Month: February 2020
Tradeshift cuts headcount by three figures in effort to turn towards profitability
Last month, Tradeshift, a platform for supply chain payments that has achieved unicorn status in recent years, had some good news and some bad news. It announced a Series F funding round of $240 million in equity and debt, raised from a combination of existing and new investors. It’s now…
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Alibaba Cloud revenue reaches $1.5B for the quarter on 62% growth rate
Alibaba issued its latest earnings report yesterday, and the Chinese eCommerce giant reported that cloud revenue grew 62 percent to $1.5 billion U.S., crossing the RMB10 billion revenue threshold for the first time. Alibaba also announced that it had completed its migration to its own public cloud in the most…
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We still haven’t seen the Galaxy Home — and that’s a good thing
Twice a year, Samsung holds its Galaxy Unpacked launch event. Twice a year, we wonder: will Samsung finally announce its mysterious Bixby-enabled smart speakers, the Galaxy Home and Galaxy Home Mini? And twice a year, the company announces phones, accessories, and partnerships galore — with no Bixby speaker in sight.…
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Puerto Rico loses millions in email phishing scam
Puerto Rico has revealed its government agencies have fallen victim to an online phishing scam that stole millions of dollars. Reports have claimed that fraudsters attempted to steal over $4 million by hacking into a female employee’s account. Though the authorities have not revealed how much money was actually stolen,…
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Netflix’s first Stranger Things 4 trailer teases the return of a missing friend
Netflix has released the first teaser for Stranger Things 4, the upcoming fourth season of its breakout series, and it features a surprise reappearance of a fan-favorite character. The teaser doesn’t reveal too many details about the upcoming season, but it seems like the promise that the series would be…
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Stranger Things season 4 teaser trailer shows Hopper alive
Netflix has debuted a Stranger Things season 4 teaser trailer just in time for Valentine’s Day that seems to show Hopper (David Harbour) alive – although not necessarily well – after his apparent demise at the end of season 3. The character appears to be in a Russian prison camp,…
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