Masayoshi Son, founder and chief executive of SoftBank Group, which reported a quarterly loss of over $23 billion, is worried that the funding winter for startups may continue for longer. The 64-year-old executive, whose Vision Funds have backed over 470 startups globally in the past six years, said on Monday that some unicorn founders are…
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It’s not often you hear about African tech companies expanding into Europe. Some examples include fintechs Lidya and Korapay in Eastern Europe and the U.K., respectively. In the latest development, Bluechip Technologies, an African enterprise company that partners with international OEMs like Microsoft and Oracle and provides data warehousing solutions and enterprise applications to banks,…
Bluu Seafood, a German company developing “lab-grown” fish, is showcasing its first finished products as it prepares to begin the regulatory approval process for key markets in Asia, Europe, and North America. Founded in 2020 (originally as Bluu Biosciences), Bluu Seafood is one of several companies working to solve the world’s seafood production problems, which…
TL;DR: As of August 8, you can get a refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook Air for just $250 instead of $1,199 — that’s a 79% discount. Having one computer that runs all of your apps, manages all of your streaming, and shoulders all of your gaming might cause a lot of wear, even on a new machine….
TL;DR: As of August 8, you can get the Blackbox Dash Cam and Rear Camera for just $44.99 instead of $119.99 — that’s a 62% discount. A lot of wild stuff can happen while you’re driving. If something goes wrong, you likely want as much evidence that you’re not at fault as you can get,…
TL;DR: As of August 8, you can get the Hudly Invisible Wireless Charger for just $69.99 instead of $99.99 — that’s a 30% discount. If you want a wireless charger, you usually have to resign yourself to losing some space on your desk, nightstand, vanity, or wherever you keep it. That might not have to…
TL;DR: As of August 8, you can get a Babbel Lifetime Membership for just $199 instead of $499 — that’s a 60% discount. (See below for the steps to redeem this deal.) Among all the deal offers we see, few are as appreciated as a deal from Babbel. With ten million worldwide subscribers and an…
Spoilers follow for Doctor Strange 2 and Ms Marvel. Giancarlo Esposito has called on Marvel Studios to cast him as Professor X in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Speaking at the Superhero Car Show and Comic-Con event in Texas over the weekend (August 5-6), the Breaking Bad, The Mandalorian, and The Boys star revealed that…
There’s a high chance that we’ll see a new iPad Pro 2022 before the year is done, but the main ‘upgrade’ might not be to the screen or chipset. Rather, it might be to the connectors, with the current three-pin Smart Connector possibly being replaced with a pair of four-pin connectors. That’s according to “reliable…
John Schnatter. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok John Schnatter says Papa Johns pizza has gotten worse without his “conservative values.”Schnatter suggested that “truth and God” made Papa John’s great.Schnatter left the company in 2018 after admitting to using the N-word on a conference call. The controversial founder of Papa Johns, John Schnatter, said this weekend the company’s pizza…