Month: July 2021
Unofficial Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 renders leaks show off the foldable in full Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 foldable phone
While we wait for the official unveiling, we’ve seen plenty of leaked images of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 already – and the latest batch to arrive show off the foldable phone from just about every angle, and in a variety of colors too. There’s even a video. These…
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Tiger Global in talks to back Indian fintech Yap
Tiger Global is in advanced stages of talks to back Indian embedded finance startup Yap, according to more than half a dozen people familiar with the matter. The New York-headquartered firm is in talks to lead a $35 million financing round in Yap — also known as YapPay and M2P…
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Instant grocery startup Getir makes its first acquisition to expand into Spain and Italy
Getir, the startup based out of Turkey that has built a $7.5 billion business out a mobile app that lets consumers buy groceries and get them delivered in minutes, has grown its business up to now organically: targeting urban markets across Europe (and soon the U.S.) where it is disrupting…
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Best Netflix sci-fi movies: mind-bending films to stream in Australia right now Arrival
UPDATE: Two brainy science fiction films from visionary directors have been added to our list of the best Netflix sci-fi movies this week in Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival and Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. Find out more about each film below! As geeky enthusiasts with a keen interest in burgeoning technological advancements, it…
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Goodbye CVs — As work went remote, companies flocked to a startup dumping CVs for skill tests
As companies scrambled to re-orient themselves last year during the pandemic, one thing was clear: the shift to remote working had come sooner than anyone expected. With this came a fundamental shift in how businesses would have to hire new talent. And the question was, were managers going to laboriously…
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Germany’s icon group VC bets $30M to back startups enabling traditional companies to pivot
Icon group is a new $30M VC fund being launched out of Germany’s iconmobile group, a WPP network agency. This means a reorganization of the company from a full-service innovation agency into also offering VC backing. iconmobile has garnered a reputation as an innovative technology, design, and sustainability agency, but…
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