How IT and HR Leaders Energize Innovation by Partnering on Hybrid Work
Sponsored by Verizon A successful hybrid work program includes effective online collaboration and information sharing so remote workers can be productive at home and feel like they are contributing as much as their onsite colleagues Upgrading remote work solutions is an important first step to improving employee experiences, enabling near-real-time
Read moreAll the things Apple Sherlocked at WWDC 2023
At the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) last week, Apple spent a lot of time discussing about new features and apps it is introducing with the next major releases of iOS, macOS, watchOS and iPadOS. A lot of those functionalities were available to users through third-party apps. That means Apple “Sherlocked”
Read moreCloud cost management startup CloudZero lands $32M investment
CloudZero, a cloud cost management startup, today announced that it raised $32 million in a Series B funding round led by Innovius Capital and Threshold Ventures. Bringing the company’s total raised to over $52 million, the tranche will be put toward expanding CloudZero’s platform and scaling its go-to-market efforts, CEO
Read moreCyber Security Today, June 12, 2023 – Replace compromised Barracuda email gateways, and more holes found in MOVEit
Replace compromised Barracuda email gateways, and more holes found in MOVEit. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, June 12th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. I’m back after a week’s vacation. A lot went on while I was away, so
Read moreLondon lures a16z’s first international office with ‘predictable’ crypto regs
US VC giant Andreessen Horowitz — which has about $35bn in assets under management — is to open its first (yes, the first) international office in London, led by one of the firm’s general partners, Sriram Krishnan. The office will focus on supporting the development of Crypto, blockchain technologies and
Read moreHashtag Trending Jun.12- Reddit goes dark as a protest; Meta may be launching a Twitter rival; Scammers using fake story or personal details to lure victims surged
One of the world’s largest website goes dark as a protest, Meta may be launching a Twitter rival and a new twist to cyber attacks. These and more top tech news stories from Hashtag Trending and Tech News Day. I’m your host Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada
Read moreNigeria’s Termii to launch mobile app and scale customer engagement business with new funding
Nigerian communications platform-as-a-service startup Termii has raised $3.65 million in new financing, bringing its total funding to date to slightly $5 million. According to CEO Gbolade Emmanuel, in a chat with TechCrunch, the funds are not needed for operational activities but rather to power the company’s expansion initiatives: developing and
Read moreHSBC rebrands, expands its SVB UK buy as HSBC Innovation Banking
Acquired by HSBC in an emergency sale for just £1 in March as SVB was melting down, SVB UK is now getting a rebrand and expansion under its new owner. Today the banking giant launched HSBC Innovation Banking, a new unit focusing on banking services to the startup, investor, and
Read moreDjust is a new commerce platform focused exclusively on B2B transactions
Meet Djust, a French startup that essentially wants to build an e-commerce platform like Mirakl, but focused exclusively on business-to-business (B2B) activities. The company recently raised a $13 million funding round (€12 million). NEA is leading the most recent funding round, with Elaia Partners also investing in the company. Elaia
Read moreNio said not to join China’s EV price war. Now it’s cutting $4K across all models
Nio, one of China’s homegrown Tesla challengers, has slashed the prices of all its models by 30,000 yuan ($4,200), the NYSE-listed premium electric vehicle upstart announced on Monday. The news came as EV makers enter a price war in the world’s largest auto market, where BYD, the 28-year-old, Shenzhen-based company
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