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Debuting InVision’s Whiteboard Importer for Freehand

In 2023, cross-functional collaboration requires a visual collaboration tool. However, tight budgets often prevent teams from obtaining the top-notch tools they need. InVision's Freehand offers all the essential features at a fraction of the cost of other leading visual collaboration tools. For those hesitant to switch, InVision has made the

MetaMask introduces liquid staking in dapp for an easy and convenient way to stake ETH

The Portfolio Dapp has introduced MetaMask Staking, its latest feature for 2023. With this feature, you can stake ETH through MetaMask using liquid staking providers Lido and Rocket Pool. The Portfolio Dapp has a growing list of features, including Portfolio View, Bridges, Swaps, and now staking. Staking is the process

Kraken

Kraken Crypto Exchange Terminates Accounts of Russian Users

In a bid to comply with the European Union’s sanctions on Russia, major crypto exchange Kraken has unveiled its move to restrict and eventually shut down services for Russian accounts. The latest development follows the adoption of new Brussels-led penalties in response to Moscow’s continued aggression against Ukraine.

Klarna

Klarna launches new creator features and shoppable video

As consumers turn to content creators to influence their online shopping habits, Klarna, the buy now, pay later platform, today launched a new Klarna Creator app for retailers and influencers to collaborate on brand campaigns and to track earnings, performance and sales. Klarna’s creator platform allows over 500,000

Celo

The Celo Foundation Aims to Bring $20B in Impact Investing Funds to Web3 by 2025

Announced at GIIN, this “2% for Web3 Impact” pledge will rally industry-wide support, with plans to onboard 100+ impact investors into Web3 The U.S.-based Celo Foundation announced the launch of its “2% for Web3 Impact” pledge at the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) Investor Forum in The Hague.

SpaceX

KDDI to resell SpaceX’s Starlink service to enterprise clients

Japanese telecom operator KDDI will begin reselling SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband service to its enterprise and civil government customers later this year. The two companies said KDDI will act as an authorized Starlink integrator. KDDI said it has been conducting technical trials of Starlink’s service in Japan since

StoreDot

StoreDot’s production-ready EV battery cells achieve 1K extreme fast charging cycles

Electric vehicle battery start-up StoreDot announced that its extreme fast charging (XFC) battery cell technology has exceeded 1,000 charging cycles in a production-ready EV form factor. StoreDot says its XFC EV battery cells repeatedly charged from 10-80% capacity in just 10 minutes and then discharged for one hour before

Robinhood

Robinhood Releases Beta Version of Web3 Wallet to 10,000 Users

No-fee trading platform Robinhood (HOOD) is releasing the beta version of its Web3 wallet, allowing users to swap assets on its non-custodial wallet, the company said Tuesday. Named the Robinhood Wallet, the Polygon-based wallet is opening its doors to the first 10,000 users who signed up for the testing

Rappi

RappiPay, Rappi’s Fintech, Receives A US$112 Million Credit Facility

Four Colombian banks are behind this syndicated loan, a usual scheme when a large amount is involved. The funds will go to strengthen the operation in that country. The banks Bancolombia, Banco de Bogotá, Davivienda and Itaú together granted a syndicated loan of US$100 million to RappiPay, the fintech

ConsenSys

MetaMask Institutional Onboards Four New Institutional Custodians, Consolidating the ConsenSys Product’s Leadership as the Go-to Solution for Organizations Entering Web3

ConsenSys unveils the third round of institutional custodians onboarded to MetaMask Institutional (MMI), a version of MetaMask designed to meet the needs of the rapidly growing number of institutions embracing Web3 and investing in Decentralized Finance (DeFi). Cobo, Floating Point Group, Liminal and Propine will join MMI’s already expansive

Robinhood

Robinhood debuts new non-custodial crypto wallet with Polygon to 10K beta users

Robinhood is finally rolling out a beta version of its non-custodial crypto wallet to 10,000 customers on its waitlist after announcing the product in May. The product is called Robinhood Wallet and will be the company’s first internationally available app, Kerbrat said. The company revealed new details about

StoreDot

StoreDot delivers fast-charging batteries for real-world EV testing, claims 100 miles in 5 minutes

Israeli startup StoreDot has begun shipping samples of its fast-charging batteries to automakers for real-world EV testing. The samples are 30-Ah lithium-ion pouch cells "in EV form factor," StoreDot said in a press release, maintaining its claim that these batteries can add 100 miles of range from just five minutes

