Sony and Honda plan to start selling their electric cars in the US in 2026
Sony’s prototype Vision-S 02 SUV, unveiled at CES 2022 as a platform for developing Sony’s EV technology. | Image: Sony Sony and Honda have announced that they plan to start selling their jointly-developed electric vehicles in the US in early 2026. The US has been chosen as the first market because of its well-developed taste … Read more
Microsoft Office will become Microsoft 365 in major brand overhaul
Image: Microsoft Microsoft is making a major change to its Microsoft Office branding. After more than 30 years, Microsoft Office is being renamed “Microsoft 365” to mark the software giant’s collection of growing productivity apps. While Office apps like Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint aren’t going away, Microsoft will now mostly refer to these apps … Read more
Singapore-Based Crypto Investment Startup Pillow Raises $18m Series A
The funding round was co-led by Accel and Quona Capital with participation from Jump Capital and Elevation Capital.
UK Lawmaker Matt Hancock Doesn’t Regret Pro-Crypto Swerve
The former cabinet minister is pushing for the government to be more pro-innovation.
Crypto Banking Platform BVNK Wins Registration in Spain
Crypto banking and payments platform BVNK has won registration has a virtual asset services provider (VASP) in Spain.
Bring your own key was a lie
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Zen Educate, a marketplace that matches schools with teachers, raises $21M to fuel U.S. expansion
Zen Educate, an online marketplace that algorithmically matches schools with the best available teachers, has raised £19.3 million ($21 million) in a Series A extension round of funding. Founded out of London in 2017, Zen Educate is setting out to supplant the traditional approach to recruiting teachers, a system that typically involves third-party agencies and … Read more
Crypto Sleuth ZachXBT’s Efforts Lead to Prosecution of Alleged Bored Ape NFT Scammers
The phishing scam, where people were defrauded out of NFTs worth millions of dollars, was brought to light in August.
Bank of China: Digital yuan transactions volume crossed $14B mark
The largest CBDC pilot in the world is going to expand on citizen payments and cross-border operations with Hong Kong.
IKEA’s Crimes Against Cartography
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Open finance startup Ayoconnect’s APIs enable financial inclusion in Southeast Asia
Focused on Southeast Asia, Ayoconnect’s APIs make it faster for businesses to launch new financial services, instead of needing to build their own tech infrastructure. It is also licensed by Indonesia’s central bank, enabling it to offer more services. The open finance startup announced today it has closed a $13 million Series B extension round … Read more
Truth Social debuts in the Google Play Store
Though it’s been available for the iPhone for months, Truth Social is now listed in Google’s app marketplace for the first time. Axios first reported Wednesday that Truth Social, former President Trump’s social network, cleared the necessary hurdles to get approval from Google. The app became available on Android shortly after and is now live … Read more
Offchain Labs acquires Ethereum core dev team Prysmatic Labs
Through the deal, Offchain Labs hopes to build a sustainable future for Ethereum, through greater communication between teams developing on both layers and direct collaborations.
Barely halfway and October’s the ‘biggest month’ in crypto hacks: Chainalysis
While 2021 was the biggest year on record for crypto hacks, 2022 could “likely” beat the record “at this rate” according to Chainalysis.
Couple sent $10.5M by Crypto.com claim they thought they won a prize
The duo allegedly went on a spending spree with Crypto.com’s funds, buying four houses, vehicles, art, furniture and gifts, but 7 million AUD has now been returned.
Russian stablecoin usage surged after Ukraine invasion: Report
According to Chainalysis data, Russia’s stablecoin usage has increased since the onset of the war, due partly to ordinary Russian citizens seeking to protect their assets.
An ‘ambitious’ new D&D game is on the way from Invoke Studios, formerly Tuque Games
There’s a new D&D video game on the way from the Montreal studio formerly known as Tuque Games. Wizards of the Coast, which publishes Dungeons & Dragons, has relaunched the Canadian game developer as Invoke Studios — a revamped company with a focus on crafting big games out of the considerable source material that comes … Read more
STEPN to sack 100 staff as players step away from the move-to-earn app
The move-to-earn blockchain game has seen a significant drop in its user base and its rewards token has taken a decline due to the cryptocurrency market conditions.
Resonance is a new $150 million VC fund based in Paris
There’s a new VC fund in town — at least if you live in Paris. Meet Resonance, a new $150 million fund (€150 million) backed 100% by Otium Capital. You may already be familiar with Otium Capital. It is Pierre-Edouard Stérin’s family office. Back in 2003, Stérin co-founded Smartbox Group, the company behind many popular … Read more
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Pillow wants to make crypto saving and investing easy for new users
Pillow aspires to be an all-in-one platform that helps even newbie users save, spend and invest in crypto currency. The Singapore-based startup announced it has raised $18 million in Series A financing co-led by Accel and Quona Capital, with participation from Elevation Capital and Jump Capital. The app currently has more than 75,000 users in … Read more