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The top 3 tech companies.
Have you noticed a sudden increase in the number of.xyz domain names? Wondering why? The history of.xyz, its growing role in the web3 world, and how Google/Alphabet might have sparked the trend can be found in an article by Anita Ramaswamy.
What is going on at Black Girls Code? Why was the non-profit org's CEO suspended? Many of the people involved in the project were contacted byNatasha Mascarenhas to get some answers.
I haven't watched the new "Matrix" because I have a toddler running around and I don't like watching movies without songs or animated dogs. There arespoiler warnings.
The companies are startups/VC.
The startup scene in New Zealand is booming. New Zealand might find wins besides rockets. Rebecca Bellan talked with investors in the region and came away with four different industries to watch.
I will never stop being amazed by the ability to spot trends in religious apps. This time it is a huge increase in investment in faith-focused apps, from $6.1 million in 2016 to $175 million this year. The founder of one of the apps sat down with her for a discussion.
One of the "haves" of software as a service.
In the last decade, software as a service has leveled the playing field for startups, but in terms of venture capital, the winners still take all.
The lower performers are often left to fight for scraps when companies that post stellar growth take the bulk of VC investment.
In an in-depth post, Fanning shares three tactics that are used by software-as-a-service companies.
Execution against large and growing opportunities.
A business model that enables rapid growth is what it is.
The economics of the unit support high free cash flow margins.
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Large companies are dropping out of the Consumer Electronics Show due to concerns about the environment. Last week, announcements from Intel, T-Mobile, Amazon, and more were followed by announcements from other companies.
South Korea's App Store legislation seems to have started something global. The Netherlands is the latest country to tell Apple to change its requirements for in-app purchases, but they seem to be focused on dating apps?
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The New Delhi-based firm GlobalBees raised one of the largest Series A financing rounds in India earlier this year.
The all-electric, self-driving ride-sharing vehicle will be built by Waymo and Chinese automaker Geely. The companies will work together...
The last few days have been fairly quiet, so far as CES is concerned. Microsoft confirmed on Christmas Eve that it would no longer be part of the company.
Is there an effective replacement for money? At least not yet.
A number of high-profile companies are opting out of the show. It always proves a good exhibition when big names stay at the show.
Billion-dollar exits, huge venture deals and more partnerships marked this year's landmark for the electric vertical take-off and landing industry. The past year has been a mixed bag.
New Zealand has historically been capital-starved, but recent investments have increased access to early-stage VC funding. New Zealand can win in certain industries.
The relationship between the tech sector and global politics is examined in the project.
The flow of capital in the software as a service industry is becoming more separated. There are two types of companies, the haves and the have nots.
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In many sectors, low-end scuplture take hold at the bottom of the market and work up to satisfy more demanding segmen.
Micromobility was the idea of the year, a solution and a way of life really started to settle in. Small electric vehicles were made possible by increased shared micromobility and public transit.
Jupiter, a Bangalore-based startup founded by industry veteran Jitendra Gupta, has raised about $86 million in a new financing round.
According to PitchBook data, faith-based, mostly Christian, apps attracted $175.3 million in venture funding this year through mid-December, more than tripling the $48.5 million they attracted from...
The newMatrix film is a bit of a disaster, but it succeeds on a number of measures, even though it falls down on action, characters, pacing, visuals and most other measures.
