Investors continue to pour billions of dollars into promising tech startups across the seven continents. However, African startups are still lagging far behind. According to a report from Africa focused fund, Partech, the total 2019 venture capital investment in African startups […]
With the ongoing news about big tech censorship, Twitter is trying to change its image by shifting its attention to addressing wealth inequalities and the lending gap between racial groups in America. Today, Twitter announced the launch of the Finance Justice Fund, […]
On Sunday, we wrote a piece about the vulnerability of the U.S. voting system infrastructure and vote tampering or switching could be carried in real-time. In one of the videos, we saw how “vote switching” happened on election night in a live […]
Climate change and eating lifestyles have led many consumers to switch to plant-based meat alternatives. In addition, the success of plant-based milk, which now makes up 14 percent of the U.S. milk category and has more than 40 percent household penetration, […]
Tailscale, a Toronto, Canada-based tech startup and the provider of a new kind of corporate VPN that requires no hardware or infrastructure, today announced that it has $12 million in Series A funding from Accel, with participation from Heavybit and Uncork Capital. Founded […]
A recent IHL research report found that about $1.75 trillion are lost to the “Ghost Economy” of overstocks, excess inventory, out-of-stocks, and sales returns. One tech startup set out on a mission to address this problem and simplify the sale […]
SoftBank is back with its spending spree after it made its foray into real estate with a $200 million investment in Clutter at a $600 million valuation in February 2019. Now, SoftBank is making another big bet, this time the tech giant […]
With billions of dollars in war chest, Spotify announced Tuesday that it is buying Washington D.C.-based Megaphone for $235 million. Megaphone offers the technology for podcast publishers and advertisers seeking targeted slots on podcasts. It offers podcast hosting, distribution, and ad-insertion tools […]
One of the many challenges facing mall businesses today is keeping up with payroll laws and regulations across many states. The challenge is even greater for businesses with an international presence. Payroll laws vary around the globe and it’s virtually impossible […]
The Apple Store went offline this morning, just a few hours before the “One More Thing” Mac launch event was set to kick off. The outage has left thousands of users unable to gain access to the Apple Store. According […]
Last month, we wrote about Xbox Series X, and Series S, a new set of home video game consoles developed by Microsoft. The two consoles were released on November 10, 2020, as the fourth generation of the Xbox console family, succeeding Xbox […]
SME Finance, a Lithuanian-based fintech startup and leading fintech platform for non-banking financing in the Baltic states, today announced it has received €80 million in back from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support small and medium-sized Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian enterprises […]
JumpCloud, a Denver, Colorado-based cloud directory platform startup today announced it has raised $75 million Series E funding to expand product development, marketing, and sales globally. The round was led by BlackRock, with participation from existing investor General Atlantic. JumpCloud said it […]
A former Microsoft engineer was sentenced to nine years in prison for 18 federal felonies after he stole more than $10 million worth of digital currency from his ex-employer and used the money to finance purchases including a $1.6 million […]
Back in May, we recommended Parler as the best alternative to Twitter for those who want to fight big tech censorship and social media freedom. Parler (from the French word for “to speak”) was founded by CEO John Matze in 2018. […]
Kochava, a Sandpoint Idaho-based mobile attribution tech startup announced today that it has acquired database maker Thalamus to connect ad buyers and vendors as the ad industry adjusts to the ever-changing landscape. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. With this acquisition, […]
Local Logic, a Montreal, Canada-based tech startup on a mission to change the world of investing, buying, and building real estate using urban planning and data science, announced today it has raised $6.1 million ($8 million CAD) in funding to expand its […]
Cred is a San Francisco-based cryptocurrency startup and operator of a decentralized banking platform serving customers in 190 countries with over $300 million in lending capital. It offers interest rates on more than 30 crypto and fiat currencies through its partner […]
According to the IIF (“Institute of International Finance”), the global carbon market is set to grow 160x in order to meet the commitments outlined in the Paris Agreement, further driven by an increasing focus of both countries and corporations to […]
Cyber threats are on the rise and organizations around the world are under constant attack. No day goes by without news stories of companies being hacked by hackers and cyber actors. Some of the commonly used attack vectors are malware, […]
