Wits Innovation Bridge Inspires Hope for a Better Future
A bridge to represent a concept of the ‘inner spine’ linking the Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform (WADDP), multiple Wits Engineering schools, and the revamped Geosciences building was unveiled on 12 July 2023. The bridge links Wits’ East and West campuses – and arcs through the FEBE building and the
Read moreYouTube is testing a new ‘Stable Volume’ feature across its mobile apps
Some YouTube users may soon come across a new feature that will help keep the volume of their videos at a more consistent level. After a Reddit user discovered a yet-to-be-announced setting titled “Stable volume,” YouTube has since confirmed the experiment is now in testing with global users. As the
Read moreAre software companies good businesses?
We’re back to talking about profitability. A technology-finance podcast recently talked about software company valuations, the impact of interest rates, and just how profitable well-known tech companies can become. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Read it every morning on TechCrunch+ or get The Exchange newsletter every Saturday. Riffing
Read moreModulus Introduces Innovative Borrowing and Lending Technology
Modulus, a renowned US-based developer known for its ultra-high-performance trading and surveillance technology, has announced the introduction of its crypto lending and borrowing technologies. These innovative solutions will be made available to all clients of Modulus’ white-label exchange by the end of the quarter. Empowering Traders with Interest Earnings The
Read moreMukesh Bansal seeks over $100M valuation in new venture’s maiden funding
Mukesh Bansal of Indian fashion e-commerce giant Myntra and fitness platform Cultfit fame is evaluating a new venture. Even though he hasn’t yet decided on his exact plans for the new offerings – or their sequence – he already has a potential price in mind. Bansal, who stepped back from
Read moreHouse Republicans probe Threads in ongoing social media investigation
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) has expanded his wide-ranging investigation of big tech and social media companies to include Threads, Meta’s new Twitter competitor. Representative Jordan subpoenaed Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft in February to learn about “how and to what extent the Executive Branch coerced and colluded with
Read moreThreads as a gaming hub? Zynga founder-backed Artie is counting on it
Meta’s Threads has become a household name shortly after its debut earlier this month. Within a week of its launch, it attracted over 100 million users worldwide. The platform also recently achieved one-fifth of Twitter’s weekly active user base globally. Now, a startup named Artie is exploring new possibilities for
Read moreCorsair is buying mechanical keyboard maker Drop
Everyone seems to be buying a mechanical keyboard company these days. Corsair has one-upped them all by buying its own mechanical keyboard company. The Fremont, California-based peripheral maker today announced that it’s acquiring “certain assets” from Drop for an undisclosed, all-cash deal. “Drop has been acquired by Corsair,” Drop CEO
Read moreIntel backs robotics startup, Twitter loses money, and fintech shows signs of life
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. Here’s the rundown from this morning! Stocks
Read moreRocket Lab aiming to advance Electron reusability with tonight’s launch
Rocket Lab has made improvements to the first stage of the Electron rocket to make it more resilient to ocean water, upgrades that will be put to the test with tonight’s launch. The “Baby Come Back” mission will launch from the company’s launch complex on Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand, with
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