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Amazon launches message-based virtual healthcare clinic for common ailments
Amazon Inc. said today it’s launching a new virtual healthcare option for its customers called Amazon Clinic that will offer treatments for more than 20 “common health conditions.” The new virtual care clinic does not require a video visit or live chat and allows a clinician to review symptoms and prescribe treatment. Categories of health conditions include ...
Quix raises $12.9M to enable real-time data streaming for app developers
The event-driven engineering startup Quix Analytics Ltd. today announced that it has raised $12.9 million in new funding to provide real-time data streaming for applications. The Series A funding round was led by MMC Ventures with participation from existing investors Project A Ventures and Passion Capital. Using Quix’s platform, application developers can get access to ...
Binance CEO calls for regulation, announces crypto ‘industry recovery fund’ after FTX collapse
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, chief executive of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance Ltd., said in a tweet early this morning that the company will launch what he terms an “industry recovery fund” to help save projects facing liquidity problems. “To reduce further cascading negative effects of FTX, Binance is forming an industry recovery fund, to help projects ...
Crypto exchange FTX files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as CEO steps down
Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading Ltd. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States, according to a statement published today on Twitter. Bankman-Fried also resigned as chief executive and has been replaced by John J. Ray III, the attorney who oversaw the liquidation of Enron. According to the statement, an additional 130 affiliated ...
CloudTruth raises $2.4M to help DevOps teams manage cloud configurations
DevSecOps platform startup CloudTruth today announced it has raised $2.4 million in new funding to scale up its cloud configuration product for development and operations teams. CloudTruth also announced that Christian Tate, an industry veteran who served as the vice president of corporate development in charge of storage, industrial “internet of things” and cloud technologies ...
Ramp raises $70M to build crypto payment infrastructure for business
Ramp Network, a crypto-focused fintech startup that builds payment infrastructure, said Wednesday that it has raised $70 million in new funds to add more payment methods to its product line and hire more talent. The company’s Series B round was co-led by Mubadala Capital and Korelya Capital, with participation from Balderton Capital and Cogito Capital. ...
Directus nabs $7M to build an open data platform for the enterprise
Directus, the developer of an open-source data management platform for the enterprise, today announced that it has raised $7 million in new funding to focus on growing its no-code app that can be installed atop any SQL database. True Ventures led the Series A round with participation from seed investor Handshake Ventures. This funding raises ...
Island raises additional $60M funding for its secure enterprise browser
Dallas-based startup Island, the developer of the security-focused “Enterprise Browser,” today announced an additional $60 million investment led by Georgian to continue its ongoing mission to provide for the security needs of enterprise users. Georgian’s investment extends the company’s previously announced Series B funding round in March that raised $115 million led by Insight Partners, ...
Update: Binance nixes deal to acquire FTX after crypto liquidity crisis
Updated: Binance Holdings Ltd., the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Wednesday reversed itself and said it’s nixing a tentative agreement to acquire competitor Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX for an undisclosed amount. “Our hope was to be able to support FTX’s customers to provide liquidity, but the issues are beyond our control or ability to help,” Binance said ...
Report: Crypto exchange FTX withdrawals falter amid Binance-led token selloff
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading Ltd. reportedly stopped processing withdrawals of certain currencies earlier this morning, according to a report from The Block amid a massive sale of the exchange’s native FTT tokens by competitor exchange Binance Holdings Ltd. The Block research analyst Stephen Zheng cited Etherscan data showing that customer withdrawals on the Ethereum blockchain ...