SoftBank is back with its spending spree after it made its foray into real estate with a $200 million investment in Clutter at a $600 million valuation in February 2019. Now, SoftBank is making another big bet, this time the tech giant […]
With billions of dollars in war chest, Spotify announced Tuesday that it is buying Washington D.C.-based Megaphone for $235 million. Megaphone offers the technology for podcast publishers and advertisers seeking targeted slots on podcasts. It offers podcast hosting, distribution, and ad-insertion tools […]
One of the many challenges facing mall businesses today is keeping up with payroll laws and regulations across many states. The challenge is even greater for businesses with an international presence. Payroll laws vary around the globe and it’s virtually impossible […]
The Apple Store went offline this morning, just a few hours before the “One More Thing” Mac launch event was set to kick off. The outage has left thousands of users unable to gain access to the Apple Store. According […]
Last month, we wrote about Xbox Series X, and Series S, a new set of home video game consoles developed by Microsoft. The two consoles were released on November 10, 2020, as the fourth generation of the Xbox console family, succeeding Xbox […]
SME Finance, a Lithuanian-based fintech startup and leading fintech platform for non-banking financing in the Baltic states, today announced it has received €80 million in back from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support small and medium-sized Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian enterprises […]
JumpCloud, a Denver, Colorado-based cloud directory platform startup today announced it has raised $75 million Series E funding to expand product development, marketing, and sales globally. The round was led by BlackRock, with participation from existing investor General Atlantic. JumpCloud said it […]
A former Microsoft engineer was sentenced to nine years in prison for 18 federal felonies after he stole more than $10 million worth of digital currency from his ex-employer and used the money to finance purchases including a $1.6 million […]
Back in May, we recommended Parler as the best alternative to Twitter for those who want to fight big tech censorship and social media freedom. Parler (from the French word for “to speak”) was founded by CEO John Matze in 2018. […]
Kochava, a Sandpoint Idaho-based mobile attribution tech startup announced today that it has acquired database maker Thalamus to connect ad buyers and vendors as the ad industry adjusts to the ever-changing landscape. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. With this acquisition, […]
Local Logic, a Montreal, Canada-based tech startup on a mission to change the world of investing, buying, and building real estate using urban planning and data science, announced today it has raised $6.1 million ($8 million CAD) in funding to expand its […]
Cred is a San Francisco-based cryptocurrency startup and operator of a decentralized banking platform serving customers in 190 countries with over $300 million in lending capital. It offers interest rates on more than 30 crypto and fiat currencies through its partner […]
According to the IIF (“Institute of International Finance”), the global carbon market is set to grow 160x in order to meet the commitments outlined in the Paris Agreement, further driven by an increasing focus of both countries and corporations to […]
Cyber threats are on the rise and organizations around the world are under constant attack. No day goes by without news stories of companies being hacked by hackers and cyber actors. Some of the commonly used attack vectors are malware, […]
After many weeks of bad news and setback on the coronavirus vaccine development, this morning- Pfizer announced that its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective. The vaccine has been tested on 43,500 people in six countries, with no […]
How secure is the U.S. election voting system? Is it vulnerable to hacking? These are a few of the questions many Americans have been asking. During a CNN live election coverage on November 3, someone noticed something unusual in the […]
Yesterday, we wrote about Matt Braynard, a former Data Chief and Strategist and the executive director of Look Ahead America. With many allegations of voter fraud in the ongoing U.S. 2020 election, Matt and his team of data forensics scientists believe they can […]
The United States is in disarray as a result of The November 3 election. As of writing, there is still no clear winner in the presidential election that took place three days ago. There were allegations of voter fraud from many […]
While the travel industry had suffered extensive furloughs and layoffs, this travel tech startup is not only thriving but also maintaining its workforce and continuing to expand with new hiring. CuddlyNest is an Orlando-based travel tech startup that offers accommodations at millions of properties all […]
Researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made one of the highest-performance cameras ever composed of sensors that count single photons, or particles of light. With over 1,000 sensors or pixels, NIST’s superconducting camera can count […]