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Colorado quantum startup ColdQuanta lands $110M Series B to usher in a new era of quantum computing

Daniel Levi Posted On November 1, 2022

The internet has changed over the years. But the groundwork for today’s internet was laid in 1973 by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). At the time, the goal was to develop communication protocols that would allow networked […]

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Space tech startup FireFly Aerospace to raise $300M in funding a few weeks after successful launch into orbit

Daniel Levi Posted On October 31, 2022

Early this month, FireFly successfully launched its first rocket into orbit, advancing the Austin, Texas-based tech startup and rocket builder’s bid to become a reliable partner for NASA, joining the likes of SpaceX and Rocket Lab. On October 3, Firefly’s Alpha rocket FLTA002 took off […]

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Ex-British Prime Minister Liz Truss’ personal phone hacked; top secret information with the US about the Ukraine war exposed

Daniel Levi Posted On October 29, 2022

Hackers strike again, this time targeting the personal phone of former British Prime Minister Liz Truss. According to an exclusive report by the Daily Mail, Truss’ phone was so heavily compromised that it has now been placed in a locked safe inside […]

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Meta spent $45 billion on stock buybacks last year at $330 a share, the stock is now worth $99 today

Daniel Levi Posted On October 28, 2022

Last October, Mark Zuckerberg announced he was changing the name of the company he founded about two decades ago from Facebook to Meta to reflect its focus on the metaverse. During the speech, Zuckerberg described the metaverse as “an embodied internet […]

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Elon Musk takes control of Twitter; CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO, censorship czar, and other top executives fired

Daniel Levi Posted On October 27, 2022

Yesterday, Elon Musk posted a video of himself entering Twitter HQ with a bathroom sink and a message: “Let that sink in!” It now appears that it’s beginning to “sink in” for some Twitter employees. Just minutes after The Financial […]

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Meta collapses after Mark Zuckerberg says he will not give up on the metaverse; stock falls from $300 to $97

Daniel Levi Posted On October 27, 2022

Is Facebook’s Meta going the way of MySpace? Earlier today, we wrote about Meta after the company reported a loss of $3.6 billion from its Reality Labs metaverse unit in the third quarter of 2022, causing its stock to close at about […]

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PayPal reinstates its policy to take $2,500 from your account if you spread misinformation

Daniel Levi Posted On October 27, 2022

Early this month, we wrote about PayPal after the company said it would take $2,500 from your account if you spread misinformation. The payment giant later backed down after social media backlash saying the notice went “out in error” and will not […]

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Meta doubles down on losing even more money building the metaverse as its Reality Labs metaverse unit lost over $3.6 billion in just 3 months

Daniel Levi Posted On October 27, 2022

As the saying goes, “When you find yourself in a hole, you better stop digging.” Sadly for Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta, he’s doing quite the opposite. Late last year, Zuckerberg changed the corporate name from Facebook to Meta to reflect […]

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Gaming / Metaverse / Technology News

Is online gaming industry poised to continue its boom over the next decade?

Daniel Levi Posted On October 26, 2022

In just five years, the global video gaming industry has grown by over $100 billion from $120.4 billion in 2017 to $235.7 billion in 2022. The overall gaming industry could be worth $321 billion by 2026, a new PwC report shows. […]

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Bybit extends its ‘zero-fees’ campaign until the end of 2022, as the ‘Crypto Ark’ sees growing interest and success from its recent initiative

Daniel Levi Posted On October 26, 2022

While everyone is talking about the Crypto winter, ‘Crypto Ark’ Bybit continues to see growing interest and success from its zero-fees campaign launched back in September. Now, the world’s third most visited crypto exchange is planning to extend the initiative for another two […]

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FBI charges Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky for identity theft and his alleged role in operating Raccoon Infostealer malware to infect devices

Daniel Levi Posted On October 25, 2022

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) today has charged 26-year-old Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky for his alleged role in an international cybercrime operation known as Raccoon Infostealer. The DOJ also charged Sokolovsky “with conspiracy to violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, […]

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Twitter employees in panic mode, beg Elon Musk to let them keep their jobs. Here’s the open letter

Daniel Levi Posted On October 25, 2022

Just last week, we reported that Twitter employees could be in for bad news after reports that Elon Musk was planning to lay off nearly 75 percent of Twitter’s 7,500 workers. Now, it appears their worst fear has been confirmed. Musk would […]

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Top 5 Ways The Blockchain Can Revolutionize The Aviation Industry

Daniel Levi Posted On October 25, 2022

In a little over a decade, blockchain has evolved to become a disruptive game-changing technology that permeates every aspect of our lives. Blockchain is also the underlying technology behind most of the popular cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and Ethereum. From cocoa farmers […]

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California eVTOL startup Archer to deliver 250 flying taxis in 2025 to meet the $1 billion order from United Airlines

Daniel Levi Posted On October 24, 2022

Early last year, United Airlines announced it has agreed to purchase $1 billion worth of battery-powered flying taxis entered from California-based aerospace startup Archer Aviation in preparation for its 2024 launch. As part of the partnership agreement, United said it will buy […]

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Will Crypto Payments Ever Compete with Platforms Like Venmo and Paypal?

Daniel Levi Posted On October 23, 2022

The payment landscape continues to undergo drastic changes every year. Numerous providers compete for traction, and P2P payments have become of keen interest to consumers and businesses. While Venmo and other PayPals are very popular, crypto payments may one-up these […]

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Researchers found another vulnerability in SpaceX’s Starlink system just 2 months after Starlink was hacked using a $25 homemade device

Daniel Levi Posted On October 22, 2022

Early this month, the Ukrainian troops on the frontline reported ‘catastrophic’ outages of their Starlink communication devices. The connectivity issues hindered their efforts from liberating captured territory from Russian forces. Roman Sinicyn, a co-ordinator at a foundation that donated the Starlink […]

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Here’s everything ICO investors need to Know before investing

Daniel Levi Posted On October 21, 2022

It’s been three years since we wrote a piece about how to use ICO to raise money for your startup. A lot has changed since then. Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum have seen new lows. Today, the global crypto market cap […]

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Musk plans to fire 75% of Twitter’s total workforce of 7,500 employees, report

Daniel Levi Posted On October 20, 2022

Twitter employees may be in for really bad news and the biggest shock in the coming months. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reportedly planning to lay off nearly 75 percent of Twitter’s 7,500 workers, according to a report from the Washington Post, […]

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Flying car startup Alef debuts its Model A; raises $3 million in seed funding from early Tesla investor

Daniel Levi Posted On October 20, 2022

The concept of the flying car is nothing new. For decades, Hollywood and science fiction writers have been toying with the idea of adding wings to wheeled motor vehicles decades. As appealing as it may sound, attempts to develop economically-viable flying […]

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Ankr launches Chainscanner, an all-in-one block explorer and analytics platform for app-specific blockchains

Daniel Levi Posted On October 20, 2022

Fresh off becoming one of the first RPC providers to the Aptos Blockchain, Ankr today announced the launch of Chainscanner, an all-in-one block explorer and analytics platform for app-specific blockchains (AppChains). The newly-launched Chainscanner provides an easy way for both developers […]

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