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Crypto.com to lay off 20% of its employees as FTX contagion spreads further into the crypto market
Nickie Louise Posted On January 13, 2023


Crypto winter has come for Singapore-based Crypto.com. The crypto exchange announced on Friday it would be laying off about 20% of its workforce, as the crypto industry continues to deal with the fallout of FTX. The latest layoff would be the […]


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Fastest-Growing Slot Software Providers
Daniel Levi Posted On January 13, 2023


Online gaming has exploded over the last decade. While most players used to be wary of playing their favorite casino games online, the popularity of trusted fantasy apps like FanDuel and DraftKings has given millions of sports fans and players ways […]


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Top tech startup news for Thursday, January 12, 2023: Bill Gates, Climeworks, Nexo, T2, TikTok, and ZestyAI
Nickie Louise Posted On January 12, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Thursday, January 12, 2023. T2 Social raises $1.1 million in its first external funding to take on Twitter With Twitter in chaos since its takeover by Elon […]


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SEC charges Crypto firms Genesis and Gemini with selling unregistered securities
Daniel Levi Posted On January 12, 2023


The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally dropped the hammer on crypto lender Gemini and Gemini, a crypto exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins. SEC on Thursday charged Genesis and Gemini with allegedly selling unregistered securities in connection with a high-yield product […]


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TikTok fined $5.4 million for making it difficult for users to reject cookies
Nickie Louise Posted On January 12, 2023


TikTok has bee been hit with a fine of $5.4 million over failures in policies that allow users to accept and refuse tracking cookies on its website. French data protection watchdog CNIL fined the ByteDance-owned company 5 million euros (about $5.4 million) […]


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JP Morgan paid $175 million to acquire college financial aid startup Frank only to shut it down over a year later; accuses founder of fraud
Nickie Louise Posted On January 12, 2023


Really? JP Morgan acquired college financial aid platform Frank in 2021 for a whopping $175 million only to shut it down a little over a year later. So, what went wrong? Is Frank’s founder the next Elizabeth Holmes? In September 2021, JPMorgan Chase […]


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Bill Gates-backed Swiss startup Climeworks says it’s removed CO2 from air and put it in the ground where it will turn into a rock
Daniel Levi Posted On January 12, 2023


The world has less than 10 years to avert climate change catastrophe, a study published in the online journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment warned. The study also found that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions increased by almost 5% last year, […]


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DoraHacks, Cryptosat perform the first experiment of cryptographic trusted-setup for zero-knowledge in Space
Daniel Levi Posted On January 12, 2023


Cryptosat, who just launched their 2nd LEO satellite on Jan 3rd, 2023, now successfully performed the first experiment on the International Space Station (ISS) with DoraHacks. This could be a game-changer in terms of securing the voting mechanism of DoraHacks, and […]


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Black Knight partners with ZestyAI to deliver property risk and value insights
Nickie Louise Posted On January 12, 2023


AI has been getting a lot of attention for generating original artwork, drafting essays, and even spitting out images for dating profiles, thanks to the popularity of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. However, while everyone is talking about AI-powered chatbots, what’s often neglected […]


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Crypto lender Nexo is under criminal investigation in Bulgaria for fraud and money laundering just a month after exiting the US market
Nickie Louise Posted On January 12, 2023


Just a little over a month after exiting the US market following cease-and-desist orders from state and federal regulators, crypto lender Nexo finds itself in hot water again, but this time from authorities in the Eastern Europe country of Bulgaria. According to multiple […]


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Top tech startup news for Wednesday, January 11, 2023: Alphabet’s Verily, Binance, FTX, Oxbotica, and Peppy
Nickie Louise Posted On January 11, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Alphabet’s Verily to lay off 15% of its workforce Alphabet’s health sciences unit Verily is cutting 15% of its workforce as part of a restructuring […]


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Venom, Iceberg launch a $1 billion Web3 venture fund VVF to invest in early-stage startups ahead of the next crypto bull run
Nickie Louise Posted On January 11, 2023


The ongoing recession and economic slowdown have created opportunities for companies and investors looking to invest in promising startups with the potential to become industry leaders and unicorns of tomorrow. The impact is even more felt in the crypto industry where […]


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Bankrupt FTX recovered over $5 billion in cash and ‘liquid’ assets, attorney says
Nickie Louise Posted On January 11, 2023


Crypto exchange FTX has recovered over $5 billion in cash and other liquid assets, an attorney representing the bankrupt Sam Bankman-Fried’s founded company told a judge on Wednesday. According to the lawyer, the $5 billion includes cash and digital assets, attorneys said […]


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Binance plans a 15-30% hiring spree in 2023 even as rivals lay off workers
Daniel Levi Posted On January 11, 2023


While the daily headlines are dominated by tech companies and crypto firms laying off hundreds of thousands of workers, the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance is planning a massive hiring spree in 2023. Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) said […]


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Oxbotica, an autonomous vehicle startup founded by Oxford University professors, raises $140M to deploy self-driving commercial vehicles
Daniel Levi Posted On January 11, 2023


About two years ago, we wrote about Oxbotica after German automotive industry supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG invested an undisclosed amount in the UK-based autonomous vehicle software startup to jointly develop driving systems for pod-like shuttles which will be able to transport […]


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Apple paid $320 billion to developers since 2008, a jump of $60 billion from last year
Nickie Louise Posted On January 11, 2023


Since 2008, Apple has been releasing the total amount of money developers earned from its App Store. This year is no different. The iPhone giant recently released some information about the growth of its popular App Store. However, unlike the […]


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London’s HealthTech startup Peppy raises $45M in Series B funding to expand into the US market
Nickie Louise Posted On January 11, 2023


When it comes to healthcare, attention is mostly focused on treatments for major diseases such as cancer and heart issues. However, everyday health needs like going through menopause or being diagnosed with endometriosis or PCOS, are underserved. That’s why London-based HealthTech […]


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Top tech startup news for Tuesday, January 10, 2023: BioNTech, Coinbase, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Virgin Orbit
Nickie Louise Posted On January 10, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Virgin Orbit rocket launched from a jumbo jet suffered an anomaly that prevented it from reaching orbit UK space industry suffered a major […]


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LeanTaaS becomes the first HealthTech unicorn of 2023 following the acquisition of Hospital IQ
Daniel Levi Posted On January 10, 2023


With healthcare reform, an aging population, and an increasing number of new cancer diagnoses each year, the demand for healthcare services continues to rise. At the same time, pressure from payers to improve efficiency means that providers cannot increase capacity […]


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Observability platform Chronosphere raises additional $115M in Series C funding at a $1.6 billion valuation
Daniel Levi Posted On January 10, 2023


One of the biggest IT infrastructure challenges facing organizations as they move their applications to the cloud is knowing the health of the systems and services in operations. These organizations are also under pressure to keep their IT infrastructure and cloud […]


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