A Short Tribute to My Dad
We said goodbye to my Dad this weekend after his short battle with cancer. My dad was an introvert, but he was the life of the party with his jokes, speeches, and dancing. He was a trendsetter but often jumped into emerging trends too early; as a data scientist before
Read moreVSCO’s iPhone camera app is now available globally
Photo editing and sharing app VSCO is making its iOS camera app, Capture, available across the world, following a limited launch in June, when the app came to Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Read moreAbsa Renews Strategic Collaboration with Visa to Accelerate Digital Transformation
Absa and Visa have renewed their strategic partnership to accelerate the development of innovative, inclusive, secure, and digitally enabled financial payment ecosystems across Absa’s Regional Operations (ARO). This agreement was formalized at a signing ceremony in Johannesburg and marks a significant milestone in a relationship that has driven innovation and
Read moreHayo Launches Local Operations to Accelerate Digital Growth Across Africa
Hayo has expanded its African footprint with new offices in Gaborone (Botswana), Monrovia (Liberia) and Lilongwe (Malawi). The contribution of Africa’s digital economy to the continent’s GDP has increased from 1.1% in 2012 to 4.5% in 2020, and is projected to reach 5.2% by 2025 and 8.5% by 2050. The
Read moreNevoya raises $9.3M as its EV truck fleet reaches cost parity with diesel
All-electric truck fleet startup Nevoya has landed a fresh round of capital and plans to expand.
Read moreLucid Air owners will be able to use Tesla Superchargers from July 31
Owners of the Lucid Air sedan will be able to charge their luxury EVs at thousands of Tesla Supercharger stations in North America starting July 31. But there is a notable caveat: Lucid Air vehicles won't be able to charge as fast as Tesla vehicles.
Read moreMimecast Appoints New Global Channel Chief
Mimecast, the UK-headquartered cybersecurity company, has appointed Michael McCollough as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Partners & Alliances. McCollough joins with a rich track record of building high-impact partner ecosystems, having held leadership roles at Anomali, Imperva, Akamai and Dell Managed Services. He brings deep MSP expertise and a truly
Read moreAmazon backs programmable optics startup Lumotive
Lumotive reopened its February Series B round to add Amazon's Industrial Innovation Fund and ITHCA Group, increasing the size of the round to $59 million.
Read moreThis startup thinks email could be the key to usable AI agents
Mixus' AI agent platform not only keeps humans in the workflow, it also allows those humans to interact with agents directly from their email or Slack.
Read moreThree things veteran planetary health investors look for in a startup
RA Capital Planetary Health closed a $120 million fund. Here's the rubric two investors use to determine where to place their fund's money.
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