Ventures Platform, Hustle Fund back Nigerian fintech Brass in $1.7M round
www.techcrunch.com Small and medium enterprises make up more than 95% of all businesses in Nigeria. But despite their sheer size and importance, a majority of them are underserved by financial institutions and lack the full suite of financial services needed to scale their operations. … Read More
How greed fueled Lebanon's deadly milk and medicine shortage
www.cnn.com How greed fueled Lebanon's deadly milk and medicine shortage… Read More
How Accurate are "Minimum System Requirements?"
www.techquickie.youtube.com Most games and other programs list “minimum requirements” for your PC, but are they really accurate? Squarespace link: Visit …… Read More
Corporate learning platform 360Learning raises $200 million
www.techcrunch.com 360Learning has raised a $200 million funding round from Sumeru, SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 and Silver Lake Waterman. And this time, the name of the startup describes quite well what it does. 360Learning lets you learn from your peers with an easy-to-use platform that lets you create and share
Hide your home on video calls and live streams with this clever camera app
www.mashable.com TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to XSplit VCam Premium is on sale for £21.31 as of Oct. 21, saving you 51% on list price. Spending more time working and playing at home likely means more projects, messes, and clutter accumulation. And there’s nothing wrong with that — except you probably don’t
What Liz Cheney just said about January 6 is really important
www.cnn.com What Liz Cheney just said about January 6 is really important… Read More
Doyobi, a Singapore-based edtech startup focused on teachers, gets $2.8M seed
www.techcrunch.com The edtech boom has focused primarily on students, but teachers are learners, too. Doyobi, a Singapore-based professional development platform, wants to give educators new, more engaging ways of teaching STEM subjects. The startup announced today it has raised $2.8 million in pre-Series A funding led by Monk’s Hill Ventures.
Teslas will drive under the Las Vegas Strip in tunnels
www.mashable.com Elon Musk’s The Boring Company is spreading its underground tunnels throughout Las Vegas. On Wednesday, the Las Vegas’ Clark County zoning commission unanimously approved plans to add to the Las Vegas “loop” underground transit system, but it’s not a subway. The underground highway will cover 29 miles and 51
Remains and personal items were previously submerged in water, FBI says
www.cnn.com Remains and personal items were previously submerged in water, FBI says… Read More