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Apple new flagship phone to retail for $1099 and ‘budget’ model for $749

September 13, 2018
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On Wednesday, Apple unveiled a suite of new iPhones from the Steve Jobs Auditorium in Cupertino, Calif. The flagship model, the iPhone Xs, will cost $999, while the larger model, the…

Hong Kong insurance tech startup raises $12.7m

September 10, 2018
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OneDegree, a Hong Kong-based insurance technology start-up under Cyberport Incubation Programme, announced today the full subscription and execution of its Series A funding, with investors committing HK$100 million, plus an…

Bridging the gender gap – the rise of women led startups in Africa

September 5, 2018
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The entrepreneurial ecosystem has been on a steady rise around the world. So has the growth of female-owned businesses and establishment. This has been especially so in Africa where growth…

Facebook bans first app – myPersonality – since Cambridge Analytica and suspends hundreds more

August 23, 2018
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Facebook announced today that it had banned the app myPersonality for improper data controls and suspended hundreds more. So far this is only the second app to be banned as a result…

Intel buys deep-learning startup Vertex.AI to join its Movidius unit

August 17, 2018
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Computer processing giant Intel has acquired Vertex.AI, a startup that had a mission of making it possible to develop “deep learning for every platform”, building a deep learning engine called PlaidML to do…

A 16-year-old hacked Apple and stole 90GB of secure files

To demonstrate his love for Apple, a sixteen-year-old Australian managed to hack the tech giant, where he stole some 90GB of secure files and accessed customer accounts in the process.…

AR startup Ubiquity6 lands $27M Series B

August 15, 2018
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San Francisco based AR startup Ubiquity6, that is building a platform for people to create and interact in shared AR spaces connected to the real world announced that it has closed a…

Top ten cybersecurity startups revealed

August 11, 2018
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The biggest cybersecurity investment rounds have been reviewed for 2018 so far, and the top ten leading startups have been identified in this expanding technology sector. According to Channel Web,…

Agritech startup Back to the Roots raises $4 million in funding

August 11, 2018
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Back to the Roots, a startup that sells ready-to-grow mushroom kits and other products, has received $4 million in funding to expand its distribution nationwide. The investment was led by…

Microsoft’s Airband Grant Fund invests in 8 start-ups delivering internet-connected solutions to rural communities around the globe

August 7, 2018
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Internet access is as essential as electricity. It empowers entrepreneurs to start and grow small businesses, farmers to implement precision agriculture, doctors to improve community health and students to do…

Startup Spotlight: Interview with Matthew Elan Smith founder of Insuretech startup Pineapple

Pineapple (formerly Amyti) is a Johannesburg-based P2P insurer, and South Africa’s first P2P insurer. Founded… ∞

Startup Spotlight: Interview with Amber McDonald CEO of Indemnis

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), popularly known as drones, have been with us for a while.… ∞

Startup spotlight: Interview with Johannes Degn co-founder of Lynk

We had a chance to speak to Johannes Degn co-founder of Lynk a network of… ∞

10 promising European startups founded by women

Despite the high disparity in the number of startups founded by men and women due… ∞

Apple to offer coding camps for women-founded startups

Apple will offer a two-week technology lab at its campus in Cupertino in which participants… ∞

Feedr secures £1.54 million in Pre-Series A funding

Feedr, a London, UK-based intelligent lunch platform startup that uses technology to offer office employees… ∞

UNICEF Funds 6 Blockchain Startups to solve global challenges

Announced Monday, UNICEF is investing $100,000 in six blockchain startups to “solve global challenges using blockchain technology,”… ∞

UK tech for good Startups receive £400k from The Social Tech Trust

Nine of the UK’s most promising ‘tech for good’ startups have received £400,000 of funding… ∞