Video e-learning platform for MENA, Almentor, closes $6.5M Series B led by Partech
There are more than 400 million Arabic speakers globally and that number isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Arabic, to most people, is a tough language even...
DMCA Notice Targets TorrentFreak, Netflix, and Reddit’s Wikipedia Pages
Over the past several years, copyright holders have asked Google to remove billions of links to allegedly pirated content. Most of these DMCA notices are pretty...
Women in Tech: “The quest for diversity is an ongoing one”
A research study by The National Center for Women & Information Technology showed that “gender diversity has specific benefits in technology settings,” which could explain why tech companies...
By working with home entrepreneurs, Jakarta-based DishServe is creating an even more asset-light version of cloud kitchens
Cloud kitchens are already meant to reduce the burden of infrastructure on food and beverage brands by providing them with centralized facilities to prepare meals for...
Europe’s cookie consent reckoning is coming
Cookie pop-ups getting you down? Complaints that the web is ‘unusable’ in Europe because of frustrating and confusing ‘data choices’ notifications that get in the way...
Africa has another unicorn as Chipper Cash raises $100M Series C led by SVB Capital
Fintech in Africa is a goldmine. Investors are betting big on startups offering a plethora of services from payments and lending to neobanks, remittances and cross-border...
Intel announces two new 11th-gen chips and a 5G M.2 laptop module at Computex
Intel kicked off this year’s virtual Computex by announcing two new 11th Gen U-Series chips for use in thin, lightweight laptops. It also unveiled its first...
Indian health insurance startup Plum raises $15.6 million in Tiger Global-led investment
The vast majority of people in India, the world’s second most populous nation, don’t have health insurance coverage. A significant portion of the population that does...
Intel Beefs Up 11th-Gen Laptop Processors With Better Graphics and Faster Wifi
Intel revealed new additions to its 11th-gen mobile processor lineup as part of this year’s virtual Computex show. The processors are based on Intel’s Evo platform...
Jai Kisan, a fintech startup aimed at rural India, raises $30 million
Jai Kisan, an Indian startup that is attempting to bring financial services to rural India, where commercial banks have a single-digit penetration, said on Monday it...