Rubrik

Rubrik Surpasses $400 Million in Subscription ARR and Launches Rubrik Zero Labs, Data Threat Research Unit to Help Combat Global Cyber Events

* Over 100% ARR year-over-year growth with net dollar retention rate exceeding 140% * Record adoption by large corporations such as Citigroup, Estee Lauder, and The Home Depot, accelerating customer count to over 4,500 * Former Mandiant Vice President and distinguished cybersecurity expert Steven Stone joins to head Rubrik Zero Labs Rubrik,

ConsenSys

ConsenSys to Launch 'Sustainable' NFTs Celebrating the Ethereum Merge

“The merge is cause for celebration,” ConsenSys announced in the beginning of September. And to kick off the festivities, the blockchain firm will release “one of the first sustainable NFT drops on the Ethereum mainnet” called Regenesis. Inspired by the merge, Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS)

SpaceX

SpaceX gets $1.9 million Air Force contract for Starlink services in Europe and Africa

The Air Force said Starlink is 'the only LEO satellite network provider that is currently being used in a contested environment: Ukraine' The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command awarded SpaceX a $1.9 million one-year contract to evaluate Starlink internet services in Europe and Africa starting this month.

Klarna

Klarna founder to launch new ‘Nobel Prize for Impact’

According to BCG global assets under management are around $100 trillion, but only $715 billion, or less than 1%, goes on what you might term “impact” companies or projects to tackle the world’s biggest environmental and social issues. Now, a Klarna founder plans to create what he calls a

Scale AI

Scale AI Is Named To The 2022 Forbes Cloud 100

Scale AI, the data infrastructure for AI, was ranked number 22 on the Forbes 2022 Cloud 100, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, published by Forbes in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures. “It’s an honor to be included on

Airbnb

Airbnb is rolling out ‘new anti-party technology’ in North America

Airbnb is testing new “anti-party technology” in the US and Canada as it attempts to enforce a global ban on house parties it made permanent earlier this year, the company has announced. The technology is designed to automatically catch the kinds of bookings that are likely to result in unauthorized

Celo

Celo Foundation to Help African Startups Scale Via Web3 Fund

The Celo Foundation recently announced a Web3 fund for African startups to scale their operations. Named Celo Africa Web3 Fund, the initiative is open to every Africa-based startup. However, projects with African residents as founders will receive a preferential review for the fund. Celo has been gradually expanding its regional

Scale AI

Scale AI to Open New Missouri Office to Expand Tech Industry Footprint

Scale AI, a provider of training data for artificial intelligence teams, is opening a new office in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, in an effort to boost its presence in the technology industry and expand geospatial work with the government, academia and private sector. The company said the new office is

Rubrik

Rubrik is Named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions

Rubrik, the Zero Trust Data Security™ Company, announced that it has been positioned by Gartner as a Leader in the 2022 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions. Rubrik also achieved the furthest overall position in Completeness of Vision for the third year in a row. The evaluation

DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean Announces Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Company Meets Q2 Targets Despite Macro Headwinds Profitability and Cash Flow Improvement Highlight its Second Quarter Increases Operating Income and Free Cash Flow Outlook for Fiscal 2022 DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DOCN), the cloud for developers, startups and SMBs, announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022. "We

ConsenSys

New token by ConsenSys enables security audits for the highest bidder

Security auditing is set to be tokenized by ConsenSys Diligence as TURN tokens are unveiled — creating an open market for the in-demand service. ConsenSys is set to tokenize smart contract and security auditing services through the upcoming auction of eight “timeboxed” TURN tokens. The Ethereum-focused blockchain software company has developed

Airbnb

Amazon’s PR and policy chief Jay Carney leaves to join Airbnb

Airbnb has tapped Jay Carney, Amazon’s top spokesperson, to serve as its new head of policy and communications. Carney will start at Airbnb in September, and will report to CEO Brian Chesky, the company said on Friday. He’ll be based in Washington, D.C. Carney joined Amazon in

SpaceX

SpaceX Preps Expanding Starlink To Serve 'Mobile Users'

The company has sent an application to the FCC to use the 2GHz band to operate a "Mobile-Satellite Service," which will involve augmenting Starlink satellites. SpaceX’s Starlink is best known for supplying high-speed broadband to users at home. But now the company wants to expand Starlink to serve “mobile