2020 – Page 20

Web Summit will hold RISE 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, launch a new event in Tokyo

Web Summit announced today that it will revive RISE, one of Asia’s largest tech conferences, in March 2022, moving it to Kuala Lumpur after five years in Hong Kong. It…

lecrab 3 December 2020

Technology News

Bolt unveils its fourth-generation scooter

Bolt is better known for its ride-hailing service. But the company also operates an electric scooter service in 45 cities across Europe. Designed by the company’s in-house hardware team, the…

lecrab 3 December 2020

Technology News

PhonePe raises $700 million, becomes a separate entity

PhonePe, the crown jewel in Flipkart’s acquisition by Walmart, is “partially” spinning off, the Bangalore-based financial services firm said on Thursday. To kick off its new journey, the firm said…

lecrab 3 December 2020

eSports

Red Bull announces multi-year T1 partnership

Energy drink brand Red Bull announced today that it has signed a long-term, multi-year partnership with T1 Entertainment & Sports, best known for its League of Legends team. The alliance…

lecrab 2 December 2020

Blockchain

Blockchains acquires PayPal-backed Cambridge Blockchain to beef up identity play

Software development company Blockchains has announced the acquisition of Cambridge Blockchain, a Massachusetts-based blockchain identity management and compliance provider. Cambridge Blockchain, which notably secured funding from PayPal in its series…

lecrab 2 December 2020

Blockchain

How the global Covid-19 pandemic has ended blockchain market volatility

IT vendors seeking to convince CIOs and CTOs about their blockchain-related solutions have been challenged by an apparent shift in market perception. Distributed ledger technology hype reached a peak and…

lecrab 2 December 2020

eSports

GINX Esports TV joins forces with Preediction

International esports television channel GINX Esports TV has joined forces with esports talk show network Preediction after striking a content agreement. The partnership will see talk shows owned by Preediction appear on GINX…

lecrab 2 December 2020

Technology News

The UK approves the BioNTech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

The UK government has approved the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 for emergency use, following the recommendation of the national medicines regulator. The UK is the first country to approve the…

lecrab 2 December 2020

Technology News

Monzo, the U.K. challenger bank, picks up additional £60M in funding

Monzo, the U.K. challenger bank now with more than 4.8 million customers, has closed another £60 million in funding, priced the same as and effectively an extension of the its…

lecrab 2 December 2020

Technology News

Spotify launches ‘2020 Wrapped’ with new features including quizzes, badges and, yes, stories

Spotify is today launching its 2020 Wrapped personalized experience — the company’s popular year-end review of users’ favorite artists, songs, genres, and podcasts. This year, however, Spotify is making a…

lecrab 2 December 2020