Amazon Web Services (AWS), a cloud-computing business of Amazon, announced Friday it has acquired Wickr, a secure and encrypted messaging platform used by government agencies and enterprises. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The announcement comes as part of […]
Happy Friday! Who would have thought anyone could build a multibillion-dollar business reselling sneakers? GOAT (“Greatest of All Time”) is a sneaker resale marketplace launched six years ago to let people easily buy and sell authentic, highly coveted, and general-release sneakers. Today, […]
If you want to reach your ideal customers, you need to be creating optimized content that will help you climb the search engine results pages (SERPs). This is part of a process called search engine optimization (SEO), which is a […]
Cryptocurrency continues to gain steam despite recent volatility in the price of bitcoin. Compared to a year ago, about 46 million Americans now own at least a share of Bitcoin — or about 17% of the adult population, according to estimates […]
Berkeley SkyDeck global accelerator is working with the Canadian Tech Accelerator to showcase eleven Canada-based early-stage startups. The startups will participate today in the Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) program’s first U.S. Demo Day. Eleven Canadian startups will participate today in the […]
Nium, a global payments platform redefining how consumers and businesses can send and receive funds around the world, announced the expansion of its global footprint and global payments network with the opening of an office in one of Europe’s biggest economies […]
As cryptocurrency becomes more mainstream, so are the threats faced by financial institutions and investors, and governments around the world. As such, government agencies are prioritizing threats like ransomware that abuse it, and cryptocurrency exchanges are seeking a competitive edge. […]
Bitcoin has taken some beating since its all-time high of $64,000 in April to a little to over $33,000 today. Now a group of fintech and tech leaders has launched “The ₿ Word,” a Bitcoin-focused initiative that aims to demystify […]
Sanity, a provider of a unified content platform that helps brands treat content as data for transformative digital experiences, announced today that it has raised $39 million in Series B funding led by the VC that bet early on Marketo, Canva, […]
Just last week we wrote about Andreessen Horowitz after the Silicon Valley venture capital firm’s foray into tech publishing with the launch of Future.com, a new tech platform that explores how technology is transforming our world—from crypto and biology to gaming and […]
Visa announced Thursday that it is acquiring Swedish financial tech startup Tink for $2.1 billion (1.8 billion euros) which includes cash and retention incentives. The deal will help bolster the payment giant’s digital ambitions. The announcement comes after Visa abandoned the bid to buy […]
When we thought we’re finally done with COVID-19, it turns out we’re not out of the woods quite yet. Today, Dr. David Nabarro, a special envoy on coronavirus for the World Health Organisation (WHO), said that social distancing and mask […]
John McAfee, the founder of the popular McAfee antivirus software, was found dead on Wednesday. He was 75. Authorities say he died of a suspected suicide. His lawyer also confirmed to ABC News that his client was found dead in a Spanish […]
Even though the cost of launching a startup continues to go down because founders no longer need to spend millions of dollars on expensive software as part of the upfront/CAPEX cost, founders still face many other challenges. The hardest part about […]
Earlier today, tech investor and co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator Paul Graham, tweeted the following: “Now that a lab leak is becoming the default explanation for the origin of Covid-19, we owe thanks to Alina Chan, who spoke out […]
Elon Musk’s latest announcement is a further reminder that money is nothing but a tool and not a weapon that you use “As a Service” to improve the quality of your life, people you love, missions and causes you believe […]
In late 2019, we wrote about 50 tech startups with the most chance of becoming unicorns. One of the startups on the list is Embark Trucks, a San Francisco-based tech startup that is building self-driving semi-trucks for freight and logistic services. Fast […]
Smartwatches are the new battlefield for the world’s biggest and best phone manufacturers. Apple and Samsung, the two leaders in the field, have been constantly improving and innovating to try and gain the upper hand in this market. This is also […]
It was just four months ago that Electronic Arts (EA) acquired gaming developer Glu Mobile for $2.1 billion. Since then, EA has been on a buying spree. Now with billions of dollars war chest, the company just announced another acquisition. This […]
With millions of software and apps out there on the Internet, finding the right software is like looking for a needle in a haystack. That was why G2 (formerly known as G2 Crowd) decided to help organizations find the right software […]
