September 2020

Europe’s top court says net neutrality rules bar ‘zero rating’

The European Union’s top court has handed down its first decision on the bloc’s net neutrality rules — interpreting the law as precluding the use of commercial ‘zero rating’ by…

lecrab 15 September 2020

Technology News

Klarna raises $650 million at a $10.6 billion valuation

Fintech startup Klarna has raised a mega-round of funding led by Silver Lake. The company is raising $650 million at a post-money valuation of $10.65 billion. Klarna says it is…

lecrab 15 September 2020

Technology News

Bank-as-a-service startup Swan helps other companies issue cards, accounts and IBANs

Meet Swan, a new French startup that wants to let other companies offer financial services by issuing cards, bank accounts and IBANs with just a few lines of codes. The…

lecrab 15 September 2020

Technology News

Sentinel loads up with $1.35M in the deepfake detection arms race

Estonia-based Sentinel, which is developing a detection platform for identifying synthesized media (aka deepfakes), has closed a $1.35 million seed round from some seasoned angel investors — including Jaan Tallinn…

lecrab 14 September 2020

Blockchain News

Blockchain spend to hit $4.1bn in 2020 as banking and manufacturing lead ‘robust’ investments

Global spending on blockchain solutions will reach $4.1 billion (£3.18bn) this year at an increase of more than 50% compared to 2019, according to IDC. The analyst firm’s latest Worldwide…

lecrab 14 September 2020

Technology News

Microsoft’s Project Natick underwater data center experiment confirms viability of seafloor data storage

Microsoft has concluded a years-long experiment involving use of a shipping container-sized underwater data center, placed on the sea floor off the cost of Scotland’s Orkney Islands. The company pulled…

lecrab 14 September 2020

eSports

Audacity Esports unveils partnership with Kappa

United Kingdom-based organisation Audacity Esports has entered a partnership with Italian sportswear brand Kappa. The deal, brokered by sponsorship agency Van Hawke Sports, will see Kappa supply Audacity’s rosters with jerseys. Credit:…

lecrab 14 September 2020

Technology News

Google claims net zero carbon footprint over its entire lifetime, aims to only use carbon-free energy by 2030

Google was at the leading edge of large technology companies seeking to go completely carbon neutral, having declared that status in 2007, and subsequently matching all of its global electricity…

lecrab 14 September 2020

eSports

Natus Vincere CS:GO to stream on China’s HUYA platform

Ukrainian esports organisation Natus Vincere has partnered with Chinese streaming service HUYA. The streaming agreement will see Na’Vi’s CS:GO player streams broadcast to Chinese audiences for the next two years. Image credit:…

lecrab 14 September 2020

eSports

Anubis Gaming secures $300k in latest seed funding round

Egyptian esports organisation Anubis Gaming has secured $300,000 (~£234,297) in it’s latest round of seed funding. A regional ecommerce group are the source of the investment, which comes after a separate seed…

lecrab 14 September 2020