Late last month, Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms agreed to pay $37.5 million for violating users’ privacy and tracking their movements through smartphones without their permission. Lawyers for the plaintiffs said that Facebook violated California law and its own privacy policy […]
In July, we wrote about the regulatory challenges faced by some European tech startups. The situation was so dire that one in three European startups is now considering launching their business elsewhere due to the scale of the compliance burden. But the regulatory […]
Aurora Innovation, a self-driving vehicle firm co-founded by former heads of self-driving programs at Google, Uber, and Tesla, is considering selling itself to Apple or Microsoft, according to a report from Bloomberg. In a sign of its struggles since going public late […]
More than half (59%) of the world now uses social media. Over 4.50 billion people around the world currently use social media to stay connected with friends and family, with another 227 million new users coming online within the last […]
One of the biggest challenges that many people feel blockchain has not yet solved is the problem of data privacy. With blockchain, everything that’s recorded on it is exposed to the whole wide world, meaning that there can be no […]
Chinese discount e-commerce behemoth Pinduoduo just launched a new U.S. shopping site as part of its push to make inroads into the overseas market and challenge Amazon. The new online site, called Temu, is a cross-border e-commerce website that sells everything […]
Every month, WhatsApp publishes its India Monthly Report in compliance with the country’s stricter IT law passed in 2021. Many of the banned accounts were used to send spam, harmful, and unwanted messages to other users on the platform. In […]
In July, we covered DappRadar’s blockchain industry report where we discussed the winners and losers of the crypto bear market. Now, DappRadar’s out with their August blockchain industry report, and things are as hectic as ever. In recent months, it has seemed like […]
OneSignal, a YCombinator-backed tech startup designed to help businesses send notifications across every channel, today announced it has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round to grow its customer messaging and engagement platform and expand its global footprint in Europe, Asia, […]
At $43 trillion, the real estate market is the largest asset class in the United States, and it’s expected to grow over the next two decades. Despite the market size, the space is dominated by institutional investors and other big players. […]
In June 2021, Twitter launched Twitter Blue, a subscription service priced to let you “undo tweets.” It was the company’s first subscription service designed for power users willing to pay a monthly fee for exclusive features. Priced at $2.99 per month, the new […]
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, is currently under investigation by The US Justice Department (DOJ) for a crypto money laundering probe, according to a report from Reuters, citing a late-2020 written request which has not been previously reported. The U.S. federal prosecutors asked […]
The mental health pandemic is a serious issue affecting millions of Americans. Sadly, the pandemic is not limited to the United States. According to the latest UN data, nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder. Fewer […]
In June 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order directing the state to require all new cars and passenger trucks sold in California to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. Then on August 24, the state of California banned the sale of new gasoline-powered […]
While everyone is busy talking about the crypto bear market, Bybit, the world’s third largest crypto derivatives exchange by volume, continues to position itself for the long term by expanding its crypto trading platform and building new alliances. Just two months ago, Bybit […]
Wreno, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based proptech startup that aims to connect tradespeople and trade partners with institutional real estate companies, has raised $5 million in seed funding led by Lerer Hippeau with participation from Fifth Wall, Owl Ventures, and NFX, among others. The […]
In May, Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) pioneer Klarna announced it was laying off 10% of its workforce as the economic downturn hits the buy now, pay later space. Then in June, Klarna raised a massive $800 million in down round funding […]
In less than two years, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have gone from just a fad to a multi-billion dollar market. There’s an increase in mainstream and institutional adoption of NFTs as major brands like Nike and Visa enter the space. The NFT […]
As the battle against climate change rages on, people are now turning to alternative foods to save the planet. According to a recent study conducted by Ipsos Retail Performance, there has been a 300% increase in veganism in the United States alone. […]
Snapchat parent company Snap is planning to lay off about 20% of its more than 6,400 employees starting tomorrow, the Verge reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The social network company joins a growing list of tech […]
