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Facebook Hacked: Facebook admitted personal information of 533 million Facebook users leaked online for free
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2021


Personal information of over 533 million Facebook users was leaked on a low-level hacking forum in one of the largest cyber data breaches ever reported. The data breach was first discovered on Saturday by Alon Gal, CTO of Hudson Rock, […]


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Microsoft files a new patent to let you mine bitcoin using your brain activity
Nickie Louise Posted On April 2, 2021


Every day, a new cryptocurrency is released into the digital economy through a process known as mining. However, crypto mining is a deeply energy-intensive process. “Mining” bitcoin involves solving complex mathematical problems in order to create new bitcoins. Bitcoin miners are later rewarded with […]


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SoftBank leads $210 million investment in consumer-loyalty and retail-rewards app startup Fetch Rewards
Nickie Louise Posted On April 1, 2021


Late last year, we wrote about Fetch Rewards after the consumer-loyalty and retail-rewards app  raised $80 million in Series C funding to accelerate growth. Fetch Rewards has seen rapid growth during the global pandemic as COVID-19 created a sudden and significant shift in […]


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Facebook and Google to build undersea cables between the U.S. and Southeast Asia to boost data capacity and improve internet reliability
Nickie Louise Posted On April 1, 2021


Facebook and Google are planning to lay two huge undersea cables that will link the West Coast of the United States to Singapore and Indonesia to advancing internet connectivity between the Asia-Pacific region and North America. Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s biggest economy […]


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Microsoft wins a $21.9 billion contract to build augmented-reality Hololens headsets for the U.S. Army
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021


Another day, another billion dollars contract. Earlier today, the Pentagon announced that Microsoft has won a contract to build more than 120,000 custom HoloLens augmented-reality headsets for the U.S. Army. The contract is part of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System […]


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J.P. Morgan expands Innovation Economy coverage with key hires from Silicon Valley Bank and Bank of America
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021


J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking today announced the hire of five key executives to support its growing Innovation Economy team within the Middle Market Banking and Specialized Industries (MMBSI) group. Four of the new hires join from Silicon Valley Bank, and one […]


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Cloud data streaming startup Striim raises $50 million Series C funding led by Goldman Sachs
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021


Striim, a Silicon Valley-based tech startup and an enterprise-grade streaming data integration platform for moving data in real-time to the cloud, today announced it has closed a $50 million Series C financing led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, with participation from […]


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Israeli-founded insurtech startup Next Insurance snags $250M Series E funding round at a $4 billion valuation
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021


The insurtech space is hot again. Late last year, we wrote about Next Insurance after the Silicon Valley-based startup acquired Denver-based insurtech startup Juniper Labs in its first-ever acquisition. The Israeli-founded Next Insurance provides coverage for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Historically, small business […]


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Goldman Sachs to start offering bitcoin, crypto, and other digital assets to wealthy investors
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021


With institutional support from banks, payment companies, and investors, cryptocurrencies like bitcoins are slowly moving towards global adoption. Yesterday, PayPal announced the launch of “Checkout with Crypto” to enable PayPal customers in the U.S. to checkout with cryptocurrency alongside other […]


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Crypto wallet and blockchain tech startup imToken raises $30 million Series B to safeguard blockchain and token-based assets
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021


imToken, a Singapore-based tech startup and the world’s largest Ethereum digital asset wallet, announced it has closed a US$30 million Series B funding to accelerate the development of its next iteration. The round was led by Qiming Venture Partners, with participation […]


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Money savings platform Price.com bags $10 million in funding to get you the best price of everything online
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021


Price.com, a San Francisco-based tech startup and money savings e-commerce platform, today announced a $10 million series seed funding round led by Ricky Caplin, Chairman of Caplin Family Offices, with participation from Founders Fund; Social Capital; former Twitter CEO Dick […]


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Amazon-backed food delivery startup Deliveroo hammered, shares plunged 31% in London IPO debut
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2021


The much-anticipated IPO of Deliveroo is finally here. Shares of Amazon-backed food delivery startup plunged by as much as 30% in early trading Wednesday. The company priced its shares at £3.90 ($5.36) but they were down to £2.73 shortly after trading commenced. The unicorn […]


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Spotify acquires live audio app Locker Room maker Betty Labs to take on Clubhouse
Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2021


Spotify jumps into the live audio trend with the acquisition of live audio app Locker Room maker and Clubhouse rival Betty Labs. In an announcement on Tuesday, Spotify said it purchased Betty Labs to accelerate its move into live audio. […]


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PayPal launches “Checkout with Crypto” to let you pay online merchants with cryptocurrency
Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2021


Cryptocurrencies are taking another step towards global adoption. In a move that could significantly boost the use of digital assets in everyday commerce, PayPal announced Tuesday launches “Checkout with Crypto” to enable PayPal customers in the U.S. to checkout with cryptocurrency alongside other […]


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Austin-based tech startup Living Security raises $14M to combat human cybersecurity risk
Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2021


Cybercriminals have more opportunities and entry points to attack now than ever, and people are frequently the weak links that enable them to access sensitive company information and networks. The rise of remote work has also expanded the attack surface for […]


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Bain Capital Ventures leads $87.5M Series A investment in cloud startup HYCU to disrupt the $11 billion data and backup recovery market
Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2021


According to Markets and Markets, the data and backup recovery market is anticipated to be worth well over $11 billion by 2022. However, legacy data protection solutions are predicated on outdated and appliance-based storage, which is an antiquated and complex […]


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Boston Dynamics unveils ‘Stretch,’ a new warehouse worker robot
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2021


Boston Dynamics, a U.S. robotic company known for its futuristic humanoid robots that can do simple parkours and perform backflips like a gymnast, today introduces Stretch, a new robot designed to perform and automate box moving tasks in warehouses and distribution centers. […]


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Google-backed Cityblock raises $192M in funding to expand health care model to Medicaid and lower-income Medicare beneficiaries
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2021


It’s been well over three years since we last covered Cityblock, a health tech startup launched as part of Google’s Sidewalk experimental “projects” with a focus on improving health in urban communities. A few months before our coverage, Cityblock Health Co-Founder and CEO, Iyah […]


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Visa becomes first major payments network to settle transactions in USD Coin, a stable cryptocurrency
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2021


Visa announced on Monday a major industry first in bridging the worlds of digital and traditional fiat currencies: the use of USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin backed by the US dollar, to settle a transaction with Visa over Ethereum—one of the […]


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NASA is heading towards a giant metallic asteroid (16 Psyche) that could make everyone on Earth a billionaire; worth $700,000 quadrillion
Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2021


Forget about the stimulus checks. NASA is planning a mission to a giant metallic asteroid called 16 Psyche that could make everyone on Earth a billionaire. The mission is scheduled for August 2022. According to NASA, the giant asteroid has gold […]


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