- February 22, 2024
Reddit files to go public — at last
Social media giant Reddit filed to go public today. Its long-awaited S-1 filing will see it approach the public markets potentially at the head of a
Ahead of testing, Blue Origin raises New Glenn on the launch pad for first time
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin raised a test version of its massive orbital rocket on its launch pad for the first time Wednesday, inaugurating the start
FTC bans antivirus giant Avast from selling its users’ browsing data to advertisers
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday said it will ban the antivirus giant Avast from selling consumers’ web browsing data to advertisers after Avast claimed
Google Pay takes its QR sound-box to small merchants in India after trial run
Google said Thursday it plans to roll out the SoundPod, its portable speaker designed to instantly validate and announce successful payments, to small merchants across
Spotify follows Meta, YouTube and others by offering AUX, a service to connect brands and creators
Facebook, Instagram, Snap, YouTube, and other social networking companies offer programs to connect creators with brands, and now Spotify is doing the same. The company
Golden Ventures secures another $100M to invest in Canada’s tech ecosystem
Golden Ventures, a Canada-based venture capital firm, closed on over $100 million in capital commitments for its fifth fund targeting high-potential, seed-stage founders working across
Zūm Rails takes in first capital to launch new banking-as-a-service, FedNow offerings
The adoption of open banking and instant payments is moving slowly in the United States compared to other markets around the world, for example, Brazil.
Backed by Chinese carmaker Great Wall, Haomo raises $14M for autonomous driving tech
After a few years of funding frenzy, autonomous driving companies in China are experiencing a slowdown in investment. Some companies are still hauling in capital,
Hohm Energy to scale adoption of rooftop solar across South Africa, backed by $8M seed
In the face of South Africa’s worsening energy crisis, marked by increasingly severe power shortages, implementing daily electricity rationing has become imperative to avert the
Instagram launches its marketplace to connect brands and creators in 8 new countries
Instagram said today that it is expanding its marketplace tool to connect brands with creators for paid partnerships or ads in eight new countries. The