Category Archives: (KFGO The Mighty 790) Technology
Blockchain firm Fireblocks raises $310 million, valuation at $2 billion
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Sohini Podder NEW YORK/BENGALARU (Reuters) - Fireblocks, a platform that allows banks and other financial institutions to store, move and issue cryptocurrencies, said o...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021
Facebook will restrict ad targeting of under-18s
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will stop allowing advertisers to target people under 18 on its platforms based on their interests or their activity on other sites, it said on Tuesday ...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021
Prosus faces investor criticism over $144 million fee for Naspers share swap
By Promit Mukherjee JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Technology investor Prosus will pay up to $144 million in transaction fees when it buys a block of parent company Naspers' shares, according to a document ...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021
Amazon-backed Wiliot raises $200 million in investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2
(Reuters) - Wiliot, a technology company backed by Amazon Web Services and Qualcomm Inc, said on Tuesday it raised $200 million in a funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The company, which mak...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021
Google takes legal action over Germany’s expanded hate-speech law
BERLIN (Reuters) - Google said on Tuesday that it was taking legal action over an expanded version of Germany's hate-speech law that recently took effect, saying its provisions violated the right to p...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021
Kazakhstan blocks LinkedIn over alleged fake accounts, gambling ads
(Removes hold from headline) NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Kazakhstan has blocked access to Microsoft subsidiary LinkedIn, over what the Central Asian country's government said were online casino advertiseme...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021
Canadian startup 1Password raises $100 million, valued at $2 billion
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - 1Password, a Canadian security and privacy tech startup, said on Tuesday it raised $100 million in a round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Accel, valuing the ...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021
‘No-code’ startup Bubble raises $100 million in round led by Insight Partners
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Bubble, a New York based startup that allows non-coders to design and create web applications, said on Tuesday it raised $100 million in a funding round led by private e...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021
Apple’s iPhone expected to drive sales, but App Store faces regulatory risk
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Strong sales of 5G iPhones and services such as the App Store and Apple Music are expected to drive growth at Apple Inc, which reports results on Tuesday, but some invest...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021
Sweden’s Klarna buys influencer marketing platform APPRL
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish payments firm Klarna said on Tuesday it had acquired influencer marketing software firm APPRL as it looked to tap into strong growth in shopping across social media chann...
Syndicated Content Jul 27, 2021

