Tech
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Jim Whitehurst steps down as president at IBM just 14 months after taking role
In a surprise announcement today, IBM announced that Jim Whitehurst, who came over in the Red deal, would be stepping down as...
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Chinese cybersecurity probe validates Didi’s pre-IPO warning to investors
Shares of Chinese ride-hailing provider Didi are sharply lower this morning after news broke that its domestic regulators are investigating the newly...
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India’s Licious raises $192 million for international expansion
Licious, a Bangalore-based startup that sells fresh meat and seafood online, has raised $192 million in a new financing round as it...
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Swedish gaming giant acquires India’s PlaySimple for $360 million
Swedish gaming giant Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired Indian startup PlaySimple for $360 million, the two firms said Friday. MTG said...
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Swedish gaming firm MTG acquires India’s PlaySimple for $360 million
Swedish gaming giant Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired Indian startup PlaySimple for $360 million, the two firms said Friday. MTG said...
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TeamApt will use its new funding round to provide digital bank services for the unbanked
A great deal has changed since we last covered Nigerian fintech startup TeamApt two years ago. At the time, the company had...
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Tiger Global leads $42M Series B in Nigerian credit-led neobank FairMoney
Neobanks have led the charge as regards venture capital funding for consumer fintech startups. But while they have collectively dominated the fintech...
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Branson aims to beat Bezos to orbit in final stretch of billionaire space race
Two billionaires are neck and neck in the final sprint to the Kármán line, but Richard Branson may clinch it with a...
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437Twitter tests more attention-grabbing misinformation labels
Twitter is considering changes to the way it contextualizes misleading tweets that the company doesn’t believe are dangerous enough to be removed...
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To guard against data loss and misuse, the cybersecurity conversation must evolve
Sid TrivediContributor Share on Twitter Sid Trivedi is a partner at Foundation Capital where he leads cybersecurity and IT investments. He serves...