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MIT study examines the unintended consequences of mRNA vaccines. “Worse than the disease?”

Daniel Levi Posted On March 5, 2022

Can the vaccine be worse than the disease? That’s the question some researchers and scientists have been asking since Sweden reported more than 30,000 cases of side effects from covid-19 vaccines in May 2021. One of those scientists is MIT scientist […]

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The weaponization of the SWIFT banking system could be the beginning of the end of the U.S. Dollar as a global reserve currency, experts warn

Daniel Levi Posted On March 4, 2022

The SWIFT banking system has been in the news in recent days. Since the war between Russia and Ukraine began on February 24, SWIFT has become a hotly debated topic as the U.S. and its allies imposed economic sanctions on Russia […]

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Cyber threats keep evolving, and so should your defenses

Daniel Levi Posted On March 4, 2022

Not all biological viruses are harmful, but the same cannot be said about digital viruses and other cyber threats. These malicious codes or programs only cause problems to the devices and networks they infect. Worse, their creators or perpetrators enhance […]

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Bristol, England-based tech startup Deazy hires ex-Zoopla exec Chris Dawson to grow its developer marketplace platform

Daniel Levi Posted On March 4, 2022

Deazy, a Bristol, England-based marketplace platform for developers, today announced the appointment of Chris Dawson as its new Chief Product Officer (CPO) to support the ambitious growth plans the company has for 2022 and beyond. The announcement follows a recent £5million ($6.8million) Series A funding […]

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Doomsday Nuclear War: How the super-rich are preparing for World War 3 with secret underground bunkers engineered to withstand a 10 kiloton nuclear warhead

Daniel Levi Posted On March 4, 2022

As the war between Russia and Ukraine reaches the ninth day, bombs and missiles continue to rain down on Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv. Thousands of refugees also fled to the neighboring country of Poland. With Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]

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May 17, 1990 NATO Speech: This speech from NATO Secretary-General Manfred Wörner tells you everything you need to know about why Russia invades Ukraine

Daniel Levi Posted On March 3, 2022

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange once said, “nearly every war that has started in the past 50 years has been the result of media lies.” In the same token, there’s also a historical basis for wars, including the ongoing war between Russia […]

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China blames the US and NATO for the ongoing war in Ukraine: ‘NATO expansion to Russia’s borders since 1990 is the most fateful error of American policy’

Daniel Levi Posted On March 3, 2022

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reaches its eight-day, the question on everyone’s mind is: Why did Russia invade Ukraine and what does President Putin want? To answer this question and also provide some historical context, last week we wrote about Dr. John Mearsheimer, […]

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Uber offers free rides between the Ukraine-Poland border and two Polish cities as thousands of Ukrainian refugees flee the country

Daniel Levi Posted On March 3, 2022

As the war between Russia and Ukraine rages on, support has been pouring from all around the world as people make donations to support the Ukrainian government and NGOs in the country. Now, tech companies are beginning to offer support […]

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Israel-based Connecteam raises $120M for its deskless workforce app to support 2.7 billion global workers not tied to their desks

Daniel Levi Posted On March 3, 2022

Before the pandemic started 2 years ago, the idea of remote work was gaining steam as more employees work from home. There were even several tech companies with no fixed geographic location. The pandemic has now accelerated it as more and […]

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Can Dexalot’s traditional order book trump Uniswap’s AMM?

Daniel Levi Posted On March 3, 2022

There’s a new decentralized exchange in the crypto trading space called Dexalot and it’s making waves for its unique trading model, based on a central limit order book (CLOB), as opposed to an automated market maker like most other DEXs. […]

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Australian fintech startup Zeller hits unicorn status after raising $72.8M in fresh funding

Daniel Levi Posted On March 2, 2022

Aussie payments startup Zeller announced today it has reached a valuation north of A$1 billion dollars following a $72.8 million (A$100M) Series B fundraising round. This raise makes them the fastest Aussie fintech to reach a $1B valuation also making Zeller a […]

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Space tech startup CesiumAstro secures $60M led by Airbus to usher in a new era in space communications and sensing

Daniel Levi Posted On March 2, 2022

About a decade ago, governments and companies used to spend millions of dollars on large satellites the size of a garbage truck. Some of these satellites cost as much as $400 million. Now, satellites are no larger than a microwave or […]

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Netflix acquires the publisher of Walking Dead game Next Games for $72 million

Daniel Levi Posted On March 2, 2022

Netflix has cratered since the streaming giant announced it only expects to add just 2.5 million users in the current quarter–the number is well short of Wall Street expectations. Since early 2020 when Disney announced its Disney+ streaming service, Netflix has […]

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AI legal tech startup ZERØ secures $12 million in funding to automate time-consuming tasks for lawyers

Daniel Levi Posted On March 2, 2022

Do you know that an estimated 30% of knowledge workers’ time is wasted on administrative tasks? Now, small and big enterprises alike are seeking new ways to reduce waste and become more productive. That’s why this tech startup has made […]

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Crypto has become a two-edged sword: Crypto is used to send donations to Ukraine but now emerging as a way to bypass sanctions against Russia

Daniel Levi Posted On March 2, 2022

In the past five days, the Ukrainian government and NGOs have raised over $20.9 million through more than 23,000 crypto asset donations since the start of the Russian invasion. During the same period, the price of bitcoin also jumped from about […]

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Israeli real-time fraud prevention tech startup nSure.ai raises $18M in funding to provide guaranteed chargeback coverage to merchants

Daniel Levi Posted On March 1, 2022

As online marketplaces boom, fraudsters are taking advantage of outdated fraud-prevention systems that weren’t developed to manage the sales of FinTech products, crypto, NFTs, and other virtual goods. For digital goods, such as gift cards, gaming, crypto, financial services, and […]

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US Department of Defense gives over $10M to biotech startup Appili Therapeutics to develop biodefense vaccine to prevent a pathogen that’s 1,000 times more infectious than anthrax

Daniel Levi Posted On March 1, 2022

Appili Therapeutics, a Nova Scotia, Canada-based biotech startup that focuses on drug development for infectious diseases, announced Tuesday it has received over $10 million in new funding from the US Department of Defense for biodefense vaccine candidate ATI-1701. As part of […]

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Crypto exchanges Binance and Kraken reject Ukraine’s request to block Russian crypto accounts

Daniel Levi Posted On March 1, 2022

In the wake of ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, governments around the world have imposed a series of sanctions on Russian banks to put more economic pressure on Moscow to withdraw its troops from Ukraine. In the latest response […]

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Kim Jung-ju, founder of South Korea-based Gaming giant Nexon, dies at age 54

Daniel Levi Posted On March 1, 2022

Kim Jung-ju, the billionaire founder of gaming giant Nexon, has died at the age of 54, the parent company NXC Corp announced Tuesday. Kim founded the Tokyo-listed Nexon in 1994 to become one of the biggest game developers and publishers, with hit […]

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JP Morgan CEO Dimon on SWIFT ban on Russian banks: SWIFT sanctions can be circumvented and may bring unintended consequences to the US and its allies

Daniel Levi Posted On February 28, 2022

In the latest response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, western leaders on Saturday slapped Russia with a series of sanctions the likes of which the world has never seen. The sanctions, which will be implemented in the coming days, include freezing of the […]

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