Smartless, the podcast hosted by three friends Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes, has been acquired by Amazon and Wondery (a podcast network owned by Amazon Music), according to a report from Deadline. Even though the exact amount of […]
The red-hot video gaming industry continues to grow with no sign of slowing down. However, we’re beginning to see some consolidation in the space as big players acquired smaller gaming companies. No sector of the market is consolidating faster or […]
The FinTech industry is heating up and venture capital firms are opening up their wallets to promising and innovative tech startups. The fintech space continues to grow with no sign of slowing down. Just last week, Visa acquired Swedish fintech startup Tink […]
In today’s fast-paced digital world, it’s virtually impossible to roll out new software using the traditional software delivery method. Most organizations now adopt a software development practice known as continuous delivery (CD) where software code changes are automatically prepared for […]
The IPO season is here and Silicon Valley-based cybersecurity startup SentinelOne becomes the latest to join the IPO bandwagon. Backed by billionaire investor Daniel Loeb’s hedge fund Third Point, SentinelOne is looking to raise about $1.02 billion, according to a report from Reuters, citing […]
We’ve been covering Viva Republica for at least three years now. We first wrote about Viva Republica back in December 2017 after the South Korean fintech startup and the maker of financial services platform Toss joined the highly coveted unicorn startup club. At […]
Bitcoin had a bumpy ride this week as the world’s most popular cryptocurrency fell as low as $28,600 on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange before it quickly recovered back to over $30,000. When all the dust settles, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies including ethereum, […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS), a cloud-computing business of Amazon, announced Friday it has acquired Wickr, a secure and encrypted messaging platform used by government agencies and enterprises. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The announcement comes as part of […]
Cryptocurrency continues to gain steam despite recent volatility in the price of bitcoin. Compared to a year ago, about 46 million Americans now own at least a share of Bitcoin — or about 17% of the adult population, according to estimates […]
Nium, a global payments platform redefining how consumers and businesses can send and receive funds around the world, announced the expansion of its global footprint and global payments network with the opening of an office in one of Europe’s biggest economies […]
As cryptocurrency becomes more mainstream, so are the threats faced by financial institutions and investors, and governments around the world. As such, government agencies are prioritizing threats like ransomware that abuse it, and cryptocurrency exchanges are seeking a competitive edge. […]
Just last week we wrote about Andreessen Horowitz after the Silicon Valley venture capital firm’s foray into tech publishing with the launch of Future.com, a new tech platform that explores how technology is transforming our world—from crypto and biology to gaming and […]
Visa announced Thursday that it is acquiring Swedish financial tech startup Tink for $2.1 billion (1.8 billion euros) which includes cash and retention incentives. The deal will help bolster the payment giant’s digital ambitions. The announcement comes after Visa abandoned the bid to buy […]
Even though the cost of launching a startup continues to go down because founders no longer need to spend millions of dollars on expensive software as part of the upfront/CAPEX cost, founders still face many other challenges. The hardest part about […]
Elon Musk’s latest announcement is a further reminder that money is nothing but a tool and not a weapon that you use “As a Service” to improve the quality of your life, people you love, missions and causes you believe […]
In late 2019, we wrote about 50 tech startups with the most chance of becoming unicorns. One of the startups on the list is Embark Trucks, a San Francisco-based tech startup that is building self-driving semi-trucks for freight and logistic services. Fast […]
Smartwatches are the new battlefield for the world’s biggest and best phone manufacturers. Apple and Samsung, the two leaders in the field, have been constantly improving and innovating to try and gain the upper hand in this market. This is also […]
It was just four months ago that Electronic Arts (EA) acquired gaming developer Glu Mobile for $2.1 billion. Since then, EA has been on a buying spree. Now with billions of dollars war chest, the company just announced another acquisition. This […]
With millions of software and apps out there on the Internet, finding the right software is like looking for a needle in a haystack. That was why G2 (formerly known as G2 Crowd) decided to help organizations find the right software […]
For 14 months, the travel industry was decimated as billions were on lockdown and confined to their homes due to the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Thanks to vaccines, the travel industry is slowly returning back to normal and millions of Americans […]
