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NFT Investments, a new startup launched by Argo Blockchain founders, plans to bring non-fungible tokens to market in London IPO

Nickie Louise Posted On April 1, 2021

In the latest sign of the investment craze for so-called non-fungible tokens (NFT), crypto-mining service provider Argo Blockchain announced Thursday plans for its new company, NFT Investments, for an IPO on the niche Aquis Stock Exchange Global Market in London. NFT […]

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Facebook and Google to build undersea cables between the U.S. and Southeast Asia to boost data capacity and improve internet reliability

Nickie Louise Posted On April 1, 2021

Facebook and Google are planning to lay two huge undersea cables that will link the West Coast of the United States to Singapore and Indonesia to advancing internet connectivity between the Asia-Pacific region and North America. Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s biggest economy […]

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Microsoft wins a $21.9 billion contract to build augmented-reality Hololens headsets for the U.S. Army

Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021

Another day, another billion dollars contract. Earlier today, the Pentagon announced that Microsoft has won a contract to build more than 120,000 custom HoloLens augmented-reality headsets for the U.S. Army. The contract is part of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System […]

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Tesla is hiring over 10,000 people for its Giga Texas factory

Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021

Tesla CEO Elon Musk just that the electric car giant is hiring over 10,000 people for its Giga Texas factory. In a Twitter post about an hour ago, Musk said over 10,000 people are needed for Giga Texas just through 2022. […]

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J.P. Morgan expands Innovation Economy coverage with key hires from Silicon Valley Bank and Bank of America

Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021

J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking today announced the hire of five key executives to support its growing Innovation Economy team within the Middle Market Banking and Specialized Industries (MMBSI) group. Four of the new hires join from Silicon Valley Bank, and one […]

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Cloud data streaming startup Striim raises $50 million Series C funding led by Goldman Sachs

Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021

Striim, a Silicon Valley-based tech startup and an enterprise-grade streaming data integration platform for moving data in real-time to the cloud, today announced it has closed a $50 million Series C financing led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, with participation from […]

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Non-fungible token (NFT) market grew by 299% in 2020 to $250 million

Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021

Non-fungible token (NFT) is the craze these days. Even before NFT became popular at the beginning of this year, the NFT market grew by 299% in 2020 to $250 million, according to a new report by NonFungible.com, an NFT market analyst firm. […]

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CDC says heart disease and cancer killed more Americans than COVID-19 in 2020

Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021

While the headlines have been filled with news about COVID-19, it’s really sad that the two most leading causes of death in the United States, heart disease and cancer, received very little attention in the mainstream media. The situation is […]

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Israeli-founded insurtech startup Next Insurance snags $250M Series E funding round at a $4 billion valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021

The insurtech space is hot again. Late last year, we wrote about Next Insurance after the Silicon Valley-based startup acquired Denver-based insurtech startup Juniper Labs in its first-ever acquisition. The Israeli-founded Next Insurance provides coverage for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Historically, small business […]

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Goldman Sachs to start offering bitcoin, crypto, and other digital assets to wealthy investors

Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021

With institutional support from banks, payment companies, and investors, cryptocurrencies like bitcoins are slowly moving towards global adoption. Yesterday, PayPal announced the launch of “Checkout with Crypto” to enable PayPal customers in the U.S. to checkout with cryptocurrency alongside other […]

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Crypto wallet and blockchain tech startup imToken raises $30 million Series B to safeguard blockchain and token-based assets

Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021

imToken, a Singapore-based tech startup and the world’s largest Ethereum digital asset wallet, announced it has closed a US$30 million Series B funding to accelerate the development of its next iteration. The round was led by Qiming Venture Partners, with participation […]

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Money savings platform Price.com bags $10 million in funding to get you the best price of everything online

Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021

Price.com, a San Francisco-based tech startup and money savings e-commerce platform, today announced a $10 million series seed funding round led by Ricky Caplin, Chairman of Caplin Family Offices, with participation from Founders Fund; Social Capital; former Twitter CEO Dick […]

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Amazon-backed food delivery startup Deliveroo hammered, shares plunged 31% in London IPO debut

Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021

The much-anticipated IPO of Deliveroo is finally here. Shares of Amazon-backed food delivery startup plunged by as much as 30% in early trading Wednesday. The company priced its shares at £3.90 ($5.36) but they were down to £2.73 shortly after trading commenced. The unicorn […]

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U.S. records 66,000 average new COVID cases despite an average of 2.7 million people being vaccinated every day; biggest spikes seen in New York, New Jersey, and Michigan

Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2021

The United States is making progress on the vaccine front. As of yesterday, over 51 million Americans have been fully vaccinated, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, despite an average of 2.7 million people being vaccinated every […]

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Spotify acquires live audio app Locker Room maker Betty Labs to take on Clubhouse

Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2021

Spotify jumps into the live audio trend with the acquisition of live audio app Locker Room maker and Clubhouse rival Betty Labs. In an announcement on Tuesday, Spotify said it purchased Betty Labs to accelerate its move into live audio. […]

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New York-based tech startup Rivery raises $16M Series A funding to accelerate growth of its SaaS DataOps platform

Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2021

Rivery, a New York-based tech startup and provider of a data integration platform that aggregates and transforms all internal and external data sources in a single cloud-based solution, announced today it has raised $16M in a new Series A funding led […]

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PayPal launches “Checkout with Crypto” to let you pay online merchants with cryptocurrency

Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2021

Cryptocurrencies are taking another step towards global adoption. In a move that could significantly boost the use of digital assets in everyday commerce, PayPal announced Tuesday launches “Checkout with Crypto” to enable PayPal customers in the U.S. to checkout with cryptocurrency alongside other […]

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Austin-based tech startup Living Security raises $14M to combat human cybersecurity risk

Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2021

Cybercriminals have more opportunities and entry points to attack now than ever, and people are frequently the weak links that enable them to access sensitive company information and networks. The rise of remote work has also expanded the attack surface for […]

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Bain Capital Ventures leads $87.5M Series A investment in cloud startup HYCU to disrupt the $11 billion data and backup recovery market

Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2021

According to Markets and Markets, the data and backup recovery market is anticipated to be worth well over $11 billion by 2022. However, legacy data protection solutions are predicated on outdated and appliance-based storage, which is an antiquated and complex […]

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Incub8next, a social impact incubator, launches to help underserved communities

Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2021

Every day, we write about tech startups raising millions and billions of dollars. However, it’s a different story for tech entrepreneurs from marginalized and underserved communities. Most of these entrepreneurs find it difficult to raise even a few thousand dollars […]

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