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Future of work startup anywell emerges from stealth with $15M in funding to provide a new way to work remotely

Daniel Levi Posted On March 15, 2022

If there is one lesson we all learned from this pandemic, it is that remote work is critical to the existence of any business. The pandemic has now accelerated the future of remote work. Before the pandemic began in February […]

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No longer just a fad: NFTs are making their way into every industry

Daniel Levi Posted On March 15, 2022

We might be hearing less about multi-million dollar token purchases these days but the NFT boom is far from over. While the cost of some high-profile NFTs might be returning to more realistic price levels, the tokens are expanding their […]

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Israel’s government hit by ‘largest-ever’ cyberattack in history

Daniel Levi Posted On March 14, 2022

The nation of Israel came under a massive cyber attack on Monday. Israeli newspaper Haaretz first reported the cyber strike, citing a “defense establishment source” who claimed it to be the worst ever to hit the Jewish state. Israeli authorities believe […]

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Zelensky thanks Zuckerberg for helping him win the information war against Russia, “War is not only a military opposition… It is also a fierce battle in the informational space”

Daniel Levi Posted On March 14, 2022

Russian forces may be winning the war on the ground in Ukraine. But as it stands today, Russia is losing the propaganda war on social media. It’s not just social media, many people in the western world are now blaming […]

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UK-based tech startup Encompass raises $33M to automate KYC for banks and expand its global footprint

Daniel Levi Posted On March 14, 2022

KYC or “Know Your Customer” is standard practice while opening an account with a bank or exchange, proving that you own your government-issued credentials like a passport. KYC rules are an essential requirement for any company that wants to do […]

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China says “No One and No Force” can stop it from taking Taiwan, sends 13 fighter jets toward the island in a show of force

Daniel Levi Posted On March 14, 2022

It’s now over two weeks since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. And just when you think it can’t get any worse, China says “No One & No Force” can stop it from taking Taiwan as it sends 13 fighter jets […]

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Ukraine is using Clearview’s controversial AI facial recognition during war; the company already has 2 billion images from Russian social media in its database

Daniel Levi Posted On March 14, 2022

We’ve been covering the controversial AI facial recognition tech startup Clearview for at least three years. The startup first made headlines in January 2020 after The New York Times ran a story titled: “The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It.” The Peter Thiel-backed […]

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UN condemns Facebook for allowing hate speech against Russians and posts that call for death of Putin, “We stand clearly against all hate speech, all calls for violence”

Daniel Levi Posted On March 12, 2022

As you may recall, Facebook recently announced that it will allow some posts that call for death to Russian President Vladimir Putin or Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in countries including Russia, Ukraine, and Poland. In a temporary change to its hate speech […]

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Unearthed documents show that the US was involved in funding Bio Labs in Ukraine as early as 2005, records show

Daniel Levi Posted On March 11, 2022

On Tuesday, China demanded answers from the United States over Russian revelations that the US has thirty military bioweapon labs in Ukraine. US officials have repeatedly denied the allegations, calling fake news and Russia misinformation. But in a recent interview (video […]

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A drone that flew undetected for 350 miles over multiple NATO countries crashes in Croatia

Daniel Levi Posted On March 11, 2022

A drone that flew from the Ukrainian war zone through 350 miles over several NATO countries has crashed in Zagreb, Croatia. According to a report from AP, the drone crashed overnight on the outskirts of the Croatian capital, Zagreb. The explosion […]

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Duck Duck Gone: DuckDuckGo goes WOKE to censor search content; forcing users now flock to rival search engine Brave

Daniel Levi Posted On March 11, 2022

For many years, we’ve been promoting DuckDuckGo as an alternative search engine to Google. Unlike Google and Bing which track users, DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine that emphasizes protecting searchers’ privacy. However, after many years of standing up for privacy and […]

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What is the Metaverse? The Metaverse Explained Simply

Daniel Levi Posted On March 11, 2022

A new era of the Internet is upon us and the metaverse is here to change the internet as we know it. Unless you’ve been living in a cave, the ‘metaverse’ is now the latest buzzword in technology and among […]

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Facebook now allows posts that call for death to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Reuters reports

Daniel Levi Posted On March 10, 2022

In a temporary change to its hate speech policy, Meta Platforms will now allow Facebook and Instagram users in some countries to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers in the context of the Ukraine invasion, according to a report from […]

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The Digital Transformation of Traditional Games

Daniel Levi Posted On March 10, 2022

According to Statista, the gaming business is now firmly established as the world’s most lucrative entertainment industry (and by quite some margin). However, the gaming sectors that appear to be dominating the revenue charts are mobile, console, and PC, leaving […]

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Ukrainian hacker Yaroslav Vasinskyi charged with ransomware attacks in the US has been extradited to the U.S., could face 115 years in prison, DOJ says

Daniel Levi Posted On March 10, 2022

As you may recall, in July 2021, Kaseya was hit by the REvil ransomware attack. The hackers involved in the ransomware attack later demanded $70 million to restore the data they are holding for ransom from victims spread across at least 17 […]

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BirdEye swoops in on $60 million Series C led by Accel-KKR to help grow local businesses

Daniel Levi Posted On March 10, 2022

BirdEye, a California-based tech startup focused on helping local businesses improve their business reputations and customer experiences in real-time, has raised $60 million Series C led by Accel-KKR. BirdEye was bootstrapped until 2016 when it raised $8 million in Series A […]

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Mobile Game Development in the UK

Daniel Levi Posted On March 10, 2022

Today, there is a plethora of games available on the play store. There is a wide range of options. Some games are free, and some are available for purchase to people all over the globe. Some games are specifically available […]

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The world’s first vertical flying saucer is finally here: Watch as the vehicle takes off

Daniel Levi Posted On March 9, 2022

The flying saucer is finally here among the earthlings. It’s no longer an object flown by aliens in an unknown universe. Washington-based tech startup Zeva Aero recently unveiled a prototype of the world’s first flying saucer vehicle. Although it’s currently not at the same […]

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US ban on Russian energy excludes imported Russian uranium; 46% of the uranium used by the US’ 56 operational nuclear power plants comes from Russia

Daniel Levi Posted On March 9, 2022

With much fanfare, President Biden Tuesday signed an executive order banning the import of Russian energy supplies including oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and coal. However, what’s unknown to millions of Americans is that US imports of Russian uranium won’t be […]

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Atlan hits $450M valuation after new $50M funding led by Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia to build a collaboration hub for data teams

Daniel Levi Posted On March 9, 2022

Today, enterprise data is spread across both structured databases and unstructured data sources like documents, files, emails and even on user devices. As such, making sense out of these data poses many challenges to organizations and data teams. That’s why […]

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