Musk asked whether a new social media platform should be created to challenge Twitter due to its failure to promote free speech. His question has sparked the speculation that the […]

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This new superconducting camera could help us detect aliens, dark matter, and extraterrestrial life on other planets

Daniel Levi Posted On March 26, 2022

Researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made one of the highest-performance cameras ever composed of sensors that count single photons, or particles of light. With over 1,000 sensors or pixels, NIST’s superconducting camera can count […]

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War Profiteering: Why big tech companies love war and how they rake in billions from the US government’s $750 billion defense budget

Daniel Levi Posted On March 25, 2022

During President Trump’s final year in office, the United States national defense budget requested was $752.9 billion. Then this year, Congress increased that number by $25 billion, ultimately landing at $778 billion for fiscal 2022. As the war between Russia […]

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Binance NFT partners with Toni Kroos to launch Unique Mystery Box Collection

Nickie Louise Posted On March 25, 2022

Love it or hate it, non-fungible token (NFT) is no longer just a fad. NFTs have become digital assets that are slowly making their way into every industry. Initially, many people were dismissive of NFTs as some kind of craze. […]

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These Chinese EV tech startups are disrupting the electric vehicle market with swappable car batteries

Daniel Levi Posted On March 25, 2022

One of the reasons for the slow adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is cost. According to a recent survey, 37 percent of people say the most common reason for not buying an electric vehicle was a lack of fast charging points […]

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Cere Network to integrate with Boba Network to provide decentralized data solutions to users

Nickie Louise Posted On March 25, 2022

The popularity of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and the shift to decentralized finance has led to the rapid adoption of blockchain technology and the explosion of other decentralized applications (dApps). This has led to the growing demand for decentralized storage or […]

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Homes for Ukrainians launches to connect host families with Ukrainian refugees

Daniel Levi Posted On March 25, 2022

Quick Take: HomesforUkrainians, a not-for-profit organization launches a website to connect host families in the UK with Ukrainian refugees The website supports the Government scheme, filling a missing link in the chain by enabling direct contact between host and refugee […]

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