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Norwegian tech startup Xeneta lands $80 million to provide visibility into ocean and air freight rates

Nickie Louise Posted On September 13, 2022

The world is more global than ever. An estimated 80% of global goods are transported via ocean freight. On the other hand, air freight represents more than 35% of global trade by value, but less than 1% of trade by volume. In […]

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Google spins out Aalyria, a secret high-speed internet startup that provides satellite and cellular connectivity on planes and ships

Nickie Louise Posted On September 12, 2022

Alphabet’s Google just revealed a secret high-speed telecom project the search giant has been working on called Aalyria. Codenamed “Minkowski” within Google, the secret project was unveiled to the public on Monday. Google said it transferred almost a decade’s worth […]

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TRON announces strategic partnership with global crypto market maker Wintermute

Nickie Louise Posted On September 12, 2022

TRON, a decentralized, open-source blockchain project, has inked a strategic partnership with London-based global crypto market maker Wintermute. The new partnership makes Wintermute the official market maker for TRX and a strategic partner of the entire TRON ecosystem. As part of this partnership, Wintermute […]

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Former Tesla CFO joins drone delivery startup Zipline

Nickie Louise Posted On September 12, 2022

Zipline has been making the headlines in recent weeks. Early this month, we wrote about the drone-delivery startup Zipline after it joined forces with African e-commerce company Jumia to launch an on-demand drone delivery in remote areas of Ghana. The […]

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Alphabet’s Verily raises $1 billion from its parent company to revolutionize healthcare and medicine

Nickie Louise Posted On September 9, 2022

Verily, Alphabet’ big bet to revolutionize healthcare and medicine, has raised $1 billion in a funding round to support the expansion of its businesses focused on precision health. The round was led by its parent, the company announced Friday. Formerly called […]

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The U.S. recovers over $30 million in crypto stolen by North Korean-linked hacker group Lazarus

Nickie Louise Posted On September 9, 2022

As you may recall, we told you back in March about the largest crypto heist after hackers stole $615 million worth of cryptocurrency from the maker of the popular online game Axie Infinity Ronin Network. Then in April, US authorities […]

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Crypto tech startup Mysten Labs valued at over $2 billion after raising $300M in funding led by FTX to accelerate web3 adoption

Nickie Louise Posted On September 8, 2022

Mysten Labs, a crypto tech startup founded by three ex-Facebook engineers, has raised $300 million in a funding round led by cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The round, which now values the startup at more than $2 billion, also includes participation from existing […]

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The Green Coffee Company lands $100M Series C funding to revolutionize the Colombian coffee industry

Nickie Louise Posted On September 8, 2022

The global coffee market was valued at $102.02 billion in 2020, and it is projected to reach a CAGR of 4.28% during the forecast period of 2021-2026. As of 2020, Folgers was the leading ground coffee brand in the United States, accounting […]

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Crypto gaming startup Animoca Brands raises $110M to advance digital property rights and build the open metaverse

Nickie Louise Posted On September 8, 2022

Private investments in technology startups have cooled down significantly in recent months due to the looming recession in the US and the global economic downturn. The crypto winter is impacting funding for crypto-related startups. Funding in crypto startups fell 26% last […]

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Kim Kardashian launches her own private equity firm SKKY Partners to invest in consumer & luxury startups

Nickie Louise Posted On September 7, 2022

Kim Kardashian is known for her reality TV appearances, strong social media presence, and huge business empire. But now the celebrity millionaire has just set her sights on a new venture: private equity investing. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that reality star and […]

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Wildberries, the largest Russian e-commerce retailer founded by a former English teacher, to almost double its turnover to $24.7 billion in 2022 despite sanctions

Nickie Louise Posted On September 7, 2022

Wildberries, the largest Russian online and e-commerce retailer founded by a former English teacher, is on track to nearly double its revenue despite the ongoing sanctions against Russia. The company plans to double its turnover in 2022, the Interfax news agency […]

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Cybersecurity startup Cymulate bags $75M to help enterprises control and optimize their security posture

Nickie Louise Posted On September 7, 2022

Cymulate, a breach and attack simulation platform that helps enterprises verify their security posture, has secured a $70 million Series D investment led by existing investors One Peak, with participation from Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE), Vertex Ventures Israel, Vertex Growth, and […]

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Israeli FoodTech startup BioBetter lands $10M in funding to solve cultivated meat’s bottleneck with tobacco plants

Nickie Louise Posted On September 7, 2022

In 2021, the internet erupted when Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates called on all the rich countries to change entirely to 100% lab-grown meat to save the planet from climate-change disasters. Cultivated meat, also known as cultured meat, is real animal […]

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Bitcoin’s rollercoaster ride continues, falling yet again below $19,000 as crypto winter continues

Nickie Louise Posted On September 6, 2022

A few months after the pandemic began, thousands if not millions of crypto enthusiasts and investors joined the crypto bandwagon and invested their life savings and stimulus checks in bitcoin. Some saw it as the opportunity to become overnight millionaires […]

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ZineOne bags $28M in Series C funding to grow its in-session marketing platform and convert anonymous consumers without cookies or PII

Nickie Louise Posted On September 6, 2022

A call-to-action to convert online visitors into customers is one of the biggest challenges facing most online businesses today. Currently, most sites depend on search data from companies like Google to better target online users. Others rely on cookies and […]

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SoftBank plans to invest $35 million in Indian car service and repair tech startup GoMechanic

Nickie Louise Posted On September 6, 2022

Last month, SoftBank reported its biggest ever loss, posting a $21.6 billion in just three months. But that has stopped the firm from making smaller bets on promising and innovative tech startups. This morning, Reuters is reporting that SoftBank Vision Fund is in […]

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Meta’s Instagram fined $400 million by Irish regulators for violating children’s privacy; raising serious concerns about the ethical standard of big tech companies

Nickie Louise Posted On September 6, 2022

Late last month, Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms agreed to pay $37.5 million for violating users’ privacy and tracking their movements through smartphones without their permission. Lawyers for the plaintiffs said that Facebook violated California law and its own privacy policy […]

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Self-driving tech firm Aurora mulls selling itself to Apple or Microsoft after losing 80% of its market value

Nickie Louise Posted On September 5, 2022

Aurora Innovation, a self-driving vehicle firm co-founded by former heads of self-driving programs at Google, Uber, and Tesla, is considering selling itself to Apple or Microsoft, according to a report from Bloomberg. In a sign of its struggles since going public late […]

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China’s discount e-commerce giant Pinduoduo launches U.S shopping site Temu to take on Amazon

Nickie Louise Posted On September 2, 2022

Chinese discount e-commerce behemoth Pinduoduo just launched a new U.S. shopping site as part of its push to make inroads into the overseas market and challenge Amazon. The new online site, called Temu, is a cross-border e-commerce website that sells everything […]

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WhatsApp bans 2.4 million Indian accounts in July for sending spam and harmful messages

Nickie Louise Posted On September 2, 2022

Every month, WhatsApp publishes its India Monthly Report in compliance with the country’s stricter IT law passed in 2021. Many of the banned accounts were used to send spam, harmful, and unwanted messages to other users on the platform. In […]

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