Tech

Israel To Use Terrorism-Tracking Tech To Fight Virus Spread
Israel To Use Terrorism-Tracking Tech To Fight Virus Spread
March 15, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The government in Israel approved cell phone tracking in an effort to contain the coronavirus as the number of those infected rose to 213 on...

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Today In Payments: Chinese Tech Investments In US Plummet; Ransomware Attacks Up 41 Pct In 2019
Today In Payments: Chinese Tech Investments In US Plummet; Ransomware Attacks Up 41 Pct In...
February 10, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Chinese tech investments in the U.S. have plummeted in recent years, and ransomware cyberattacks have skyrocketed. Also, Karen Webster compares Uber’s...

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Saudi VC Firm Hires Google Exec To Grow Tech Unicorns
Saudi VC Firm Hires Google Exec To Grow Tech Unicorns
February 09, 2020  |  Investments

Saudi Arabia’s STV, one of the country’s largest venture capital firms, has enlisted the help of a Google employee, Ivan Jakovljevic, with the hope of boosting...

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Study: Tech Unicorns Overvalued By Nearly 50 Percent
Study: Tech Unicorns Overvalued By Nearly 50 Percent
January 22, 2020  |  IPO

Price is what you pay, value is what you get. And when it comes to investing, the two may not always converge. As stock markets...

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SoftBank’s Vision Fund Startups See Spate Of Layoffs
SoftBank’s Vision Fund Startups See Spate Of Layoffs
January 10, 2020  |  Investments

As far as investments go, SoftBank’s Vision Fund’s recent bumps and bruises, and the state of many of its once high-flying holdings, bring to mind...

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Adobe Acquires Facebook’s Oculus Medium VR Tool
Adobe Acquires Facebook’s Oculus Medium VR Tool
December 08, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Social media giant Facebook is selling Oculus Medium, its virtual reality sculpting tool, to Adobe, reports revealed on Saturday (Dec. 7). Oculus Medium is an...

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Silicon Valley Braces As VCs Pump The Brakes
Silicon Valley Braces As VCs Pump The Brakes
November 27, 2019  |  Investments

Profits are being pushed over progress as Silicon Valley investors start reeling in the billions that startups have come to expect, The Wall Street Journal...

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Startups Hoard Cash, Accelerate Fundraising Timetables
Startups Hoard Cash, Accelerate Fundraising Timetables
November 17, 2019  |  Startups

Tech startups fearing anticipated instability are scrambling to conserve an age-old commodity — cash — the New York Times (NYT) reported on Sunday (Nov. 17). ...

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Investors Go After B2B FinTech Maturity
Investors Go After B2B FinTech Maturity
November 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

As the fallout from WeWork’s stumbles continues, one could easily wonder if the market is beginning to question not only the position of WeWork backer...

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