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 […]
OneSignal, a YCombinator-backed tech startup designed to help businesses send notifications across every channel, today announced it has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round to grow its customer messaging and engagement platform and expand its global footprint in Europe, Asia, […]
Jumia, the African e-commerce company, has joined forces with drone-delivery startup Zipline to launch an on-demand drone delivery in remote areas of Ghana, the companies announced Thursday. They launched the pilot program and testing a few months ago in Ghana and […]
In June 2021, Twitter launched Twitter Blue, a subscription service priced to let you “undo tweets.” It was the company’s first subscription service designed for power users willing to pay a monthly fee for exclusive features. Priced at $2.99 per month, the new […]
The mental health pandemic is a serious issue affecting millions of Americans. Sadly, the pandemic is not limited to the United States. According to the latest UN data, nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder. Fewer […]
Wreno, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based proptech startup that aims to connect tradespeople and trade partners with institutional real estate companies, has raised $5 million in seed funding led by Lerer Hippeau with participation from Fifth Wall, Owl Ventures, and NFX, among others. The […]
In May, Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) pioneer Klarna announced it was laying off 10% of its workforce as the economic downturn hits the buy now, pay later space. Then in June, Klarna raised a massive $800 million in down round funding […]
As the battle against climate change rages on, people are now turning to alternative foods to save the planet. According to a recent study conducted by Ipsos Retail Performance, there has been a 300% increase in veganism in the United States alone. […]
Snapchat parent company Snap is planning to lay off about 20% of its more than 6,400 employees starting tomorrow, the Verge reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The social network company joins a growing list of tech […]
Nanotechnology has been around for over half a century. American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate Richard Feynman first introduce the concept in 1959. More than six decades later, advances in nanotechnology are making it possible to develop tiny electronics embedded in […]
Many people today cannot imagine life without their smartphones. These small devices are constantly by our side. But have you ever stopped to wonder what the future might hold? According to analysts at CCS Insight, there is a very high […]
Remember TerraUSD (UST), the stablecoin that collapsed and lost 99% of its value overnight? Terra was ranked among the top 10 most valuable cryptocurrencies before the collapse. But in just 24 hours, the Terra crash wiped out the life savings […]
Sony Group Corp announced on Monday it will acquire Helsinki, Finland-based mobile games tech startup Savage Game Studios as part of a major push to expand beyond console gaming. The total amount of the transaction was not disclosed. As part of […]
Indonesia’s biggest tech company GoTo Gojek Tokopedia has acquired a local crypto exchange startup PT Kripto Maksima Koin for 124.84 billion rupiahs ($8.38 million) to expand into the cryptocurrency space, the company said in a filing with the stock exchange regulator on Monday. […]
Bitcoin’s roller-coaster ride continued over the weekend as the world’s most popular dipped below $20,000 for the first time since June. Bitcoin was down by 1.5% at $19,946 on Saturday after rumors that the now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox was selling […]
The Sweat Economy, the maker of the app that’s making a “healthier planet” and a “healthier, wealthier you,” is hosting its Web3 token sale for SWEAT on DAO Maker’s launch pad plus the release of its new Sweat Wallet product. […]
Suppose you are taking a hike on a remote hiking trail and your phone suddenly dies. No one is with you, you have no mode of communication, and you are miles away from the nearest town. How do you call for […]
The world’s food supply chain is broken and Sydney, Australia-based LumaChain has a plan to fix it. With globalization, it’s almost impossible to trace the origins of the food we eat. In addition, the $1.5 trillion global meat industry also has an […]
David H. Holtzman is an Internet pioneer, a former security analyst, technologist, military code-breaker, futurist, activist, privacy expert, technologist, technology executive, and writer. Over his career life, the initiatives he led have transformed and radically changed the way people interact […]
Other than skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer among American men, according to The American Cancer Society’s estimates for prostate cancer in the United States for 2022. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among […]