0xPass raises $1.8M from Balaji Srinivasan and others to build secure login systems for web3
0xPass is among the many startups trying to make crypto wallets secure and convenient for mass adoption. Specifically, it’s solving the login piece of user experience, which, at the moment, is cumbersome and requires users to have a decent level of technical know-how. Incubated at the Stanford Blockchain Club, 0xPass
Read moreLuxity’s Luke Calitz: Savior or Opportunist?
Between 70% and 80% of small businesses fail within five years, however, according to research, approximately 40% of the success of small-scale businesses is dependent on one thing: the entrepreneur who owns the company. One example of this is Luke Calitz, CEO and Co-Founder of Luxity, South Africa’s leading pre-owned
Read moreCommon Trust grabs $2.6M to give business owners employee-focused succession plans
Common Trust works with business owners to design, finance and execute an employee ownership buyout so that owners or investors can access liquidity by exiting to employees.
Read moreHow DevOps and Agile Team Leaders Can Organize a Successful Workshop
I’m a strong proponent of hybrid working. Requiring a strict in-office presence can be hard on many employees with long commutes, family caretakers, or people with physical disabilities. The collaboration needed by Digital Trailblazers, especially ones leading DevOps and agile teams, is rarely achieved by jumping from meeting room to
Read moreCyber Security Today, Sept. 11, 2023 – Warnings from Cisco, a huge DDoS attack and more MOVEit and ransomware victims
Warnings from Cisco, a huge DDoS attack and more MOVEit and ransomware victims. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, September 11th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Three stories involving Cisco Systems top the news in this edition. First, following
Read moreSmartphones Fuel Content Creator Industry in South Africa
South Africa is a hub for content creators. Platforms like TikTok have created household names out of individuals whose first claim to fame is mass awareness from digital platforms. Many of these creators, who mostly create content in their own native languages, may have never reached critical acclaim had it
Read moreOpen Cosmos, a UK satellite startup focused on sustainability, raises $50M
Satellites have come into focus as a critical way — and sometimes the only way — to deliver communications and receive data about certain locations around the world, a power position that can be heroic but also ripe for abuse, and that’s before considering how their presence contributes to the
Read moreAstraZeneca and Futurize Unveil FuturizeU: Africa’s Healthcare Innovation Hub
Futurize and AstraZeneca have officially launched the pioneering HealthTech incubator program, FuturizeU, co-funded by Bristol Myers Squibb, running from September 12 to November 17, 2023. Nurturing Early-Stage University Startups FuturizeU aims to nurture early-stage university startups in Africa’s healthcare sector, equipping them with essential tools to address healthcare equity and
Read moreIndia to explore London Stock Exchange for listing local firms
India will explore the possibility of allowing local firms to list on the London Stock Exchange, ministers from both the nations said Monday, in a move that could allow startups in the South Asian nation gain access to foreign capital for growth. Outside of the New York Stock Exchange and
Read moreHashtag Trending Sep.11- Apple embraces open source for AI; Google insists political ads disclose their use of AI; Elon Musk prevents Ukraine attack on Russia by denying Starlink connectivity
Has Apple embraced open source for its foray into AI? Google insists that political campaigns disclose their use of AI. The IRS is using AI to go after high roller tax fraud. And a blockbuster revelation from the X files – Elon Musk prevented a Ukrainian attack on the Russian
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