Month: March 2021
HSBC launches mobile business banking service for SMEs HSBC Kinetic
HSBC has launched a new banking service designed to help small business owners tackle all of their financial tasks in one handy place. The UK-centric business account, dubbed HSBC Kinetic, has been engineered to provide a ‘simpler, faster and more intuitive’ experience according to the bank. It used feedback from…
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You can now buy a Tesla with bitcoin in the US
Tesla now accepts bitcoin as payment for its cars in the US, CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter. The option to pay using the cryptocurrency now appears on the company’s US website, where it’s available alongside the traditional card payment option. Musk said that the option to pay with bitcoin…
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Qualcomm could be working on a handheld gaming console running Android Fortnite on Nintendo Switch
Qualcomm is reportedly developing its own gaming console powered by one of the company’s Snapdragon chipsets, running the upcoming Android 12, and have detachable controllers much like the Nintendo Switch. And, according to the report by Android Police, this “Qualcomm console” as they call it could launch as soon as…
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Indian social network Public App raises $41 million
Public App, a location-based social network that connects individuals to people in their vicinity, has raised $41 million in a new round, just six months after securing $35 million as the hyper-local Indian startup looks to expand its presence in the world’s second largest internet market. A91 Partners led the…
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TechCrunch, still not dead
You may have seen an article over at Axios today about the rebrand of many of the Verizon Media products under a new Yahoo+ banner. I would like to congratulate all of the teams that have worked hard to build a cohesive brand identity and a new plan for a…
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Our favorite companies from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day: Part 2
We’ve reached the end of Y Combinator’s biggest Demo Day, which saw more than 300 companies pitching back-to-back over eight hours. Earlier, we highlighted some of the companies that caught our eye in the first half of the day. Now we’re back with our favorite companies from the second half.…
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