Dream11-backed NFT startup Rario founders to leave a year after $120M funding
The two founders of Rario, the cricket NFT startup in which India’s Dream11 led a $120 million funding round last year, are leaving the firm, people familiar with the matter said. Ankit Wadhwa, who serves as Rario CEO, and Sunny Bhanot, Rario CTO, are being pushed out as investors at
Read MoreiOS 16.6.1 fixes a big iPhone security vulnerability used to install Pegasus spyware
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple has issued a critical security update for iPhones to address a zero-day bug in iOS 16 that could allow attackers to remotely install spyware on a device without any interaction from the iPhone owner. Citizen Lab, a spyware research group, discovered
Read MoreBayobab announces the appointment of Managing Director, Bayobab Cote d’Ivoire
Bayobab Group (formerly MTN GlobalConnect) is delighted to introduce Florent Guede as the Managing Director of Bayobab Cote d’Ivoire. “Florent is a familiar face within the Bayobab Family, having been a part of the Bayobab Group for the past 4 years. He has been a highly esteemed member of our
Read MoreHashtag Trending Sep.8- ChatGPT traffic declines for third time in a row; LastPass breach linked to crypto thefts?; Google Chrome gets a makeover
ChatGPT traffic declines for the third month in a row. The LastPass security breach might be linked to recent major crypto thefts, Google Chrome gets a makeover for its 15th birthday. These and more top tech stories on Hashtag Trending I’m your host Jim Love, CIO of IT World
Read MoreAVEVA Accelerates Progress on Decarbonizing Operations and Delivering Software that Advances Net Zero
AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, has met its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets for 2025 early and accelerated investment in software solutions that help customers in the UK and beyond to decarbonize. The results, communicated in the new AVEVA 2023 Sustainability Progress Report, reveal
Read MoreBoosting SA Employment with Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
One of South Africa’s pressing challenges is generating meaningful employment, particularly for its youth population. CCI, a leading player in the BPO sector, serves an international clientele across Africa. Its focus on growth, quality service, and long-term partnerships has positioned it as a top-tier BPO operator in South Africa. CCI
Read MoreCritical Role for DFIs as 4IR Takes Centre Stage at GovTech 2023
As the tech industry prepares itself for the GovTech conference, policy makers should be using this opportunity to engage industry on the need to create a diverse Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills ecosystem, the need to scale up the level of digital transformation and inclusive growth in the ICT
Read MoreThe Lotus Emeya is a super speedy EV sedan designed to take on Porsche
Lotus revealed Thursday evening in New York City the Emeya, an all-electric four-door grand tourer that aims to compete with the likes of Porsche on speed, tech and luxury and help transform the Chinese-owned British automaker into a global performance brand by 2028. The flagship vehicle launch comes at an
Read MoreZopa, the UK neobank, hits 1M customers and raises another $93M
In 2021, U.K. neobank Zopa, which has been around since 2004, leapt to a $1 billion valuation on the back of a big investment from SoftBank and a plan to go public by 2022. Now it’s 2023, and Zopa is today announcing another fundraise of a different kind as it
Read MoreBMW feels the heat, stops charging for warming cheeks
When BMW started charging an $18 per month subscription for heated seats in 2022, the backlash was swift and brutal. Customers banded together, urging others not to encourage this type of behavior from automakers, lest it open the door to more perceived avariciousness. “You’ve already paid for it!” cried one
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