Félix Pago, a fast-growing startup, raised $15.5 million in Series A funding to expand its presence in Latin America and the US. The company aims to make remittances more convenient for workers sending money to their families and friends in Latin America, with the global remittance market reaching $155 billion in 2023.
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Finance | Rating: 38 | 2024-05-28 01:45:24 PM |
Google announces AI-powered features for Chromebook Plus, including a writing assistant, wallpaper creator, and easy access to Gemini chatbot. New Chromebook Plus models from HP, Acer, and Asus are also unveiled.
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AI | Rating: 84 | 2024-05-28 01:05:49 PM |
The Chainsmokers' duo, Alex Pall and Drew Taggart, will attend TechCrunch Disrupt 2024, sharing their entrepreneurial expertise. They launched Mantis Venture Capital in 2020, managing nearly $1 billion in assets, focusing on sustainable companies. They will bring their experience in music and venture capital to the conference.
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Music | Rating: 36 | 2024-05-28 01:05:04 PM |
LumApps, a French startup offering an 'intranet superapp' for internal communications, has sold a majority stake to Bridgepoint, a private equity firm, in a $650 million deal. The platform is used by 5 million people across 700 organizations.
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M&A | Rating: 34 | 2024-05-28 12:35:17 PM |
Nubank, a Brazilian neobank, has launched an eSIM service for travelers, providing 10GB of free roaming internet in over 40 countries. The service allows customers to access internet without switching physical SIM cards or eSIMs. The launch comes after ANATEL approved Nubank's plans to become a mobile network operator.
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Tech | Rating: 47 | 2024-05-28 09:15:04 AM |
MARS Unicorn Fund invested $50 million in Infra.Market, an Indian startup that helps construction and real estate firms procure materials. The investment values Infra.Market and aims to expand operations overseas. MARS Unicorn Fund is a joint venture between Liquidity Group and MUFG, having previously invested $50 million in Infra.Market in 2022.
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Business | Rating: 42 | 2024-05-28 07:05:05 AM |
Solar panel sales surged in Europe after Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to skyrocketing electricity prices. As prices fell, solar installers turned to financing to attract customers, but small operations struggled to underwrite installations, forcing customers to seek bank financing.
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Energy | Rating: 42 | 2024-05-28 06:05:07 AM |
Adani Group, an Indian conglomerate, is in talks to venture into e-commerce and digital payments, seeking to diversify its portfolio and compete with Reliance, Amazon, and Walmart's Flipkart and PhonePe. The group is considering applying for a license to operate on India's Unified Payments Interface.
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Business | Rating: 42 | 2024-05-28 04:55:05 AM |
Ledger, a French startup, has started shipping its new Ledger Stax devices, featuring an E-Ink display, nearly 18 months after announcing the product. The device was designed in partnership with Tony Fadell, a renowned designer behind the iPod. The E-Ink display is energy-efficient and suitable for daylight use.
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Technology | Rating: 42 | 2024-05-28 04:55:05 AM |
A European Union data protection taskforce, after over a year of consideration, remains undecided on the lawfulness and fairness of OpenAI's processing of data for its viral chatbot, ChatGPT. The taskforce's preliminary findings highlight the importance of the issue, as penalties for violations of the bloc's privacy regime can reach up to 4% of global annual turnover.
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