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Bain Capital raises its offer to buy Swiss cloud software company SoftwareOne to $3.7 billion

Nickie Louise Posted On July 20, 2023

Last month we wrote about Bain Capital after the private equity firm offered to buy SoftwareOne in a deal that valued the Switzerland-based software and cloud technology solutions company at 2.9 billion Swiss francs ($3.21 billion). Despite the massive offer, […]

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Zeebu partners with three telecom carriers, expanding its global blockchain network

Nickie Louise Posted On July 20, 2023

The global telecom carrier industry faces financial operation challenges due to high costs associated with international billing, revenue collection, remittance, transaction settlement, currency fluctuations, and forex charges. That’s why one blockchain startup has made it its mission to tackle these […]

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Apple GPT: Apple is reportedly working on its own version of ChatGPT; stock gains $60 billion in seconds

Nickie Louise Posted On July 19, 2023

The AI chatbot landscape is becoming increasingly crowded, with numerous generative AI startups launching their own AI-powered chatbot tools since the debut of ChatGPT in November 2022. As the AI race heats up, many players including tech giants are vying […]

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Meta’s ‘Twitter killer’ Threads lost over 50% of its daily active users; total daily minutes collapsed from 21 minutes to just 6 minutes

Nickie Louise Posted On July 19, 2023

Last week, we were all abuzz about Threads, the supposed Meta ‘Twitter app killer’ which some believed would send Elon Musk’s social platform to the grave. And boy, did it make an entrance! Within just a week of its launch, […]

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Digital health startup WalkWise lands $1.2M in funding to commercialize its patented smart mobility aid attachments for senior care

Nickie Louise Posted On July 19, 2023

Imagine a world where seniors can confidently walk around, staying active and independent, without worrying about falls or accidents. As we age, it’s natural for our mobility to decrease, but that doesn’t mean we have to give up on being […]

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Adtech startup Aleph withdraws its IPO filing a year after filing paperwork to go public

Nickie Louise Posted On July 19, 2023

Aleph Group, a global player in digital advertising for emerging countries, announced on Tuesday it filed to withdraw its IPO plans, citing reasons related to “public interest and the protection of investors,” Reuters reported. The move comes after more than […]

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Meta releases the commercial version of its latest open-source AI language model, Llama 2

Nickie Louise Posted On July 18, 2023

Just a week after the Financial Times (FT) reported that Meta was working on rolling out the commercial version of its AI model to the general public, Meta officially announced today that it is making Llama 2, its highly anticipated […]

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Indian coders and programmers will lose their jobs in 2 years due to AI, Stability AI CEO says

Nickie Louise Posted On July 18, 2023

India is currently home to more than 5 million software programmers, making it one of the largest hubs for the most in-demand workers worldwide. However, these programmers are also under threat from the impacts of advanced AI tools like ChatGPT, […]

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Tractable raises $65 million in funding led by SoftBank to assess insurance claims using AI

Nickie Louise Posted On July 18, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) startups continue to attract significant investment, as investors see the potential of AI to transform industries. The latest is Tractable AI, a London-based tech startup that uses AI to assess insurance claims using visual images. Today, Tractable […]

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US government agencies got hacked after Microsoft lost its keys

Nickie Louise Posted On July 17, 2023

In a major cybersecurity incident, Microsoft disclosed last week that a group of hackers believed to be linked to China successfully infiltrated the email accounts of over two dozen organizations across the globe. With targets ranging from U.S. Commerce Secretary […]

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Intel backs $9M funding for robotics startup Figure to build advanced autonomous humanoid robots

Nickie Louise Posted On July 17, 2023

Robotics startups appear to be having a great week despite the ongoing funding drought. Earlier today, we wrote about Rice Robotics after the Hong Kong-based startup raised $7 million in pre-Series A funding to build the software and hardware infrastructure […]

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Hong Kong tech startup Rice Robotics raises $7M in funding to build production plant and expand its footprint in Japan

Nickie Louise Posted On July 17, 2023

Despite the ongoing funding crunch faced by many tech startups, billions of dollars continue to flow into generative artificial intelligence (AI) robotics startups. The latest startup to benefit from this influx of funding is Rice Robotics, a Hong Kong-based startup […]

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TLV Partners launches a $250 million fund to invest in early-stage Israeli-founded startups

Nickie Louise Posted On July 17, 2023

Last quarter, investors financed 3,011 startup funding deals in the United States. Investors spent $39.8 billion, down by nearly half from the same period a year ago. But the United States is not alone. Israel, known for having the highest […]

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Amazon lays off some staff in its Pharmacy business, 6 months after launching a pharmacy subscription plan

Nickie Louise Posted On July 14, 2023

Early this year, Amazon rolled out its $5 monthly pharmacy subscription plan for U.S. Prime members that covers a range of generic drugs and their doorstep delivery. At the time of the launch, the e-commerce giant said that the $5 […]

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Crypto surges after court rulings against the SEC that Ripple’s XRP sales were not securities under the law

Nickie Louise Posted On July 14, 2023

Yesterday, Ripple Labs Inc won its case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after a U.S. judge ruled that the company “did not violate federal securities law” by selling its XRP token on public exchanges, setting a precedent […]

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Empowering Riders: Yadea Trooper 01, Electric Bike Variants with High-Octane Performance

Nickie Louise Posted On July 13, 2023

Ride with the Yadea Trooper 01 Electric Bike and easily step up your riding game! Yadea, a prominent name in the electric two-wheeler market, has just launched a new and improved edition of the Trooper 01, armed with a high-power […]

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Agents.ai, a new generative AI startup, acquired domain name Agents.ai for $125,000 to offer ultimate fleet of AI agents

Nickie Louise Posted On July 13, 2023

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom sparked by the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 last year shows no signs of abating as investors continue to pour billions into generative AI startups hoping to find the next big winner. Joining this […]

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EV tech startup Smart to raise around $300 million in Series A funding led by Tianqi Lithium

Nickie Louise Posted On July 13, 2023

While artificial intelligence continues to dominate the headlines, investors continue to pour billions into startups working on climate change, renewable energy, and electric vehicles as part of the efforts to accelerate the transition away from traditional combustion-based technologies and move […]

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Celsius founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky arrested and charged with fraud; sued by the SEC

Nickie Louise Posted On July 13, 2023

Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of the now-bankrupt crypto lending startup Celsius Network, was arrested and charged with fraud on Thursday morning by US authorities following a probe into the company’s collapse, Bloomberg reported. In another report confirmed […]

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Elon Musk launches xAI, a new AI startup company to ‘understand the true nature of the universe’

Nickie Louise Posted On July 12, 2023

Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO, today announced the launch of a new AI company called xAI with the goal of understanding the depths and the fundamental nature of the universe. According to the xAI […]

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