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Acre, a London-based digital mortgage startup, raises £6.5M to revolutionize the process of buying homes
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


Acre, a London-based tech startup and provider of an all-in-one mortgage and protection platform, has closed £6.5 million ($8 million) in funding to grow its tech platform to make home-buying quicker and easier for buyers, brokers, insurers, and lenders. The […]


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Elon Musk sued for $258 billion for running a Dogecoin crypto pyramid scheme; now he’s seeking to throw out the lawsuit
Daniel Levi Posted On April 3, 2023


“I will eat a happy meal on TV if Mcdonald’s accepts Dogecoin,” Elon Musk said back in January 2022. For months, Musk has been promoting Dogecoin. Calling it people’s coin, Musk once told TMZ in an interview that Dogecoin could […]


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Austria-based tech startup Storyblok launches Creator Fund with thousands of dollars up for grabs for creators
Nickie Louise Posted On April 3, 2023


Bloggers, YouTubers, influencers, podcasters, and, photographers… are just a few examples of an estimated 50 million people worldwide who identify as “creators.” And these people are all part of the growing Creator Economy. Today, the creator economy is changing the […]


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Bittrex shuts down US crypto exchange amid regulatory crackdown on crypto industry
Daniel Levi Posted On March 31, 2023


Bittrex crypto exchange is the latest casualty of the ongoing chaos in the crypto industry. Today, Bittrex announced its shutting down its US-based crypto exchange due to “regulatory uncertainty.” The company said on Friday that it would wind down its […]


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Twitter releases its algorithm to the world, making it the first platform to bring transparency to social media
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2023


Keeping to his promise of transparency, Twitter today released its algorithm to the public for the first time since its inception over a decade ago. The social platform behemoth released the source code that shows which tweets show up on […]


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Italy bans OpenAI’s ChatGPT over privacy concerns
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2023


So it begins! Early this week, Elon Musk and other tech titans called for a pause on training AI exceeding GPT-4, citing “risks to society.” In an open letter signed by Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, a group of about […]


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Singapore-based tech startup Horizon Quantum Computing lands $18.1M to advance quantum software development
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2023


There has been a lot written on quantum computing. Yet, quantum software development, a fast-emerging topic involving the creation of software for quantum computers, is not gaining the attention it deserves. Quantum software development entails the creation of algorithms and […]


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Branson’s Virgin Orbit to cease operations and lay off nearly entire workforce after failing to secure funding
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2023


British billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit announced it will shut down its operations and terminate nearly all its employees after the company was unable to secure funding. In an all-hands meeting on Thursday afternoon, CEO Dan Hart […]


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Top tech startup news for Thursday, March 30, 2023: DataDome, Ledger, Virgin Orbit, and Unacademy
Daniel Levi Posted On March 30, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Thursday, March 30, 2023. Virgin Orbit to cease operations and lay off nearly entire workforce after it fails to secure funding Virgin Orbit announced it will shut […]


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Crypto wallet startup Ledger raises additional $108M in funding to secure your crypto and NFT assets
Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2023


With the recent collapse of high-profile crypto exchanges like FTX, the race among crypto investors to secure critical digital assets is growing fiercer by the day. While some crypto exchanges have introduced measures such as “proof-of-reserves” to reassure jittery customers, […]


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DataDome lands $42 million in Series C funding to combat bot-driven cyberattacks and fraud using AI
Daniel Levi Posted On March 30, 2023


The sophistication of malicious bots is increasing rapidly, allowing them to evade security measures. The emergence of human-bot hybrids and AI-powered bots has made it possible for these threats to consistently bypass typical point-in-time, static barriers such as traditional CAPTCHAs, […]


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Ethics group says OpenAI GPT-4 “is biased, deceptive, and a risk to privacy and public safety,” asks FTC to stop new OpenAI GPT releases
Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2023


On Tuesday, Elon Musk joined other technology leaders called for a pause on training AI exceeding GPT-4, citing “risks to society.” In an open letter signed by Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, tech leaders are calling for a six-month pause […]


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Indian EdTech startup Unacademy lays off 12% of its workforce as tech job cuts grow
Nickie Louise Posted On March 30, 2023


Indian EdTech startup Unacademy is laying off 12% of its workforce, making it the latest in a series of tech companies that have implemented staff cuts amid mounting recession fears. According to a report by Reuters, citing an internal mail […]


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Top tech startup news for Wednesday, March 29, 2023: Apple, Beaxy, Binance, OpenAI, and Salt Labs
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Elon Musk and other tech leaders call for a pause on the ‘dangerous race’ to make A.I. as advanced as humans Elon Musk […]


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SEC shuts down Beaxy crypto exchange, founder sued for SEC violations
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2023


Beaxy crypto exchange is the latest casualty of the ongoing chaos in the crypto industry. Beaxy officially closed its doors after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the company with violations. The SEC charged Beaxy and its executives […]


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Salt Labs raises $10M in pre-seed funding to enable hourly workers earn rewards for every hour worked
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2023


Just two years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic brought national attention to the crucial role of frontline workers. These dedicated individuals, including nurses, paramedics, hospital staff, police officers, firefighters, grocery store workers, delivery drivers, and public transportation employees, put their lives […]


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Apple launches Pay Later service
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2023


Apple finally jumped on Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) bandwagon to take on PayPal, Klarna, and Affirm. The iPhone maker announced on Tuesday finally the launch of its highly-anticipated Apple Pay Later service, which enables users to split purchases into […]


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Crypto investors withdrew $1.6 billion from Binance over fear the crypto exchange may be the ‘next shoe to drop’
Nickie Louise Posted On March 29, 2023


Crypto investors withdrew $1.6 billion from Binance in just 48 hours after the world’s largest crypto exchange and its founder were sued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for operating what the regulator alleged were an “illegal” exchange […]


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Top tech startup news for Tuesday, March 28, 2023: Cerebras, FTX, Lucid, Lyft, OneWeb, and Venti
Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, March 28, 2023. FTX founder Bankman-Fried charged with paying $40 million bribe Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is back in the news. Today, the Department […]


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EV tech startup Lucid to lay off 1,300 employees, or about 18% of its workforce
Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2023


Luxury electric vehicle startup Lucid Group announced Tuesday it is laying around 1,300 employees, or about 18% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring plan and cut-cutting measures. The news comes just a month after the company’s 2023 production […]


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