As Databricks Reaches $800M ARR, a Fresh Look at Its Last Private Valuation
Unicorn of big data analytics Databricks is again in the headlines, this time with a fresh sales number and a forecasted growth rate for 2021.…
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FBI Eyes Ransomware Profits with New Cryptocurrency Crimes Unit
The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States is forming a new team to investigate cryptocurrency-related crimes and ransomware earnings. During a speech at…
Will Mobile World Congress be more of the same?
I’m not sure when it happened, but Mobile World Congress became the smartphone exhibition at some point. It’s a wonderful thing to be at a…
UK Wants to Squeeze Freedom of Reach to Take on Internet Trolls
The UK government has revealed (again) more modifications to the Online Safety Bill, which is an enormous and divisive attempt to police online material. It…
Semiconductor Shortages Expected As Russia Invades Ukraine
The escalating Russian invasion of Ukraine might have ramifications for the chip shortage that is wreaking havoc on the global supply chain. Ukraine sends around…
Tesla’s Kimbal Musk Says Company was ‘Very Ignorant’ of Environmental Impact of Its Bitcoin Purchase
Tesla board member Kimbal Musk, brother of CEO Elon Musk, said in an interview with TechCrunch onstage at the Ethereum Denver conference that the company…
Promise’s Flexible Payment Platform for Government Debts Grows Fast, Raises $25M to Keep Growing
It’s never simple to pay your expenses, but the previous few years of difficulty have made it considerably more difficult. Promise collaborates with utilities and…
Nu Shares Slump on Q4 Results, a Canary to Still-Private Fintechs
NU, the parent company of Nubank, a well-known Latin American neobank, released its fourth-quarter and 2021 financial results last evening, much to the dismay of…
Inclusive Live Commerce Engaging Live Agents to Move beyond Captioning
The inclusive shopping market may be the most underserved segment of the e-commerce sector today. According to one estimate, it’s worth $8 trillion. It’s also…
Student Making Home-Brewed Rocket Fuel on Stovetop Causes Chaos in Dorm
Look no farther than “homemade” and “rocket fuel” for a sure-fire prescription for disaster. Unfortunately, one student at Brigham Young University in Utah thought building…
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