VNV Global, a Swedish investment firm that backs startups in mobility, health and marketplaces, slashed the value of its holding in Wasoko, an African B2B e-commerce startup, by 48%, according to its annual report for 2023. In its annual report, VNV set Wasoko’s fair value at […]
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Amazon fined in Poland for dark pattern design tricks
Amazon has been fined in Poland for misleading consumers about the conclusion of sales contracts on its online marketplace. The sanction, of close to $8M (or in local currency: PLN 31,850,141), also calls out the e-commerce giant for deceptive design elements which may inject a […]
The Anticipation Builds: ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Set to Take Summer 2024 by Storm
As the summer of 2024 approaches, the cinema world braces itself for the return of the most electrifying duo in action comedy, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, in “Bad Boys:…
Robinhood’s new credit card goes after Apple Card with ability to invest cash-back perks
Eight months after acquiring credit card startup X1 for $95 million, Robinhood announced today the launch of its new Gold Card, with a list of features that could even give Apple Card users envy. Robinhood, better known for its brokerage app aimed at the everyday […]
Vinyl records outsell CDs for the second year running
Vinyl reigns when it comes to physical media. | Image: RIAA People bought 43 million vinyl records last year, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That’s 6 million more than the number of CDs sold in 2023, marking the second time since […]
This camera captures 156.3 trillion frames per second
Scientists have created a blazing-fast scientific camera that shoots images at an encoding rate of 156.3 terahertz (THz) to individual pixels — equivalent to 156.3 trillion frames per second. Dubbed SCARF (swept-coded aperture real-time femtophotography), the research-grade camera could lead to breakthroughs in fields studying […]
Gunzilla Games raises $30M to support Off the Grid development
Gunzilla Games has raised an additional $30 million in funding to launch its upcoming third-person shooter Off the Grid.
Microsoft is bringing more Copilot smarts to Teams
Microsoft is continuing on its mission to inject AI into more of its products and features. For one thing, Copilot is coming to more parts of Teams in the coming months, including the meeting chat and the chat compose box. The AI will soon be […]
NASA’s snake robot is designed to search out life in the icy oceans of a Saturn moon
The snake robot form factor has existed for decades. In addition to the diversity it adds to the world of automation, the design has several pragmatic attributes. The first is redundancy, which allows for the system to keep chugging even after a module is damaged. […]
With Affinity acquisition, Canva should be able to compete better with Adobe’s creative tools
Canva, the high-flying Australian design and visual communication startup, announced today it was acquiring Affinity (formerly Serif), a creative tools company based in the U.K. Bloomberg reported that the deal was worth several hundred million pounds (approximately $380 million U.S.), and the company confirmed to […]