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Source: Bitcoinist Robert Le at PitchBook predicts crypto VC funding to hit $18B in 2025. That’s 50% more than the $12B the industry saw in 2024 but still far from the $30B invested in 2021. A year of crypto 2023 was not. FTX collapse eroded venture capitalist trust (frankly, it has shaken the confidence even…
Source: Venture Beat David Haddad, who has served as Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president for 12 years, is leaving the company. Read Full Article
Source: Coin Tegraph CyberKongz said it was first contacted by the SEC two years ago and had been “suffering in silence” ever since. Read Full Article
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Source: The Verge Google Meet is making it easier for everyone to position themselves in video calls without having to move the camera or mess around with the webcam’s frame adjustment settings. The automatic framing feature that was launched for Google Workspace accounts in 2022 is now rolling out for all Google Meet users, centering…
Source: Coin Tegraph Intellectual property blockchain network Story Protocol has introduced a theoretical framework it says could revolutionize the crypto AI agent economy. Read Full Article
Source: Live Mint Food delivery giant Swiggy is internally aiming for a company valuation of $12.5 billion-13.5 billion for its upcoming IPO, cutting its target by 10-16 per cent due to market volatility, according to news agency Reuters. Swiggy was earlier targeting a $15 billion valuation for its $1.4 billion November IPO which will be…
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Source: The Verge Google Wallet will start beta testing a digital ID soon that works at TSA checkpoints in almost half the country, including states like New York, California, Florida, Texas, and Illinois, but Google still advises that users keep their physical ID handy. Google says it’s also working with partners to use digital IDs for…
Source: Live Mint The share allocation for HVAX Technologies Ltd’s initial public offering (IPO) is set to be finalized today, October 3. The NSE SME issue experienced strong demand, attracting bids for more than 1.67 crore shares, while only 4.87 lakh shares were on offer. HVAX Technologies shares will be listed on National Stock Exchange…
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Source: The Verge At one point in Life is Strange: Double Exposure’s third episode, Max Caulfield tried to discuss the well-being of a student named Reggie with Loretta, another student on campus. Loretta became somewhat bewildered, asking Max who exactly she was referring to. That was when Max realized, much to her chagrin, that she…
Source: Live Mint Colombia’s central bank ignored pressure to accelerate the pace of interest rate cuts as policymakers weigh fiscal risks that sent the peso to its weakest level in more than a year. The seven-member board voted 4-3 to lower the benchmark rate by half a percentage point to 9.75%, Governor Leonardo Villar told…
