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Pando raises $30M in funding to grow its AI-powered supply chain platform

Nickie Louise Posted On May 3, 2023

Supply chain disruptions have reached their peak in recent years, hindering business growth and limiting consumers’ access to quality products. In addition, siloed logistics software has also hampered business operations. In a recent survey conducted by Deloitte, over 70% of […]

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Music streaming platform TIDAL relaunches TIDAL RISING with funding for emerging artists

Nickie Louise Posted On May 3, 2023

TIDAL, a global music streaming platform owned by Jack Dorsey’s Block and musician Jay-Z, today announced the relaunch of TIDAL RISING, a program that levels the playing field for all artists. Originally launched in 2015, TIDAL RISING was designed to […]

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Video game developer Unity Software to lay off 600 employees, or 8% of its workforce

Nickie Louise Posted On May 3, 2023

Video game developer Unity Software becomes the latest tech company to announce job cuts as the tech layoff trend continues without signs of slowing down. On Tuesday, Unity said it will lay off 600 employees, equivalent to 8% of its […]

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Singapore-based unicorn startup Advance Intelligence raises $80 million in funding

Nickie Louise Posted On May 3, 2023

While the rest of the startup space may be experiencing a funding drought, investments in artificial intelligence have increased more than sixfold since 2016, according to data from research firm Statista. Since the debut of ChatGPT in November of the […]

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Top tech startup news for Tuesday, May 2, 2023: Alibaba, Aligned, Chegg, Gigascale, Gigs, Inflection AI, and Simpplr

Nickie Louise Posted On May 2, 2023

Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Chegg lost 40% of its value after the company says ChatGPT is killing its online education business Just last month experts warned that […]

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Aligned lands $5.8 million to streamline sales process for B2B buyers and sellers

Nickie Louise Posted On May 2, 2023

While the business-to-consumer (B2C) sector has undergone significant changes over the years, the way buyers and sellers in the business-to-business (B2B) space collaborate has remained mostly unchanged, with communication still relying heavily on email threads, attachments, and spreadsheet links. The […]

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Simpplr raises $70M in funding to grow its AI-powered employee experience platform

Nickie Louise Posted On May 2, 2023

About 8 years ago, entrepreneur Dhiraj Sharma was approached by HR tech company Workday to create an intranet app to enhance the employee onboarding experience. This opportunity came at a perfect time for Sharma, as his interests in purpose and […]

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Gigs launches with $2.7M in funding to connect companies to job seekers looking for hourly jobs in their neighborhoods

Nickie Louise Posted On May 2, 2023

The United States continues to experience a persistent labor shortage exacerbated following the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, 76.1 million workers aged 16 and older – representing more than half of all wage and salary […]

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Former Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer launches Gigascale Capital, a VC firm that invests in climate-focused startups

Nickie Louise Posted On May 2, 2023

Climate change is one of the most significant challenges of our time. From drought and extreme weather events to rising sea levels that heighten the possibility of catastrophic flooding, the impacts of climate change are global in scope and cannot […]

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Alibaba founder Jack Ma is now a college professor in Japan

Nickie Louise Posted On May 2, 2023

Jack Ma, the billionaire co-founder of Alibaba who vanished from the public eye in 2020, has recently accepted a teaching position in Japan. This marks one of the first public positions he has undertaken since his abrupt disappearance from the […]

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Top tech startup news for Monday, May 1, 2023: Bluesky, Campus, Getir, HubSync, IBM, and TIER Mobility

Nickie Louise Posted On May 1, 2023

Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Monday, May 1, 2023. Berlin-based e-scooter operator TIER Mobility is in merger and acquisition talks Berlin-based e-scooter operator TIER Mobility is reported in talks for a potential […]

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EdTech startup Campus.edu raises $29M in funding to provide an online alternative to traditional community college

Nickie Louise Posted On May 1, 2023

For over a century, obtaining a four-year college degree has been hailed as an effective means of achieving the American dream. However, the rising cost of tuition has now exceeded the average household income. This has resulted in students acquiring […]

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Is Jack Dorsey’s backed Bluesky the new Twitter alternative?

Nickie Louise Posted On May 1, 2023

Prior to Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter in a $44 billion deal in late 2022 and “blue check mark chaos,” several attempts had already been made to create alternative platforms. But in the span of just three years, the number […]

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Turkish grocery delivery startup Getir in talks to acquire German rival Flink

Nickie Louise Posted On May 1, 2023

Turkish delivery app startup Getir is in talks to take over money-losing German rival Flink, the Financial Times reported on Monday. The move comes as consolidation continues to gain momentum in one of Europe’s food delivery sector most thriving sectors […]

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How Fintech Startups Are Revolutionizing the Financial Industry

Nickie Louise Posted On April 28, 2023

With the ever-growing application and implementation of digital technologies in almost every industry in the world, the financial industry, being an important player in the running of every other industry is always at the forefront of adopting innovations in digital […]

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Findora launches triple masking ZK SDK, a simple plug-and-play privacy & auditability for Dapps

Nickie Louise Posted On April 28, 2023

Findora, a decentralized financial network designed to enable secure and confidential financial transactions, today announced the launch of the Findora Triple Masking SDK, a universal privacy-preserving solution set for Web3. The Findora Triple Masking SDK offers developers an easy means […]

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Federal court ordered fugitive CEO to pay $3.4 billion in the largest-ever Bitcoin fraud case

Nickie Louise Posted On April 28, 2023

A US federal judge has ordered the executive of a South African forex firm to pay more than $3.4 billion in fines and restitution for a bitcoin fraud scheme that the U.S. commodities regulator said was its largest-ever fraud case […]

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Top tech startup news for Thursday, April 27, 2023: Ansa, Dropbox, Energy Dome, iLearningEngines, Intel, and Replit

Nickie Louise Posted On April 27, 2023

Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Thursday, April 27, 2023. Intel posts biggest quarterly loss in company history as PC sales drop and chip wars intensify Is the Intel era coming to […]

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Learning automation startup iLearningEngines to go public in a $1.4 billion SPAC deal

Nickie Louise Posted On April 27, 2023

SPAC is back! After many months of a massive slowdown in SPAC activity slowdown, it appears the space is slowly regaining its footing. Today, Bethesda, Maryland-based iLearningEngines announced it has agreed to public via a merger with blank check company […]

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Searches for ‘delete Snapchat’ explode 488% as controversial My AI feature is introduced to every account

Nickie Louise Posted On April 27, 2023

With the popularity of ChatGPT on the rise, Snapchat this week launched its own AI chatbot that is powered by OpenAI’s GPT technology, the same technology that is being integrated into Microsoft’s Bing search engine. However, the launch was met with […]

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