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H20.ai raises US$100 million in Series E funding; key things to know

Highlights ai has raised US$100 million in a funding round led by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). ai’s platform, the H2O AI Cl...

Avenue bank raising A$12 million fresh capital

Highlights  Avenue Bank to raise fresh capital of AU$12 million as it aims at targeting small businesses that are not satisfied with large ban...

Una Brands secures US$20 million in Series A funding

Highlights  The e-commerce acquirer – Una Brands, has completed a US$20 million Series A. Since the launch, the brand has acquired over...

US administration sanctions NSO Group over Pegasus spyware

  In a world driven by technological advancements, several opportunities and challenges come along the way. Technology has both pros and cons; a...

What is Pi Network all about?

A digital currency project which is quickly catching the attention of crypto investors is the Pi Network. Founded in 2018 by a group of Stanford grad...

From gaming to enterprise, what’s Big Tech's approach for metaverse?

The metaverse, a concept recently promoted by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, has been the talk of the town since the Company announced its name...

Why are tech titans pulling out of China?

“Free and open internet” – all of us use it every single day. But it surely doesn’t go well with the Chinese government. Inter...

Border reopening and rise in vaccination rate breathe new life into...

Highlights Australia welcomed travellers after 20 months of closed borders on Monday. A total of 88.9% population over the age of 16 have had at l...

Countries To Travel As Australian Border Reopens

Highlights On Monday, Sydney’s international airport came alive as Australia’s borders opened for the first time in the last 20 months....

Goodbye, Facebook's facial ID system!

Highlights  Facebook’s first strategic action on rebranding to Meta is to remove its 10-year-old facial recognition system. Facebook's...

Tether: Is it one of the low-cost and less volatile cryptocurrencies...

Broadly speaking, fiat currencies are nothing but dollars, yen, etc., which are issued by the government. When talking about stablecoins, these are th...

Facebook is banking heavily on metaverse; what are others up to?

Highlights Facebook’s latest move of changing its corporate name to Meta has sent shockwaves through the global tech sector. Metaverse refer...

Would Bitcoin Cash (BCH) see a turnaround anytime soon?

Created in 2017, Bitcoin Cash is a famous altcoin or a spin-off of the world's largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. Of late, the crypto has not been perf...

Do crypto wallets like BitPrime work in NZ?

Cryptocurrencies continue to sell like hotcakes and are not just about Bitcoin alone. Hundreds of other cryptos with distinct features have emerged an...

Where to travel as COVID-19 continues

Highlights International tourism is seeing signs of a rebound. The uptick in new COVID-19 variant infections is worrisome. Vaccines and economic...

Trump-era steel & aluminum tariffs on Europe set to end

Highlights The US and Europe reach a deal to end tariffs and give the industry a breather Tariffs on steel and aluminium were imposed by forme...

G20 leaders support global minimum tax to curb tax avoidance

G20 leaders, who are meeting in-person for the first time after the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, have endorsed the global minimum tax. 15% minimum...

Here Are The Top 10 Richest Women Of 2021

Highlights  Approximately 328 women have made to the Forbes billionaires list from last year. As per various media reports, there were no wom...

SafeMoon continues its smooth run, prices expected to rise further

SafeMoon is all prepped up to hit new highs as its price saw a massive gain of 111% in just over seven days. Broadly speaking, meme currency SafeMoon...

Shiba Inu continues its astronomical surge despite the snub by Musk

Highlightd  Meme crypto Shiba Inu soars to an all-time high in spite of a recent snub by renowned Dogecoin lover, Elon Musk. The token furthe...