Month: February 2021
What is DeFi? Everything you need to know Stock trading
Decentralized Finance or “DeFi” (deef-eye) is a novel financial system that operates independently and does not rely on centralized financial intermediaries like banks, credit unions, or insurance funds. Instead, users have the ability to transfer, trade, invest, and transact peer to peer using cryptocurrencies and digital assets via automated smart…
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Google and Microsoft now raise questions over Nvidia-Arm deal arm nvidia
In addition to Qualcomm, Google and Microsoft have now raised concerns to regulators regarding Nvidia’s proposed $40bn acquisition of the British chip design firm Arm. According to reports from CNBC and Bloomberg, both tech giants have now reached out to regulators in the US, EU, UK and China about how…
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You can now pay with Bitcoin on your iPhone Bitcoin
Owners of Apple devices can now use Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to purchase goods and services, courtesy of a new arrangement with blockchain payments firm BitPay. The company’s mobile payments service, Apple Pay, will now support BitPay debit cards, which convert crypto holdings into local fiat currency (e.g. USD, GBP,…
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Nothing company now owns the Essential brand, for some reason
Nothing, the recently-launched startup from former OnePlus executive, Carl Pei, has acquired the Essential brand, according to a report from 9to5Google citing filings at the UK Intellectual Property Office. Essential, of course, was the company started by Android creator Andy Rubin after he left Google. It launched a single smartphone…
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From dorm rooms to board rooms: How universities are promoting entrepreneurship
15 institutions partnered to create a centralized pool of licensable IP Brian Heater @bheater / 19 hours Earlier this year, 15 top U.S. universities joined forces to launch a one-stop shop where corporations and startups can discover and license patents. Working in concert, Brown, Caltech, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, the University…
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Trafi takes its mobility-as-a-service platform to LatAm, starting with Bogota
Trafi, the Lithuanian startup that created a platform that lets users plan, book and pay for various modes of transportation within a city, is expanding beyond the European market where it got its start to tackle one of the most congested urban areas in the world. The company said it…
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