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SpaceX was founded 20 years ago today on March 14th, 2002 by Elon Musk

Nickie Louise Posted On March 14, 2022

Happy Pi Day 2022! Do you know that today is also the day SpaceX was founded? SpaceX was founded 20 years ago today on March 14th, 2002 by Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs to enable the […]

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Canadian AgriTech startup Susterre raises over $2M in seed funding to reduce the costs and technical barriers limiting the adoption of no-till and conservation tillage

Nickie Louise Posted On March 14, 2022

During the 20th century alone, the world population has grown from 1.65 billion to 6 billion. As of the time of writing, it is estimated that there are now 7.93 billion people currently living on this planet. That’s billions of […]

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KKR closes $17 billion for its Global Infrastructure Fund IV to invest in infrastructure opportunities within OECD countries in North America, and Western Europe

Nickie Louise Posted On March 14, 2022

Asset management firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) has closed $17 billion for its Global Infrastructure Investors IV (the “Fund”) to invest in global infrastructure investment opportunities in OECD countries in North America and Western Europe. The closing comes […]

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Alternatives to lithium-based batteries to play a key role for stationary storage, IDTechEx says

Nickie Louise Posted On March 14, 2022

The mass adoption of electric vehicles has accelerated in recent years. Thanks to Tesla, more and more people are now embracing electric cars as the world moves away from internal combustion engine cars to combat global warming. Today, most electric […]

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Meta now says you can NO longer threaten to kill Russia’s President Putin on Facebook and Instagram, reversing earlier policy after backlash

Nickie Louise Posted On March 14, 2022

It appears Zukerberg’s Meta overplayed its hand last week after the social giant announced it would allow posts that call for death to Russian President Vladimir Putin or Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Facebook and Instagram. However, it didn’t take long […]

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CoinShares expands stake in Swiss Fintech startup FlowBank with a $26.5 million investment

Nickie Louise Posted On March 14, 2022

Swiss Fintech startup FlowBank announced today that CoinShares has increased its stake in the company to become an integrated digital asset fintech company. The UK-based digital asset specialist Coinshares International increased its stake from 9 percent last year to over 20 […]

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Dutch AgriTech startup Future Crops raises new funding led by Tencent for its indoor vertical farm to sustain growing population with high-yield crops

Nickie Louise Posted On March 14, 2022

In 2021, the total world population was estimated to be around 7.88 billion people. With billions of people to feed, the demand for food is also rising. Additionally, there are also challenges of land and water to contend with. The world needs to […]

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BitTorrent is making strides as a leader within the peer-to-peer (p2p) market. Here’s how

Nickie Louise Posted On March 13, 2022

As the global technology landscape evolved over the years, issues pertaining to illegal data distribution, individual privacy have continued to come to the forefront. In this regard, there are numerous studies showing that most legacy networks in place today have […]

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China says it has proof that the US government used Chinese computers to launch cyberattacks on Russia and Ukraine

Nickie Louise Posted On March 11, 2022

While all eyes are on the war between Russia and Ukraine, the United States is secretly using Chinese computers to launch cyberattacks on Russia and Ukraine, that’s according to a claim by the Chinese government. The allegation comes just two weeks after hacktivist […]

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Elrond acquires payments tech startup Twispay, wins E-Money license from Romanian Central Bank

Nickie Louise Posted On March 11, 2022

Elrond Network is on the roll. Just a few days ago, Itheum announced a partnership with Elrond to transform data into metaverse assets using its internet-scale blockchain infrastructure. But the good news didn’t stop there. Yesterday, Elrond acquired Romanian payments startup […]

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5 Benefits of Using a Web Accessibility Overlay

Nickie Louise Posted On March 10, 2022

Web accessibility is becoming an increasingly important topic in our society, and quite rightly so. For a while now, there has been a large focus on the necessity to make physical provisions for people with disabilities to interact and engage […]

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Purdue University’s Anvil supercomputer leveled up in speed and capacity to forge a new scientific frontier

Nickie Louise Posted On March 10, 2022

Purdue University’s supercomputing power has leveled up in strength and speed with its new Anvil supercomputer. The new capacity will allow Purdue to contribute to the nation’s 21st- century research agenda by simultaneously powering scientific computational and data-driven tools at […]

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Reid Hoffman launches a new startup for the first time since he sold LinkedIn to Microsoft for $26.2 billion in 2016

Nickie Louise Posted On March 10, 2022

It’s been six years since LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman sold his company to Microsoft for $26.2 billion. Hoffman founded LinkedIn in December 2002 with the founding team members from PayPal and Socialnet.com. Since he sold the company in 2016, Hoffman has […]

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S3 Ventures closes $250 million for its Fund VII to invest in Texas-based tech startups

Nickie Louise Posted On March 10, 2022

We first covered S3 Ventures about three years ago after the venture capital firm co-led an $8M Series A funding in Houston-based tech startup and cognitive healthcare platform BrainCheck. A lot since then. The Austin, Texas-based firm has grown exponentially […]

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Tesla will pay its Ukrainian employees for at least 3 months if they’re called back to the country to fight

Nickie Louise Posted On March 10, 2022

As the war between Russia and Ukraine reaches the second week, Elon Musk has done his fair share to support the people of Ukraine. On February 26, just two days after the war broke out between the two countries, Elon Musk […]

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Dutch ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) tech startup in3 raises $11.1M in Series A funding to accelerate growth

Nickie Louise Posted On March 10, 2022

The Buy now, pay later (BNPL) phenomenon has grown in popularity in recent years as customers seek alternative methods of financing. BNPL is a new payment option that allows consumers to receive their purchase right away (Buy Now), either online […]

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Industry 4.0 and the fourth industrial revolution: What’s coming up next?

Nickie Louise Posted On March 10, 2022

Janus, the Roman god of new beginnings, is represented by a double-faced head, one facing the past and the other facing the future. Taking inspiration from this, manufacturers looking to accelerate their digital transformation in 2022 should also consider the […]

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Apple bets big on live sports with $100M multi-year exclusive streaming rights deal with Major League Baseball

Nickie Louise Posted On March 9, 2022

How big is the sports streaming industry is? In 2020, global sports streaming market was valued at USD over $18 billion and is projected to reach $87,338.11 Million by 2028, according to data from research firm VerifiedMarketResearch. For many years, […]

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Mintverse and NFTSCAN launch “Project Verification” to help highlight top NFT collections

Nickie Louise Posted On March 9, 2022

Comprehensive NFT aggregator and marketplace, Mintverse teams up with NFTSCAN to introduce a verification campaign for all users. All projects signing the verification contract on NFTSCAN will have their venture verified on Mintverse, creating more legitimacy for NFT collections on […]

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What being the CEO of a multi-billion dollar company taught me about fighting cancer, Former Comcast & AT&T CEO Mike Armstrong shares his story

Nickie Louise Posted On March 9, 2022

As former CEO of AT&T, Comcast and Hughes Electronics, I have grappled with plenty of risk and uncertainty. From facing the plummeting demand for Hughes’ defense tech products after the Cold War ended to dealing with a $350 million satellite that […]

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