Microsoft Edge is the default web browser for Windows 10 but only gets about 11% of the desktop browser market share as of January 2023. Although Microsoft Edge has been lauded for its privacy features, it has recently come under scrutiny […]
Britain’s antitrust regulator announced on Wednesday that it would block Microsoft’s attempt to acquire the creator of “Call of Duty” Activision Blizzard for $69 billion, citing concerns about potential competition constraints in cloud gaming. The move dealt a surprise blow […]
Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, April 25, 2023. RapidAPI, an Israeli tech startup valued at $1 billion a year ago, is laying off 50% of its workforce Rapid API, a […]
Binance.US has terminated a $1.3 billion deal to buy assets of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital for in a $1.3 billion deal., citing a “hostile and uncertain regulatory climate.” The news comes following a WSJ report that Binance.US was struggling […]
The first-ever browser security survey of CISOs’ security practices reveals CISOs struggles, displeasure with current security solutions and cloud concerns While the massive shift to SaaS apps has begun more than a decade ago, CISOs are still struggling to address […]
Last week, crypto exchange Coinbase said it may leave the US market if the regulatory uncertainty surrounding digital currencies continues. CEO Brian Armstrong told the audience at Fintech Week in London. The exchange has been in a legal tussle with the […]
Last summer, we wrote about Pinduoduo after China’s discount e-commerce giant announced the launch of a new U.S. shopping site called Temu as part of its push to make inroads into the overseas market and challenge Amazon. Temu is a cross-border […]
It’s been a while since we last covered the chat and messaging API service SendBird. Back then, the unicorn startup raised $50 million Series B to ramp up global demand for in-app messaging. Since then, the company has grown at […]
Venom, the first Layer-1 blockchain licensed by the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), today launched its public testnet after years of development. The milestone marks a significant accomplishment in Venom’s roadmap as it prepares to launch on mainnet. The public […]
ChatGPT is all the rage these days and there’s no sign of slowing down. In only five days after its launch, ChatGPT reached an impressive milestone of one million users. To put this into perspective, it took Netflix 3.5 years, Facebook […]
Spotify reached a new milestone, crossing more than 500 million monthly active listeners. Spotify reported on Wednesday that its audio streaming service is being used by over 515 million people every month, which is more than half a billion users. […]
Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Monday, April 24, 2023. OpenAI has applied for “GPT” trademark with USPTO OpenAI, the creator of the popular chatbot ChatGPT, has applied for the “GPT” trademark […]
In November 2021, Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $68,789.63. At the time, tech investors including Billionaires Tim Draper and Chamath Palihapitiya predicted that Bitcoin would soar to over $200,000. Draper said he’s confident Bitcoin would reach $250,000 in 2023, […]
Apple declares ‘resounding victory’ on Monday after an appeals court mostly sided with the iPhone maker over its App Store rules in a lawsuit with Epic Games. The verdict signals that Apple’s authority over the App Store and the fees […]
Remote work has seen a surge in popularity since the covid lockdown in 2020. This has led to more companies adopting a hybrid or fully remote work approach. Despite its advantages, remote work poses some challenges as employees collaborate in distributed […]
In a big blow to inventions generated by artificial intelligence (AI), the Supreme Court of the United States on Monday refused to issue patents for AI inventions created by computer scientist Stephen Thaler. The highest court in the country rejected […]
Modern cybersecurity uses several complex tools to thwart attackers. However, even the most sophisticated tool struggles to combat malicious insider threats. So, what is an insider threat, and why are they so potent? Briefly, insider threats are dangers a disgruntled […]
Following the resounding success of its first in-person iteration since the onset of the Covid pandemic, Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) is set to make a comeback in 2023 as one of Asia’s premier blockchain and Web3 events. KBW2023 is founded […]
Cloud data breaches are on the rise. According to the 2023 Thales Data Threat Report, 48% of IT professionals reported an increase in ransomware attacks while 22% of organizations have fallen victim to such an attack in the last year. […]
Russia’s largest bank Sberbank has jumped into the AI race with the launch of a new chatbot to take on OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Sberbank announced on Monday it had released a rival AI chatbot called GigaChat is currently initially in an […]
