A profile of Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments services provider valued at $2.2B in November, which had $75M+ in revenue in 2021, up over 4x YoY — A pair of twentysomethings from Uganda and Ghana thought there was a fortune to be made bringing transnational financial services to Africa's 1.2 billion people.
EU lawmakers reach an agreement on legislation that will mandate USB-C on smartphones and other electronic devices, starting in fall 2024, to reduce e-waste — A major blow to Apple's Lightning port — European Union lawmakers have reached an agreement on legislation that will force …
How Ukrainian civilians are helping the army using apps, blurring the lines between civilians and soldiers, raising questions of international humanitarian law — In Ukraine, civilians are valiantly assisting the army via apps—and challenging a tenet of international law in the process.
An in-depth look at attempts by the US to prosecute hot-headed coder Joshua Schulte, who allegedly leaked the CIA's hacking arsenal, ahead of his June 13 trial — A hot-headed coder is accused of exposing the agency's hacking arsenal. Did he betray his country because he was pissed off at his colleagues?
CybSafe, which uses behavioral science and data analytics to help businesses improve security, raises a $28M Series B, bringing its total funding to $40M — Behavioral security and data analytics startup CybSafe Ltd. has raised $28 million in new funding to accelerate its product development …
A federal judge in Australia orders Google to pay an ex-politician $715K for doing “nothing to prevent” YouTuber Friendlyjordies' “abusive” videos about him — Tech giant and comedian Jordan Shanks may face contempt of court charges over videos published during trial
AppOmni, which helps find and secure vulnerabilities in SaaS app stacks, raises a $70M Series C led by Thoma Bravo, bringing its total funding to $123M — As more enterprises migrate apps and workloads into the cloud, so grows the need for more sophisticated tech to secure that activity.
A profile of billionaire crypto investor Mike Novogratz, who got a Luna tattoo before its collapse and whose publicly traded Galaxy Digital is down 69% YTD — The Wall Street star became so enamored with cryptocurrencies he had one of them tattooed to his arm. Then the market crashed.
Riley Griffin / Bloomberg : Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves ...
