Snap hires Jacqueline Beauchere, the chief online safety officer at Microsoft, to be its first global head of platform safety — Snap Inc. has hired Jacqueline Beauchere, the current Chief Online Safety Officer at Microsoft, to be its first-ever Global Head of Platform Safety, a spokesperson tells Axios.
Dutch startup Sendcloud, which offers cloud-based tools for retailers to manage shipping services, raises $177M Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 — E-commerce has undoubtedly seen a huge boost in growth in the last year and a half of Covid-19 living, with people turning to the web …
Berlin-based online language learning company Babbel seeks to raise as much as €316M in a Frankfurt IPO, pricing shares at €24 to €28, valuing it up to €1.27B — - Demand for learning platforms during pandemic boosts sales — U.S. rival Duolingo's shares have soared since IPO this year
Canadian neobank Neo Financial raises ~$50M Series B led by Valar Ventures, bringing its total funding to ~$90M — Having secured new equity capital from a notable group of investors, Neo Financial is furthering its push to become a full-stack digital bank to compete with Canada's financial giants.
In its first post-IPO earnings, Darktrace reports FY 2021 revenue rose 41% YoY to $281M, operating loss rose to $38.5M, and it has 5,605 customers, up 45% YoY — UK-listed cyber security company reports 45% rise in customer base — The costs of floating on the London market forced cyber …
Amazon is offering UK Prime members access to Deliveroo Plus, its free delivery service, for one year on orders over £25 — Amazon.com Inc. is offering its Prime members in the U.K. and Ireland access to Deliveroo Plus for one year, deepening its tieup with the British company beyond its financial investment.
Google's Grace Hopper transatlantic communications cable, measuring 4,350 miles and operational in 2022, has reached Bude in the UK and Bilbao in Spain — A new “massive” undersea transatlantic communications cable has been brought ashore on a beach in Cornwall.
Online classifieds marketplace Carousell raises $100M at a $1.1B valuation led by STIC Investments, becoming Singapore's latest tech unicorn — - Classifieds site raises $100 million at $1.1 billion valuation — Asia's e-commerce, fintech startups boosted by pandemic
Apple's iPhone 13 and 13 Pro are the first to support dual eSIM, expanding on support for eSIM and regular SIM in previous iPhones — Apple introduced eSIM support on iPhone with iPhone XR and iPhone XS in 2018. However, while you can use a regular SIM and an eSIM simultaneously …
Financial Times : Russian cryptocurrency payment network A7 expands to Africa, as Moscow builds an alternative payments system amid weste...
