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fintech company based in London Monzo raised a late-stage funding round of $430m (£340m), confirming a report from the Financial Times a few weeks ago. Following…
Have you ever heard of Oakley sunglasses? The guy who founded it – Jim Jannard – became a billionaire after selling a lot of sunnies, then…
Spotify to raise subscription price in France to compensate for new music streaming tax
Spotify has revealed plans to raise subscription fees in France in response to a new tax targeting music streaming services operating in the country. The move…
Anonymous social networking apps face another reckoning as UNC system bans Yik Yik, Fizz, Sidechat & Whisper
Anonymous social networking apps are in reporting mode. Yes, again. This week, University of North Carolina (UNC) System President Peter Hans announced a plan to block…
Turnitin laid off staff earlier this year after its CEO predicted AI would allow it to cut headcount
People worry that advances in AI will lead to job losses, but rarely does a company’s CEO openly admit that AI will help reduce their workforce.…
Sorare is not closing its New York office entirely, but is moving more employees to Paris Web3 enabled fantasy sports Platform Sorare laid off 22 employees…
The European Union has confirmed it is reviewing Apple’s decision to close Epic Games’ developer account — citing three different regulations that may apply. Yesterday, the…
What does crypto smell like? Ozone, salt and moss, according to Binance’s new fragrance, ‘CRYPTO’. Binance is the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, but it…
While many entrepreneurs are currently facing the harsh reality of a VC funding crisis, Short it is not one of them. The Paris-based business banking startup…
Ocean intelligence company Saildrone just put the first of a new generation of autonomous Surveyor vessels on the water: an aluminum version that the Navy wants…