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Toronto’s startup Brizo Data lands $8.9M in funding to provide market intelligence to the foodservice industry
Daniel Levi Posted On April 5, 2023


Brizo Data, a Toronto, Canada-based data intelligence startup that offers fresh market analytics for the foodservice industry, has raised over $8.9 ($12 million CAD) in Series A funding in the form of combined venture capital and debt. The round was […]


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Mintlayer launches a $4M open-source development grant, opens applications
Daniel Levi Posted On April 5, 2023


Mintlayer, a Bitcoin sidechain tech startup, today launched a $4 million open-source development grant to aid the development of tools and resources that will provide value to the Mintlayer ecosystem. In an announcement on Wednesday, Mintlayer said that applications are […]


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Bob Lee, founder of Cash App and former CTO of Square, stabbed to death in San Francisco, reports
Daniel Levi Posted On April 5, 2023


Cash App creator Bob Lee, 43, has been reportedly killed in San Francisco. He was stabbed to death, sources told NBC Bay Area. Bob Lee, a multimillionaire tech titan who created CashApp, was stabbed to death at 2:30 am yesterday […]


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In AI We Trust: National Archives wants to use AI to rewrite history to eliminate “inherent bias” in existing government records
Daniel Levi Posted On April 5, 2023


“As you know, the National Archive is the country’s record keeper. Given the fact that many of the permanent records of the Federal Government are inherently biased, the majority of the records were created by people in power.” Since the […]


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Top tech startup news for Tuesday, April 4, 2023: Frank, JPMorgan, Orbs, Makerverse, Sepura, and Virgin Orbit
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Sepura Home closes $3.7 million in seed funding to make your kitchen sink a composter Say goodbye to garbage disposals. Sepura Home, the […]


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Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2023


In an unsurprised announcement, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. after failing to secure a funding lifeline. In a filing at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in […]


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SYS Labs acquires cryptosecurity startup FortKnoxster, launches social crypto app SuperDapp
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2023


SYS Labs, a blockchain company building the foundational layers for the true Web3 ecosystem, has acquired cryptosecurity startup FortKnoxster. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. SYS Labs, best known for building scalable Web3 infrastructure, dApps, and other tools […]


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Millennial CEO and founder of fintech startup Frank charged with defrauding JPMorgan of $175 million
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2023


Charlie Javice, the 31-year-old founder and CEO of fintech startup Frank, has been charged with fraud. Javice was charged with defrauding JPMorgan in its $175 million acquisition of the college financial planning website by falsely inflating the number of its […]


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Clearview AI scraped 30 billion images from Facebook and gave them to the police
Daniel Levi Posted On April 4, 2023


It’s been a while since we last wrote about Clearview AI, the controversial facial-recognition startup used by more than 600 law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and Department of Homeland Security. Using its AI app, the notorious AI startup scans […]


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Orbs releases Single Nominator Smart Contract to enhance TON validator Security
Daniel Levi Posted On April 4, 2023


Telegram Open Network (TON) is a layer-1 blockchain designed to offer rapid, scalable, and secure transactions. The network uses validators or network participants who validate blocks and earn Toncoin while contributing to network security. However, the Proof of Stake consensus […]


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Berlin-based startup Makerverse lands $10M in funding to grow its AI-powered platform and expand on-demand manufacturing
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2023


MakerVerse, an on-demand AI-powered manufacturing platform, has raised $10 million for our Series A funding round led by 9.5 Ventures, with participation from Siemens Energy and ZEISS. The Berlin-based Berlin, Germany-based tech startup will use the new cash infusion to expand […]


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92% of Gen Z founders start their business as a side hustle, new study shows
Nickie Louise Posted On April 4, 2023


Gen Z founders are passionate, driven, and ambitious, and compared to past generations, are motivated to start their own businesses for very different reasons. It’s therefore not surprising that the overwhelming majority (92%) of startups founded by Gen Z (18-24 […]


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What Are the Best Startups to Start in College?
Daniel Levi Posted On April 4, 2023


Did you know that today’s well-known big tech companies got their start in college dorm rooms? For example, Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin, and Chris Hughes launched Facebook while undergraduates at Harvard. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who met […]


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Meet AInstein, a ChatGPT-powered robot developed by Cyprus students to harness and improve teaching experiences in classrooms
Daniel Levi Posted On April 4, 2023


The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is finally here. After almost seven decades of usage in academic and research circles, AI is slowly making its way to the mainstream, thanks in part to the popularity of OpenAI ChatGPT. In just a […]


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Top tech startup news for Monday, April 3, 2023: Acorns, Acre, Apple, Boba, GoHenry, Kaszek, and Storyblok
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Monday, April 3, 2023. Acorns acquires UK-based kid-focused fintech startup GoHenry to expand into Europe Acorns, a U.S.-based startup focused on savings and investing, has acquired London-based […]


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Apple to lay off staff within its corporate retail teams: Report
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


After many months of promising no layoffs, the iPhone giant is now joining a long list of tech companies that have announced job cuts over the past year. After holding off on corporate layoff including pulling every lever to cut […]


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Kaszek raises close to $1 billion in new funds to invest in Latin American startups
Daniel Levi Posted On April 3, 2023


While most North American startups remain under funding drought conditions, Latin American startups continue to enjoy a funding boom thanks in part to a venture capital (VC) firm like the São Paulo-based Kaszek Ventures. We wrote about Kaskek back in […]


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OpenAI files a UDRP case against the current owner of ChatGPT.com
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


On November 30, 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a large AI language model based on the third-generation Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT-2) architecture. The chatbot was designed to generate human-like text in response to prompts or questions from users. While the Internet […]


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Chinese spy balloon gathered intel from sensitive US military sites and transmitted them to Beijing in real-time: Reports
Daniel Levi Posted On April 3, 2023


Back in February, the US military shot down the alleged Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard of South Carolina at the order of President Joe Biden. Two months later, we now have more details about […]


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Boba Network records nearly 10,000% increase in transactions despite slowdown in the crypto industry
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


Ethereum blockchain startup Boba Network saw a massive increase in the number of transactions on its BnB Chain network despite the ongoing slowdown in the crypto industry. The company said an astounding increase of 9883.46% in transactions and the addition […]


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