Africa is the last frontier for basically anything. Mobile gaming is no exception. For a continent that is home to more than 1 billion millennials and Gen Zers, mobile gaming has never really picked up, […]
alt.bank, Brazil’s latest fintech targeting the unbanked, raises $5.5M
It looks like everyone and their mother is trying to reinvent the Brazilian banking system. Earlier this year we wrote about Nubank’s $400 million Series G, last month there was the PicPay IPO filing and today, […]
WorkBoard raises $75M to help companies track OKRs
WorkBoard, a company providing a platform to track OKRs, has raised $75 million in a venture equity funding round.Read More
Carry1st raises $6 million to publish mobile games in Africa
Carry1st has raised $6 million to publish games in Africa, and it is starting with a focus on regional mobile payments.Read More
India grants approval for 5G trials, avoids Chinese firms
Indian telecom ministry on Tuesday said it has granted several telecom service providers permission to conduct a six-month trial for the use and application of 5G technology in the country. New Delhi has granted approval […]
Acronis raises $250M at a $2.5B+ valuation to double down on cyber protection services
As cybersecurity continues to grow in profile amid an increasingly complex and dangerous landscape of malicious activity, a cyber security vendor that specializes in “all-in-one” services covering the many aspects of security IT has closed […]
Starboard Value puts Box on notice that it’s looking to take over board
Activist investor Starboard Value is clearly fed up with Box and it let the cloud content management know it in no uncertain terms in a letter published yesterday. The firm, which bought a 7.7% stake […]
Activists Say Facebook Allows Drug Ads to Target Teens
The social network has rules about what can be shown to minors. The Tech Transparency Project found that they aren’t being enforced.
Twitter makes all of its money from ads. It’s trying to change that.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifying remotely at a congressional hearing in October 2020. | Greg Nash/AFP/Getty Images Jack Dorsey has bought Scroll, an ad-blocking startup. It’s part of a larger subscription push. Twitter has been […]
Made for Love, Handmaid’s Tale, and the Trap of Dystopian TV
When failure is the only option, characters—even beloved ones—are left with no place to go.