IoTeX (IOTX) rallies 300% after DeFi and Amazon Web Services integration
IoTeX soared to a new all-time high after partnering with the Amazon Web Services network and integrating with multiple DeFi platforms.
Too little, too late? Ethereum losing DeFi ground to rival blockchains
Decentralized exchanges explore alternatives as Ethereum continues to be overloaded. Is this the beginning of the end for the blockchain?
Diess Says Nein To Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars & Trucks
Herbert Diess, chairman of Volkswagen Group, says hydrogen fuel cells have no place in cars and trucks. Others disagree.
In-flight internet provider Gogo says it is pushing its 5G rollout back a year, to 2022, due to the global chip shortage (Mike Dano/Light Reading)
Mike Dano / Light Reading:In-flight internet provider Gogo says it is pushing its 5G rollout back a year, to 2022, due to the global chip shortage — Gogo’s CEO Oakleigh Thorne said Thursday the company will delay the launch of its planned 5G network from this year to 2022 due to problems stemming from the…
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In a complaint with the EEOC, a Black applicant alleges Facebook rejected her application due to a lack of “culture fit”, despite her qualifications (Sam Biddle/The Intercept)
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:In a complaint with the EEOC, a Black applicant alleges Facebook rejected her application due to a lack of “culture fit”, despite her qualifications — A Black woman passed over for a job at Facebook told federal regulators that even though she was exceptionally qualified for the position …
South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang closes its first day of trading at $49.25 a share, down from $63.50, after raising $4.2B in an IPO at a valuation of ~$60B (Jessica Bursztynsky/CNBC)
Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC:South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang closes its first day of trading at $49.25 a share, down from $63.50, after raising $4.2B in an IPO at a valuation of ~$60B — – South Korean e-commerce company Coupang made its market debut Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange through an IPO and is…
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Gather, whose video calling software employs spatial audio for virtual HQs or hosting casual, off-site events, raises $26M Series A led by Sequoia Capital (Natasha Mascarenhas/TechCrunch)
Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch:Gather, whose video calling software employs spatial audio for virtual HQs or hosting casual, off-site events, raises $26M Series A led by Sequoia Capital — Gather helps people, well, gather in virtual spaces for any reason, whether it be for weddings, magic conventions, or, just a regular day at work.
Colombia eyes gender focus as Women’s Day sees cap markets flurry
As financial institutions across asset classes raised gender-themed funding this week, Colombia’s vice-president Marta Lucía Ramirez took International Women’s Day as a chance to hail the potential of the sovereign using bond markets to fund its gender equality initiatives.