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BuzzFeed News is shutting down after 12 years online

Nickie Louise Posted On April 20, 2023

“I am writing to announce some difficult news. We are reducing our workforce by approximately 15% today across our Business, Content, Tech and Admin teams, and beginning the process of closing BuzzFeed News. Additionally, we are proposing headcount reductions in […]

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Saudi telecom giant TAWAL enters the European market with a $1.3B acquisition of 4,800 telecom towers

Nickie Louise Posted On April 20, 2023

TAWAL, an infrastructure provider that emerged from Saudi Telecom Company (STC) in 2018, has agreed to acquire tower infrastructure valued at 1.22 billion euros ($1.34 billion) from United Group in its initial venture into Europe’s telecommunications market, the southeast European […]

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‘Purdue Innovates’ launches one united IP commercialization and startup creation network

Nickie Louise Posted On April 20, 2023

Building on world-renowned strength in innovation by its faculty, staff, students and alumni, the Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue University have formed Purdue Innovates, a comprehensive system to streamline access and strengthen support to both (a) technology commercialization resources, such […]

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Singapore-based startup Accredify raises $7 million for its digital verification platform

Nickie Louise Posted On April 20, 2023

We live in an era dominated by fake news. But reading fake news is one thing, relying on untrustworthy information to make business decisions can have disastrous consequences. It was this realization that prompted Quah Zheng, a chartered accountant, to […]

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Top tech startup news for Wednesday, April 19, 2023: Coinbase, EdgeQ, EquipmentShare, Facebook, and Tesla

Nickie Louise Posted On April 19, 2023

Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Facebook users can now file a claim for a $725 million privacy settlement Facebook users have until August 2023 to claim their […]

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Coinbase gets Bermuda license, plans to launch offshore derivatives exchange next week

Nickie Louise Posted On April 19, 2023

Coinbase has obtained a license to operate in the offshore jurisdiction of Bermuda. The move indicates that the company is doubling down its efforts to expand its global operations, particularly at a time when the U.S. regulatory agencies have become […]

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AI startup EdgeQ raises $75M to fuse AI compute and 5G within a single chip

Nickie Louise Posted On April 19, 2023

The present-day framework for connectivity and computation relies on outdated networks that are predominantly self-contained and monolithic. As more advanced and new devices such as drones, autonomous vehicles, and robotics are integrated into the network, it becomes increasingly important to […]

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Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft for “illegally using Twitter data” to train its AI

Nickie Louise Posted On April 19, 2023

Earlier today, Microsoft announced it is dropping Twitter from its advertising platform after the tech giant refused to pay Twitter’s API fees. Microsoft’s decision came a few days just before Twitter moves to its new high-priced API, which starts at […]

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AI tech startup Lexion raises $20M Series B to expand its AI-powered contract management solution offerings

Nickie Louise Posted On April 19, 2023

It’s been a while since we last featured artificial intelligence startup Lexion. The last time we wrote about the Seattle, Washington-based company was back in 2021 when it raised an $11 million Series A round led by Khosla Ventures, with […]

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Space and Time, Microsoft join forces to make blockchain data accessible on Azure Marketplace

Nickie Louise Posted On April 19, 2023

Big news just rolled out from Microsoft and Space and Time for Azure customers. The two companies have joined forces to make blockchain data accessible on the Azure Marketplace, giving Azure customers an accelerated on-ramp to easily access, manage and […]

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Construction startup EquipmentShare lands $290M in funding to provide contractors access to equipment and tech

Nickie Louise Posted On April 19, 2023

The construction business has not undergone significant change throughout the years despite all the technological developments in other fields. In the past 60 to 70 years, the industry hasn’t undergone any significant changes in terms of production or safety. It’s […]

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8 Reasons Why Education Startups Fail

Nickie Louise Posted On April 19, 2023

Education startups are firms that aim to modernize traditional education by using technology to create improved ways of learning and teaching. The startups provide educational products and services such as tutoring platforms, online courses, educational games, and virtual reality learning […]

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Crypto companies scramble to find banking partners after the collapse of three major crypto lenders

Nickie Louise Posted On April 19, 2023

Just last week, we wrote about Binance.US after a report that the U.S. arm of crypto exchange Binance was having problems finding a new banking partner following the collapse of Signature Bank that roiled the crypto market in March. Now, […]

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Top tech startup news for Tuesday, April 18, 2023: Coinbase, Cure Hydration, Meta, NodeRun, and Rally

Nickie Louise Posted On April 18, 2023

Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Meta is reportedly planning another round of mass layoffs this week Facebook’s parent company Meta is planning another round of mass layoffs Wednesday, […]

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Coinbase could move out of the US market if no regulatory clarity emerges, CEO Brian Armstrong says

Nickie Louise Posted On April 18, 2023

“I think if a number of years go by where we don’t see regulatory clarity around us … we may have to consider investing more elsewhere in the world. Anything including, you know, relocating.” The legal tussle between crypto exchange […]

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Rally raises $12M in funding to grow its composable checkout platform for e-commerce merchants

Nickie Louise Posted On April 18, 2023

One of the biggest challenges of e-commerce checkout is cart abandonment. The problems are due to a lot of factors including bad user experience and clunky checkout which leads to lost sales for merchants. It’s for this reason that e-commerce […]

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NodeRun launches Quick Grants to bootstrap novel community projects

Nickie Louise Posted On April 18, 2023

NodeRun, an Israeli tech startup and provider of blockchain infrastructure service, today announced the launch of Quick Grants – a groundbreaking initiative for funding community projects. The program will distribute 10% of the validator rewards collected by NodeRun to successful […]

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FoodTech startup Cure Hydration bags $5.6M in Series A funding to fuel expansion into major retailers

Nickie Louise Posted On April 18, 2023

Cure Hydration, a plant-based hydration brand, has secured $2.6 million in Series A funding as it embarks on a new growth phase that includes expanding its retail presence almost fourfold from two years ago. The latest round was led by […]

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Elon Musk says he’s working on ‘TruthGPT,’ a ‘maximum truth-seeking AI’ to challenge ChatGPT and counter AI ‘bias’

Nickie Louise Posted On April 17, 2023

In February, Elon Musk said he was exploring the development of an alternative to ChatGPT. The billionaire revealed he had contacted AI researchers to start work on the project. To spearhead the effort, The Information reported that Musk has been recruiting Igor […]

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Google DeepMind AI-powered robots taught themselves to play soccer without being programmed by humans

Nickie Louise Posted On April 17, 2023

ChatGPT has been getting a lot of attention since its debut in November of last year. While everyone is buzzing about the Open AI chatbot, DeepMind is another AI startup that most people are likely unaware of and should probably […]

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