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Here’s all you need to know about Intel’s Bonanza Mine (BMZ1) blockchain accelerator chip

The process of mining Bitcoin is complicated as a massive computing system,…

IvyCap announces first close at $215Mn for its third fund, targets nearly $270Mn at final close

IvyCap, which relies heavily on generating capital through some of India’s strongest alumni networks, first launched in 2014 with a ₹240 crore fund.

Tim Ferriss, AngelList’s Naval Ravikant back ‘Galaxy’, a new $45Mn fund aimed at creating angel investors out of startup founders

India’s startup ecosystem has evolved rapidly over the past few years. Sheer…

Amid declining engagement levels, Facebook ‘Reels’ now rolls out globally along with more ad options

Facebook Reels was born as part of Meta’s push to capitalise on…

Hasura, that helps devs built GraphQL APIs faster, turns unicorn with $100Mn in fresh fundraise

The unicorn craze has not left India, as homegrown startups continue to…

Spotify removes waitlist, launches Car Thing to Premium users in the US for $89.99

As of Q4 2021, Spotify had 180 million Premium subscribers across the…

Bangladesh’s ’10 Minute School’ gets $2Mn from Sequoia to take quality education to country’s underdeveloped regions

10 minute school, one of the more popular edtech companies within Bangladesh,…

Crypto market in shambles once again due to Russia-Ukraine tensions, bitcoin trading below $37K

With the risk of war on the horizon amid ongoing Russia-Ukraine tensions,…
Instagram suffers outage

Instagram revises daily time limit options, removes limits lesser than 30 minutes

You’d remember, that last year, Instagram started testing a new ‘Take a…

Flipkart-owned Cleartrip to operate only in India, Middle East business acquired by online travel marketplace ‘Wego’

The pandemic hit the travel and tourism industry, but since last year,…
YouTube Premium Lite offers cheaper ad-free videos

You can now see when a Youtube channel is live streaming with TikTok-like Live Rings

When TikTok came, it brought along with it a fresh breeze in…

Global semicon firms send investment proposals worth $20.5Bn to set up semiconductor and display fabs in India

Semiconductors have become an indispensable part of modern technology. They are present…
Pine Labs

Pine labs valued at over $5Bn after fresh $150Mn pre-IPO fundraise

Even as a US IPO is looming over the horizon, leading merchant…
Flipkart returns to India for IPO

Amid quick commerce chaos, Flipkart reduces grocery delivery time for ‘Flipkart Quick’ to a sane, 45 minutes

The pandemic has seen quick commerce take off like a rocket as…

Sequoia rolls out a new $600Mn crypto fund to invest in digital assets and liquid tokens

As of November 2021, the cryptocurrency market in the world was valued…
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Sony Innovation Fund, which has made over 100 investments, hits first closing of its $215Mn fourth round

Sony, the Japanese consumer electronics behemoth, is known to lend a helping…

Social commerce platform Dealshare adds another $45Mn to ongoing round, from ADIA

Joining in the bandwagon of a slew of high-profile investors investing in…

GEM pumps $100Mn in blockchain network ‘5ire’, world’s first sustainability-focused Layer 1 blockchain project

The proceeds from the investment will be deployed towards making recruitments to expand teams across sales, marketing, product development, and other functions, as well as making investments in research and enhancing 5ire’s products.
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Twitter partners with Paytm for its ‘Tips’ feature in India

The growth of the creator community has attracted the attention of social…

Old Macs, PCs get new life with Google’s Chrome OS Flex

It is a perennial issue that any PC, Mac, or smartphone you…
WhatsApp

Ads on WhatsApp? A new status update on the app, from official ‘WhatsApp’ account provides hint

Whether WhatsApp will ever turn to an advertising led business model —…