Tech
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398PalmPay launches in Nigeria on $40M round led by China’s Transsion
Africa focused payment startup PalmPay has launched in Nigeria after raising a $40 million seed-round led by Chinese mobile-phone maker Transsion. The...
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432Chaka opens up global investing to Africa’s most populous nation
Fintech startup Chaka aims to open up online investingd to Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria. The seed-stage company recently went live with...
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Chinese EV startup Xpeng Motors raises $400 million, takes on Xiaomi as strategic investor
Xpeng Motors, the Chinese electric vehicle startup backed by Alibaba and Foxconn, has raised a fresh injection of $400 million in capital...
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Minecraft Earth is live, so get tapping
Microsoft’s big experiment in real-world augmented reality gaming, Minecraft Earth, is live now for players in North America, the U.K., and a...
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385Twitch publicly launches its free broadcasting software, Twitch Studio
Twitch today publicly launched Twitch Studio, its new software designed to help new streamers get started broadcasting. The idea behind the app...
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MACLUNKEY! The Han/Greedo scene has an inexplicable change on Disney+ because George Lucas will never stop changing it
Who shot first? Han? Greedo? Who cares. MACLUNKEY! Disney+ launched this morning, and with it comes a mostly inexplicable change to one...
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509Review: Samsung’s Space Monitor is handsome and minimal — if you have the desk for it
When Samsung announced the Space Monitor, I knew in an instant that it was going to be something I had to try...
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New York’s Boldstart Ventures has raised $157 million across two funds to back nascent enterprise startups
Eight years after raising a $1.5 million proof-of-concept fund, Boldstart Ventures, a New York-based venture firm whose portfolio companies have been enjoying...
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New 5G flaws can track phone locations and spoof emergency alerts
5G is faster and more secure than 4G. But new research shows it also has vulnerabilities that could put phone users at...
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429Loop Returns picks up $10 million in Series A led by FirstMark Capital
Loop Returns, the startup that helps brands handle returns from online purchases, has today announced the close of a $10 million Series...