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RapidDeploy raises $34M in growth funding to enable public safety officials to reduce emergency response times
Daniel Levi Posted On January 25, 2023


Every year, about 240 million people call 911 in the United States. That’s a lot of calls if you think about it. According to reports, in 2017, the average wait time for law enforcement to arrive was 11 minutes while the […]


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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried gave $400 million to an obscure crypto trading startup; one of the founders was once romantically involved with him
Daniel Levi Posted On January 25, 2023


What’s $400 million among friends, especially if the friend is someone you’re romantically involved with? The more we learn about the fall of disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the more we realize that his crypto empire was built on […]


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ZenGo becomes the first seedless crypto wallet on Polygon
Nickie Louise Posted On January 25, 2023


The “seed-phrase” problem has been raised a few times by thought leaders such as Binance Changpeng Zhao (CZ) and Udi Wertheimer (who’s been very vocal about it in the past few months) after a massive wave of exiting CEXs that […]


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Fintech startup DailyPay raises $260M in growth funding to revolutionize the $1 trillion on-demand pay market
Daniel Levi Posted On January 25, 2023


On-demand pay, also known as earned wage access (EWA), is a new category of payroll service that gives low-wage employees access to some or all of their earned wages before the traditional, scheduled payday. According to tax firm Ernst and […]


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Microsoft cloud outage hits users around the world; Users of Teams and Outlook impacted
Nickie Louise Posted On January 25, 2023


Millions of Microsoft users around the world were hit with an outage on Wednesday after a networking outage took down its cloud platform Azure along with services such as Teams and Outlook. The tech giant said it had since recovered […]


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Top tech startup news for Tuesday, January 24, 2023: Amazon, DevZero, Forward, Gemini, and Uber Freight
Daniel Levi Posted On January 24, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Uber Freight lays off 150 employees or 3% of the unit’s headcount Uber trucking unit, Uber Freight, has laid off 150 employees, or […]


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Crypto exchange Gemini lays off 10% of its employees, third round of layoffs in less than a year
Nickie Louise Posted On January 24, 2023


Gemini, a crypto exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, is laying off 10% of its total workforce. Gemini now joins a long list of crypto companies that have announced or planning to freeze hiring as FTX contagion spreads across the […]


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DevZero launches with $26M in Seed & Series A funding to enable software developers to code in the cloud
Daniel Levi Posted On January 24, 2023


With a plethora of software development tools out there, you will be surprised to know that most software engineers and developers still work on their local devices, which requires constant software updates, multiple installs, the need to synch with the […]


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French quantum computer startup PASQAL raises €100 million to usher in a new era of neutral atoms quantum computing
Nickie Louise Posted On January 24, 2023


Since 1882 after Charles Babbage invented the first computer known as Babbage Difference Engine, today’s computers still use integrated circuits or semiconductors (also known as chips) which are based on bits in the form of binary 1s and 0s. Integrated […]


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Forward Networks lands $50M in Series D funding to help prevent network outages
Daniel Levi Posted On January 24, 2023


With millions of people joining the internet every day, the underlying IP networks have to be resilient and scalable. As part of the effort to support future growth and global connectivity of the Internet, the Internet Society launched IPv6 on […]


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Amazon launches a $5/month generic drug prescription plan for U.S. Prime members
Nickie Louise Posted On January 24, 2023


Just two years after Amazon entered into the pharmacy business with the launch of Amazon Pharmacy to enable customers to order prescriptions online, Amazon announced today the launch of its low-cost subscription plan for generic drugs, furthering the e-commerce giant’s […]


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DealHub wraps up year of unprecedented growth following $60M funding round
Daniel Levi Posted On January 24, 2023


Upscaling sales capabilities can be a huge problem for many growing enterprises. Legacy sales tech solutions often require long implementation periods and need for extensive coding experience to customize to a company’s specific needs, which can often change on the […]


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Xylem to acquire Evoqua for $7.5 billion in a push to expand to industrial markets
Daniel Levi Posted On January 23, 2023


“We are excited about building the world’s most powerful platform for solving water alongside our Evoqua colleagues.” Water tech firm Xylem announced on Monday it is acquiring Evoqua Water Technologies Corp in an all-stock deal valued at $9.5 billion to […]


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Microsoft invests billions of dollars in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI as AI race heats up
Daniel Levi Posted On January 23, 2023


Microsoft on Monday announced a new multi-billion dollar investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI as the AI race heats up. The tech giant declined to provide a specific dollar amount. However, as we reported earlier this month, Microsoft was in talks to […]


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Sterling Investment Partners raises $934M in funding for its Fund IV to invest in middle market companies
Nickie Louise Posted On January 23, 2023


The global macro events and the global economic slowdown is making it increasingly harder for startups to raise funding. Founders are scrambling to get more cash than the amount VCs are willing to deploy. The problem is not just limited […]


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London-based eco-friendly clothing startup bags £1M to meet demand for its sustainable fashion care products
Nickie Louise Posted On January 23, 2023


Some have called it a fashion crime but the amount of waste in the fashion industry is unfathomable until you start peeling away the layers. The $2.4 trillion fashion industry — with its short trend cycles and massive production rates — was […]


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Spotify to lay off 6% of its employees as chief content officer departs the music streaming giant
Nickie Louise Posted On January 23, 2023


Spotify is the latest tech company to lay off its staff as tech companies battle with the global economic slowdown. Spotify announced on Monday that it plans to lay off 6% of its employees, or about 600 jobs, adding to […]


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It’s Time For Super-Apps To Enter Web3 And The Metaverse
Daniel Levi Posted On January 23, 2023


After disrupting the Southeast Asian consumer ecosystem, the concept of “super-apps” is gradually finding its way into the Western markets. Prominent entrepreneurs, such as the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, to name a few, are keen to build […]


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Top tech startup news for Friday, January 20, 2023: Chord, CNET, Fanatics, FTX, Genesis, Google, and WTF
Nickie Louise Posted On January 20, 2023


Good evening and happy Friday! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Friday, January 20, 2023. Feds seize about $700 million of FTX assets in Sam Bankman-Fried criminal case Federal prosecutors seized around $700 million in […]


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CNET secretly used AI to write its entire articles for months; “We didn’t do it in secret, we did it quietly” 
Daniel Levi Posted On January 20, 2023


“We didn’t do it in secret, we did it quietly,” that was what CNET editor-in-chief Connie Guglielmo told his team following a public outcry after Futurism reported that the popular news outlet had been quietly using AI to publish entire […]


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