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ZEBOX America announces cohort of 9 new startups for its logistics and supply chain accelerator program

Nickie Louise Posted On August 24, 2022

In February 2021, we covered ZEBOX when Searoutes, one of the startups incubated in its fast track program in January 2019, raised $2.7 million in funding to help shippers reduce their carbon footprint and GHG emissions. ZEBOX is an international incubator […]

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Hackers stole over $100 million worth of NFTs in the past year, report

Nickie Louise Posted On August 24, 2022

In just two years, Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have grown from under $100 million in 2020 to surpass $40 billion in 2021. The NFT market cap is now forecast to reach over $80 billion by 2025. However, as NFT popularity soars, so is the […]

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EverdreamSoft brings The Spells of Genesis Social Hub to The Sandbox as part of its metaverse push

Nickie Louise Posted On August 24, 2022

The metaverse has become the latest buzzword since Facebook announced its name change to Meta back in October. The popularity of the metaverse has also taken online gaming with the launch of new metaverse games. One of these games is The […]

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Packable, the parent company of top-ranking Amazon seller Pharmapacks, is laying off workers and shutting down its operations

Nickie Louise Posted On August 24, 2022

Packable, the parent company of top-ranking Amazon seller Pharmapacks, is the latest casualty of the ongoing economic meltdown as the company plans to lay off employees and shut down its operations, according to a report from CNBC, citing internal documents. According to […]

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Chingari Adds New Monetization Option With Its Video NFT Marketplace Creator Cuts

Nickie Louise Posted On August 24, 2022

Blockchain-friendly social media app Chingari said this week it has launched Creator Cuts, a brand new video NFT marketplace that will showcase the most popular videos from its top creators. Through Creator Cuts, fans will be able to buy a […]

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Fintech startup Deposits bags $5M in seed funding to democratize digital banking and payments

Nickie Louise Posted On August 23, 2022

As businesses move online, more and more companies are beginning to add new payment and financial tools to their offerings to improve the customer experience. However, integrating these tools often requires technical expertise that some may not have without a full-blown IT […]

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Celonis, a tech startup founded a decade ago by 3 college friends, is now worth $13 billion after $1B raise

Nickie Louise Posted On August 23, 2022

Every tech startup starts with the need to scratch an itch. However, most successful startup founders are motivated by creativity and the drive to solve problems or make lives better by developing products or services that could help improve people’s […]

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Whistleblower claims Twitter misled regulators about spam accounts and buried ‘egregious deficiencies’

Nickie Louise Posted On August 23, 2022

On July 8, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced he was backing out of the deal to buy Twitter for $4 billion over fake accounts and spam bots. In a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Elon Musk said he’s seeking […]

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How Technology is Increasing Transparency and Agility in the Manufacturing Sector at Each Stage of Product Development

Nickie Louise Posted On August 23, 2022

The manufacturing sector faces massive changes to meet the global demand for products and rapidly shifting trends. From everything from automotive production to electronics to medical equipment, the manufacturing industry is integrating technology into their systems as never before. Not […]

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Crypto.com slashes trading fees by up to 80% to democratize crypto trading and help users weather the current crypto storm

Nickie Louise Posted On August 22, 2022

With almost all the cryptocurrencies in the bear market territory after falling from their record highs, Crypto.com has just announced a reduction in its trading fees to help Crypto.com Exchange users weather the ongoing crypto storm and get more out […]

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Bulgaria-based job matching startup nPloy lands $2M to disrupt the recruitment market in Europe

Nickie Louise Posted On August 22, 2022

Even with the looming recession, employers continue to face headwinds in finding the right workers as more than 20 million Americans voluntarily quit their jobs in the second half of 2021, in what’s come to be known as the Great Resignation. It was […]

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Apple will now let you repair your own MacBooks beginning Tuesday, a big win for the right-to-repair movement

Nickie Louise Posted On August 22, 2022

In September 2021, we wrote about Apple after the iPhone maker announced it would let you start selling parts to let iPhone or Mac users repair their own devices. The announcement was hailed as a big win for the “Right […]

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Ford lays off 3,000 workers as it pivots to electric vehicles in a race to catch up with Tesla

Nickie Louise Posted On August 22, 2022

Back in July, Newsweek reported that automaker Ford was planning to lay off 8,000 employees as part of its push to focus on manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs). The number represents about one-fourth of its total workforce. The report added that the Michigan-headquartered […]

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Lithuanian open data startup Okredo raises $650K in follow-up funding despite venture capital slowdown

Nickie Louise Posted On August 22, 2022

Despite the slowdown in venture capital funding due to the global economic downturn, Lithuania-based open data tech startup Okredo announced today it has raised €650,000 ($650,000) in follow-up funding to expand into the UK and other markets, and the development of an Open […]

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Sofy raises $7.75 million to grow its no-code mobile app testing platform

Nickie Louise Posted On August 19, 2022

Software engineers and citizen developers continue to embrace the no-code software revolution abut two decades after the no-code web development platforms helped kickstart the no-code movement. At its core, the goal is to democratize software development and level the development playing field […]

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Global funding for web3 startups fell by 92.7% since the last quarter of 2021

Nickie Louise Posted On August 19, 2022

The current economic downturn and the looming recession here in the United States have caused global funding to startups to fall by 23% in the second quarter of 2011 from the first, to $108.5 billion, according to data from CB […]

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Bitcoin loses $2,000 in 6 hours, sending the price to $21,000

Nickie Louise Posted On August 19, 2022

Bitcoin suddenly lost 6% of its value in under six hours as the crypto market drop sends the price of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency to a little over $21,000, a more than three-week low. At 9:40 a.m. EST, Bitcoin plunged from […]

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Crypto lender Genesis lays off 20% of its workforce; CEO departs

Nickie Louise Posted On August 18, 2022

Crypto broker Genesis is the latest casualty of a $2 trillion digital-asset market wipeout following its exposure to the now-bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. On Wednesday, Genesis announced its CEO Michael Moro is stepping down and the company is […]

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Snook launches BBT-themed rooms with Unstoppable Domains and LobsterDAO

Nickie Louise Posted On August 18, 2022

Even with the slowdown in the NFT market, interest in NFT games continues an upward trend as users flock to play-to-earn games. One of the leading games on Polygon is Snook, an online, multiplayer, “Snake”-like IO game. It is a kill-or-be-killed, adrenaline-charged, […]

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Emirati AI firm G42 launches a $10 billion fund to invest in late-stage tech startup companies

Nickie Louise Posted On August 18, 2022

Group 42 (also known as G42), an artificial intelligence and cloud computing firm chaired by the Gulf state’s national security advisor, announced today the launch of a $10 billion fund to invest in late-stage technology startup companies. G42, which also counts prominent […]

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