During President Trump’s final year in office, the United States national defense budget requested was $752.9 billion. Then this year, Congress increased that number by $25 billion, ultimately landing at $778 billion for fiscal 2022. As the war between Russia […]
One of the reasons for the slow adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is cost. According to a recent survey, 37 percent of people say the most common reason for not buying an electric vehicle was a lack of fast charging points […]
Quick Take: HomesforUkrainians, a not-for-profit organization launches a website to connect host families in the UK with Ukrainian refugees The website supports the Government scheme, filling a missing link in the chain by enabling direct contact between host and refugee […]
There is a lot of excitement around Metaverse in recent months. The once-obscure term has become the latest buzzword after Facebook rebranded to Meta to reflect its focus on the metaverse. Since then, investors and tech companies alike have joined the […]
As fintechs are increasingly targeting eco-conscious consumers, they need to master the challenges of sustainability. In this piece, Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), a Munich, Germany-based company that provides banknote and securities printing, smart cards, and cash handling systems, explains how fintech companies can contribute […]
We covered Terra Drone Corporation a year ago after the Tokyo, Japan-based drone and urban air mobility (UAM) tech startup closed a $14.4 million (JPY 1.5 billion) in Series A funding round to further develop technologies and grow the client base. Today, […]
As you may recall, just this morning cybersecurity and single-sign-on service provider Okta became the latest victim of a cyberattack after the Lapsus$ hacking group successfully breached hundreds of its customers. However, Okta is not alone. According to Dark Reading, […]
Israel-based New Era Capital Partners has raised $140 million for its second fund to invest in up-and-coming Israeli technology startups. The New Era’s second fund raised two-and-a-half times as much as the first fund. The funding news was first reported by Jerusalem […]
Last year, Crypto.com inked a $700 million sponsorship deal with the Lakers, making it the second crypto exchange startup to sponsor a title for one of the most iconic arenas in US sports in the NBA after FTX. Just four months […]
As you may recall, late last month Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia’s nuclear forces to be placed on heightened alert late last month, citing “aggressive statements” by British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss about possible NATO involvement in the Ukraine […]
Behind any successful business is a strong company culture that gives both direction and motivation to its employees, while articulating its core values to the public. However, maintaining such a culture during intense periods of growth can be challenging: how […]
Bware Labs is a blockchain infrastructure tech startup that connects end users and node providers through API instruments. As end-users and developers know, it is a challenge to get reliable blockchain access. That’s the problem Bware Labs solves. Bware Labs […]
As millions of people around world hope to put the pandemic behind them, companies on the hand continue to face the challenge of finding the right employees. As we reported late last year, The Great Resignation has caused millions of workers […]
OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications startup company, said on Monday it will resume satellite launches with Elon Musk’s SpaceX after the company suspended launches from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The company said its first launch with SpaceX is anticipated […]
We wrote about LeakBot late last year after the London-based insurtech startup and IoT water leak solution provider announced the plans to go public via a reverse takeover. At the time, the startup said it planned to enter the public market under […]
Egypt’s largest national banks, Banque Misr, National Bank of Egypt, and Banque du Caire, Egypt’s Banque Misr have launched a new Fintech venture fund called Nclude in partnership with Global Ventures. The Nclude fund, which is managed by MEA-focused venture capital firm Global […]
Two days after the war broke out between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov asked Elon Musk to get Starlink internet service to Ukraine. The request came as Ukraine continues to suffer through internet and power outages […]
Facebook’s Meta Platforms has credibility and consumer trust issues. It’s unfortunate that Mark Zuckerberg and others within the company don’t seem to be aware of the public’s perceptions. As we reported back in January, France’s data privacy watchdog CNIL fined Meta and Google […]
Late last year, we wrote about Parallel Finance after the decentralized lending platform successfully secured the fourth slot in the Polkadot Parachain auctions. More than 30,000 contributors have contributed a total of 10.75 million Polkadot (DOT) tokens during the fourth round of […]
A few days after the war broke out between Russia and Ukraine, the United States and its allies imposed economic sanctions to pressure Russia from further attack in Ukraine. On March 1, Ukraine’s vice prime minister called on major cryptocurrency exchanges to block […]
