As you may recall, a little over a year ago we wrote about Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet after he listed it on an auction as a non-fungible token (NFT). The NFT was bought by Iranian-born crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi for […]
Since its inception, artificial intelligence (AI) has disrupted many industries including agriculture, technology, health, automation, fintech, among others. However, the use of AI continues to be resisted in one field–the legal profession. Over the years, there are a lot of […]
The decentralized finance (DeFi) space has so much going on and it’s difficult to keep up with it all. Since its inception in August 2018, the DeFi market has continued to evolve and mature quite immensely over the last couple of years. […]
If there is one lesson we all learned from this pandemic, it is that remote work is critical to the success of every company. The pandemic has now accelerated the future of remote work. However, remote work is not without […]
When you’re a trillion-dollar company, a million dollars is like a drop in a bucket. In 2015, Microsoft bought the to-do-app Wunderlist for a reported price of $100 million to $200 million. Wunderlist was founded by German entrepreneur Christian Reber. Wunderlist’s API runs […]
The popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has led to the sudden explosion of blockchain games as more and more players look to cash in from play-to-earn games. According to some estimates, the number of ‘active’ blockchain games doubled in the past […]
Last year, Alphabet’s Google invested $7 billion across its U.S. offices and data centers. However, demand for cloud services has increased as economies around the world reopen after the great pandemic causing Google to increase its investments and spending on infrastructure […]
Payaut, an Amsterdam-based fintech startup that provides an automated payment solution for online platforms and marketplaces, has raised an $8.7 million (€8 million) seed round led by Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture fund, with participation from existing investors LocalGlobal and Entrée Capital. […]
When software developer Uri Klarman moved from Israel to the United States to pursue his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2014, the last thing on his mind was to be an entrepreneur. Together with Aleksandar Kuzmanovic, a professor of computer science, the […]
Earlier today, Microstrategy founder and CEO Michael Saylor said, “Inflation is worse than you think, and Bitcoin is better than you know.” Not sure if Bitcoin is the solution to the current inflationary problem but Saylor is on to something. This […]
It was just a year ago we covered Plaid after the U.S.-based fintech startup raised $425 million in Series D round at a $13 billion valuation in its first funding after a scrapped $5.3 billion merger with Visa. In January […]
The increase in remote work accelerated by the pandemic and the shift to hybrid and multi-cloud environments is driving the need for secure authentication and access of corporate users beyond their organization’s perimeter. More than ever in the history of […]
~ How do edge analytics enable manufacturers to meet sustainability goals? ~ In the wake of the landmark climate event, COP26, manufacturers are striving to align their activities with the global net-zero targets. But the sector has a long way […]
Fortnite maker Epic Games announced on Monday it had raised $2 billion in fresh funding from Sony Group Corp and Lego Group, the maker of the popular Lego-brand toys. The new round values the “Fortnite” creator at $31.5 billion. The announcement comes exactly […]
CoinStats, the all-in-one crypto research and portfolio tracker application, has announced the successful completion of its fundraising event. Led by Alex Pack’s Hack VC, this highly subscribed event witnessed participation from several prominent investors, including Mike Dudas’s 6th Man Ventures. […]
Just last month, we covered U.S. private equity giant Thoma Bravo after it paid $10.7 billion to acquire Anaplan, an SAP rival and enterprise software firm started in an English barn. In just three weeks, the firm has made its […]
Thousands of Etsy sellers begin a weeklong strike on Monday to protest a 30% increase in transaction fees. At least 14,000 Etsy sellers participated in the strike that they say cut into their profits. As of this morning, the online strike […]
As cryptocurrency gains more mainstream adoption, crypto investors are faced with a myriad of crypto investment options including Bitcoin, Altcoins, DeFi, and many more. In addition, investors also face challenges of which digital assets to choose from. It’s for this […]
In just five years, TikTok, the Chinese viral video-sharing app that started out as a joke, has become the most popular app in the world. In December 2021, TikTok dethroned Google to become the most visited website in the world, ending Google’s […]
One in four people in India currently suffers from chronic ailments. In addition, 80% of these patients cannot comply with the treatment plan provided by the doctor leading to even more complications. This poses a huge burden on the health […]
