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Monthly Archives: July 2022
There are many companies bringing one-click checkout to the direct-to-consumer marketplace, but few are developing similar tools for the business-to-business marketplace. B2B payment volume is five times the size of business-to-consumer retail payments, yet much of those payments are not being done online. That’s where Balance comes in. The company, co-founded by former PayPal employees…
Some nine months after the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) revealed it was carrying out a market study into music-streaming services, the government department has revealed it believes there is no case to answer — for now, at least. The CMA already has a pretty full plate, as it’s currently locking horns with Facebook’s…
Welcome to another episode of Found, the podcast where you get the stories behind the startups. This week we’re joined by Nikki Pechet who started Homebound to make home-building easier and more accessible after a wildfire ripped through Northern California and thousands of people were put on years-long waiting lists to get started building their…
SAVE $90: The super-slim eufy RoboVac 11s Max is on sale for just $159.99. That’s 36% off its MSRP of $249.99. There are plenty of robot vacuums out there, but this deal on a eufy RoboVac 11s Max has particularly sparked our interest. You can snag it on sale for just $159.99 at Amazon —…
It turns out that the Venn diagram of people who pridefully reject the COVID-19 vaccination and people who do not take measures to protect their data security is pretty much a circle. Unjected, an actual, real-life dating site, was created specifically for people who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 and claims to be the “largest…
While July 2021 was marked by devastating floods across Europe, this summer the continent is enduring a record-breaking heatwave. Many European regions have reached all-time high temperatures, resulting in the spread of wildfires. This includes the UK, where temperatures reached 40.2°C for the first time in history. To make sense of it all, we spoke…
Adam Mosseri knows you don’t like the new Instagram. The head of Instagram uploaded a self-deprecating video across social media explaining the unpopular updates to the platform. The gist? The updates aren’t good yet. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) He addressed the app updates that have users in a tizzy:…
Knowing what the best Chromebooks for kids are is important before you dive into a purchase. With so many options out there, it can be confusing to know where to begin when first checking out Chrome OS. Typically smaller and lighter than traditional laptops, they often hold up better against drops or spills and are…
We are living in a new age of widespread remote, online learning. Even before COVID-19 forced the shutdown of schools all over the world, investment in edtech (education technology) had reached $18.66 billion in 2019 and the market of online education is projected to be $350 billion by 2025. Today, the internet is becoming a…