GoStudent — the Austria-based late-stage Tutor marketplace which has raised $686.3 million (and attained a €3BN valuation) to date — has acquired Germany-based Studienkreis, a traditional tutoring company, founded in 1974, which is focused on the German-speaking ‘DACH’ region. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Studienkreis had previously been owned, since 2017, by the…
Monthly Archives: December 2022
Prior to launching as a startup in 2005, Box began as an idea that co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie had for a marketing class — to bring the power of the internet to file-sharing. The concept may not feel revolutionary today, but back then, you could email a file if it was small enough, or…
Payment giant Stripe is going to offer a new product that makes it easier to hold cryptocurrencies without signing up to a cryptocurrency exchange. The company’s new fiat-to-crypto widget can be embedded in any crypto product so that users can enter their card information and acquire crypto that can be used in another web3 product….
Google said today it is testing end-to-end encryption for RCS-based group chats on its Messages app — RCS stands for Rich Communication Services. The company noted that it will be rolling out this feature to select users that are part of the app’s open beta program in the coming weeks. This comes after a bunch…
SAVE $74: The Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless Headphones are on sale at Amazon for their lowest price ever at $275.34 as of Dec. 2. That’s a savings of 21%. If you’re ready to ring in the new year with the best headphones possible, you have your work cut out for you. There are tons to…
Black Friday may be over, but these Amazon Fire tablets are still available at their lowest-ever prices. BEST OVERALL DEAL: The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus tablet (32GB) is 50% off — $54.99 $109.99 (Save $55) BEST BUDGET DEAL: The Amazon Fire HD 8 (64GB) is a jack-of-all-trades — $74.99 $119.99 (Save $45) Tablets offer…
Netherlands will take on USA in a Round of 16 FIFA World Cup clash at the Khalifa International Stadium. Both the Dutch and the US will be hoping to progress to the quarter-finals with a win at the 45,000-seat venue in Doha. Netherlands reached the knockout stages by securing the most points in Group A,…
Argentina will take on Australia in a Round of 16 FIFA World Cup clash at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. Both the 2021 Copa América champions and the Australians will be hoping to progress to the quarter-finals with a win at the 44,000-seat venue in Al Rayyan. Argentina reached the knockout stages by securing the…
France will take on Poland in a Round of 16 FIFA World Cup clash at the Al Thumama Stadium. Both the reigning champions and the Poles will be hoping to progress to the quarter-finals with a win at the 40,000-seat venue in Doha. France reached the knockout stages by securing the most points in Group…
England will take on Senegal in a Round of 16 FIFA World Cup clash at the Al Bayt Stadium. Both the Three Lions and the Lions of Teranga will be hoping to progress to the quarter-finals with a win at the 60,000-seat venue in Al Khor. England reached the knockout stages by securing the most…