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Amsterdam-based scooter startup Dott arrives in Israel with Tel Aviv launch
Daniel Levi Posted On May 16, 2022


Dott is better known for its e-scooter-sharing services across many European cities. We covered Dott when the Amsterdam-based scooter startup launched its e-Bikes on the streets of Paris in October 2021. Since then, Dott has expanded its footprints in cities across […]


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In The Metaverse, Facebook is Moving Far Ahead of its Rival Social Media Networks
Daniel Levi Posted On May 16, 2022


It’s been said far and wide that the metaverse will be the next evolution of our digital lives. If so, it seems certain that the social media networks we know and love today are sure to play a big part […]


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Coinbase warns users their crypto assets could become company property if it goes bankrupt
Daniel Levi Posted On May 13, 2022


This week is probably the worst, if not one of the worst weeks, for crypto investors. The crypto markets are now becoming increasingly shaky by the hours. Just as investors are reeling from the collapse of the Terra Luna stablecoin […]


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Samsung set to increase semiconductor prices by 20% to cover rising materials and logistics costs
Nickie Louise Posted On May 13, 2022


In 2020, the world was at a standstill as the pandemic caused factories around the world to halt production, reduce inventory, and some even close down making the supplies needed for chip manufacturing unavailable for months. Fast forward two years later, global […]


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Elon Musk says Twitter’s deal is “temporarily on hold” pending details on fake accounts
Nickie Louise Posted On May 13, 2022


Shares of Twitter tumbled in pre-market trading after Elon Musk announced early this morning that Twitter’s deal is on “temporary hold.” Musk’s announcement came just a few days after short-seller Hindenburg Research warned that Twitter is overpriced and that there is […]


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JP Morgan leads a $300 million financing in Irish fintech startup Wayflyer to provide loans to e-commerce merchants
Nickie Louise Posted On May 12, 2022


Wayflyer, an Irish fintech startup that provides funding for online e-commerce businesses, announced Thursday it has secured and begun deploying $300 million in debt financing from Wall Street giant J.P. Morgan. With this cash infusion, Wayflyer said it expects to advance […]


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Bitcoin briefly falls below $24,000 as Terra’s LUNA crash causes ripples in the crypto market
Nickie Louise Posted On May 12, 2022


The price of Bitcoin continues and there is no sign of when the carnage will stop. This morning, the price of Bitcoin briefly fell to under $24,000 on Bitstamp, according to data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView. In a post […]


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London-based Guider raises $3 million to grow its mentoring platform and expand its global footprint
Nickie Louise Posted On May 11, 2022


Early this year, we wrote a piece about how the great resignation has led to over 20 million people quitting their jobs in the second half of 2021. The number was one of the highest “quit rates” ever recorded since the US […]


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Israeli biotech startup OncoHost raises $35 million in funding to personalize cancer treatment using AI
Daniel Levi Posted On May 10, 2022


Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. In 2017, every sixth death in the world is due to cancer, according to data from the Global Burden of Disease which estimates that 9.56 million people […]


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Big tech lost more than $1 trillion in value in the last three trading days of market rout
Nickie Louise Posted On May 10, 2022


The elite trillion-dollar big tech club known as MAMATA used to be worth a combined market value of $10 trillion. But that changed this week after the turmoil in the stock market caused the tech giants to lose over $1 trillion of […]


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Crypto exchange KuCoin hits a unicorn valuation of $10 billion after a $150M Series B raise
Daniel Levi Posted On May 10, 2022


KuCoin, the fifth-largest cryptocurrency exchange, has raised $150 million in Series B funding to expand its presence in Web3, a decentralized version of the Internet that is based on blockchain technology. The round, which was led by Jump Crypto, brings the company’s valuation to […]


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Anchain deploys Next-Gen Web3 Analytics on Elrond to Boost Compliance and Fraud Prevention
Nickie Louise Posted On May 10, 2022


We covered Elrond back last year after the developer of internet-scale blockchain infrastructure for Web3 payments, DeFi, and the new Metaverse economy, partnered with Holoride to introduce blockchain and NFTs for the world’s first immersive in-vehicle media platform. Since then, Elrond has grown exponentially and its […]


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Israel-based Cogniteam raises $5.6M in Series A funding to enhance its low-code AI robotics platform Nimbus
Daniel Levi Posted On May 9, 2022


In October 2021, we covered Cogniteam after the Tel Aviv, Israel-based robotics startup unveiled its Nimbus operating system, a cloud-based drag-and-drop platform for robotics development that promises to cut time to market by 80% for new robotics programs. Fast forward […]


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Bitcoin lost half its value; down 50% from its peak to below $30,500
Daniel Levi Posted On May 9, 2022


The turmoil in the stock market turmoil continues to spill over into the cryptocurrency markets. Just last week, Bitcoin was trading at a little over $36,000. Now, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency has shed all its gain and has fallen […]


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Paymob closes $50M in funding, the largest ever Series B fundraise by an Egyptian fintech startup company
Nickie Louise Posted On May 9, 2022


Paymob, a Cairo, Egypt-based fintech startup and Egypt’s market-leading digital payments provider, announced today it has closed a $50 million Series B funding round. The round was led by global emerging markets investment firm Kora Capital, PayPal Ventures, and Clay Point led the […]


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Clinical trial startup Curebase bags $40 million in Series B funding to democratize access to clinical studies
Nickie Louise Posted On May 5, 2022


One of the lessons learned from the covid pandemic is how research institutions, governments, and pharmaceutical companies worked together to develop efficient vaccines to cure the deadly coronavirus. The pandemic is also a reminder of the need to accelerate clinical drug […]


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Elon Musk expected to be temporary Twitter CEO after deal closes, report
Daniel Levi Posted On May 5, 2022


Elon Musk is expected to serve as temporary CEO of Twitter after closing his $44 billion takeover of the social-media company, CNBC reported on Thursday. The announcement comes after reports this morning that Musk has secured over $7 billion in additional […]


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Shopify acquires logistics tech startup Deliverr for $2.1 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On May 5, 2022


Canadian multinational e-commerce company Shopify announced today it will acquire logistics tech startup Deliverr for $2.1 billion in cash and stock. The e-commerce giant shared the news as part of its first-quarter results in a filing with the Securities and […]


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This Finnish tech startup wants to revolutionize the travel industry and make it more sustainable
Daniel Levi Posted On May 5, 2022


The transportation sector generates the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, according to data from the US Department of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In 2020 alone, 27% of 2020 greenhouse gas emissions came from the transportation sector. […]


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Musk secures $7 billion in additional funding from investors and friend Larry Ellison to fund his $44B takeover of Twitter
Nickie Louise Posted On May 5, 2022


As you may recall, late last month Elon Musk sold over $8.4 billion worth of Tesla shares to fund his $44 billion takeover of Twitter. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, Musk sold 4.4 million shares of Twitter on […]


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