The digital art market has exploded in recent months after the report of a single piece of non-fungible token (NFT) art sold at Christie’s Auction for a record-setting $69.3 million, making it the most expensive digital art ever sold. Since the […]
The job search space has evolved dramatically over the last decade. Smartphones and mobile apps have made it easier for job seekers to search with just a few clicks. By the same token, the competition for talent has never been […]
The arrival of the metaverse has led to a growing demand for virtual and augmented reality glasses. As you may recall, Google caused quite a stir in 2016 with its smart glasses before they eventually fizzled out. But now, one Chinese augmented reality […]
Metaverse has been dominating the headlines since Facebook rebranded to Meta in October 2021 to reflect its focus on the metaverse. As the metaverse gains momentum, companies and organizations are beginning to leverage the technology in several areas including gaming, NFTs, among others. […]
Earlier this month, Lightricks announced the acquisition of Popular Pays to accelerate the high-growth Jerusalem startup’s strategy to become a one-stop platform for creators. Popular Pays, which is based in Chicago, is an agile advertising platform built to connect creators […]
Institutional access to DeFi is on the roadmap now that cheqd has joined the CeDeFi Alliance, an organization that’s aiming to bring greater regulation and transparency to decentralized finance. Cheqd has revealed it’s now a full member of the CeDeFi […]
Bitcoin and Ethereum are arguably the two most popular cryptocurrencies out there. In recent years, the question that always gets asked is, “Which is better Bitcoin or Ethereum?” The answer depends on your requirements and investment goals. But what if you have the best […]
Banking and financial institutions have rapidly digitized all their operations, especially since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, fraudulent activities have kept pace too. According to a report from LexisNexis, the cost of fraud for U.S. financial services and […]
We covered DOGAMÍ earlier this month after the Tezos-powered mass-market play-to-earn NFT DOGAMÍ game signed a partnership with The Sandbox to bring its dog avatars into the Metaverse. Now, DOGAMÍ has some exciting news to leapfrog its project. Leveraging the strengths of […]
The fashion industry — with its short trend cycles and massive production rates — was named one of the most polluting sectors of the previous year. However, the unexpected rise of digital fashion in video games and applications has revealed a […]
Crypto mania is back! In just five days, the price of bitcoin jumped by more than 9 percent from $44,000 to over $48,000 on Monday. The sudden jump also means the world’s most popular cryptocurrency has now erased all its […]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is currently in its fifth week. As war rages between the two countries, Ukrainian refugees have received an outpouring of support from the tech community and thousands, if not millions, of people from around the world. […]
The European Union (EU) currently gets about 40% of all its energy from Russia, including 41.1% of its gas supply, according to data from FactSet. However, in the light of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the EU pledged in […]
With the popularity of NFTs, the demand for blockchain games is skyrocketing as more players look to make money from play-to-earn games. Just last week, we covered Binance-backed Heroes of Mavia, a blockchain-based play-to-earn massively multiplayer online (MMO) strategy game developed […]
Virtual reality surgical training and assessment platform Osso VR has raised $66 million in Series C funding to continue its mission to democratize healthcare and broaden access to surgical education for all healthcare professionals. The round was led by Oak HC/FT, with […]
The feud between the once world’s richest man Jeff Bezos and Tesla CEO and the world’s richest person Elon Musk doesn’t seem to be cooling anytime soon. According to The Insider, the Musk-Bezos rivalry appears to date back to back to […]
In March 2021, Instacart doubled its valuation to $39 billion after raising $265 million in funding. It was the second time Instacart doubled its valuation since the start of the pandemic in February 2020, making the on-demand grocery delivery startup the second-largest U.S.-based […]
Israeli brain infrastructure startup brain.space has come out of stealth mode with an $8.5 million seed funding to conduct the first-ever EEG experiment in space. As part of the experiment, astronauts will wear the brain.space automated EEG helmet to collect microgravity brain […]
HP has acquired Poly for $3.3 billion in an all-cash transaction deal to accelerate its growth strategy and creates leading portfolio of hybrid work solutions. Poly, which recently rebranded from Plantronics to reflect its dual Plantronics and Polycom heritage, is a leading provider of […]
On Saturday, we wrote about Tesla CEO Elon Musk after he hinted at launching his own social media platform due to Twitter’s failure to promote free speech. It now appears that Musk is seriously considering building his own social media […]