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Crypto wallet provider Phantom raises $9M for managing blockchain assets
Multichain cryptocurrency wallet provider Phantom today announced it has raised $9 million in an early-stage funding round following the recent launch of its app and browser extension. The Series A funding round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and also saw participation from Variant Fund, Jump Capital, DeFi Alliance, and Solana Foundation. Phantom is a multichain cryptocurrency ...
Twilio Live launches to power interactive audio and video live streaming for business
Cloud communications provider Twilio Inc. today announced the launch of Twilio Live, a new cloud-based platform that allows businesses to embed live, interactive audio and video streaming solutions within applications. “The rise of virtual experiences and the popularity of platforms like Clubhouse and TikTok have signaled that the next big channel for customer engagement is ...
Australian government awards $4.2M for two blockchain pilot programs
The Australian government announced Monday that it awarded AU$5.6 million ($4.2 million) through its Blockchain Pilot Grants program to two pilot projects. The two pilot programs that received the grants were from Everledger Ltd., a London-based blockchain provenance solutions startup, and Convergence.tech, a Canadian consultancy blockchain firm that has helped develop a number of blockchain use ...
Google introduces ‘Play as You Download’ amid new tools for Android game developers
Google LLC’s annual Google for Games Developer Summit is on, and the software giant today announced a new set of developer tools and updates to make building games for Android easier than before. According to Greg Hartrell, product management director of Google Play and Android, through continually updating developer tools and making Google Play a ...
Visa partners with 50 crypto companies to support spending and converting digital currencies
Visa Inc. announced Wednesday that it’s partnering with more than 50 cryptocurrency companies, including Coinbase Inc. and Crypto.com, to allow merchants to spend and convert virtual currencies through its card program. According to the company, that will open up the ability to spend and convert cryptocurrencies at more than 70 million merchants worldwide. Visa has ...
Heifer and IBM use blockchain and AI to help Honduran coffee and cocoa farmers
IBM Corp. and Heifer International announced today that blockchain-based IBM Food Trust and artificial intelligence platform IBM Watson are being used to help small-scale coffee and cocoa farmers in Honduras get higher crop yields and access new markets. Food Trust uses blockchain technology to track products from farm to point of sale, providing transparency along ...
Sauce Labs extends error monitoring into production with acquisition of Backtrace
Sauce Labs Inc., a provider of continuous testing solutions, today announced the acquisition of error monitoring startup Backtrace I/O Inc. to extend its platform’s monitoring capabilities into production environments. Backtrace allows development teams to quickly identify and fix bugs across all environments by automating responses to user-affecting errors. It does this by processing errors, including ...
Tech Mahindra joins with StaTwig to implement global VaccineLedger blockchain
New Delhi-based information technology company Tech Mahindra Ltd. today announced a partnership with distributed ledger blockchain startup StaTwig to develop VaccineLedger, a product that will provide supply chain traceability for vaccines globally. By bringing together all of the different parts of vaccine supply chains – researchers, governments, pharmaceutical companies, researchers, distributors and healthcare workers – ...
Opera releases a fully optimized version of its browser for Chromebooks
Opera Software announced Thursday that it released the first third-party browser fully optimized for Chromebooks and Chrome OS as an alternative to Google Chrome, which is the default browser that runs on the devices. Users can download browser alternatives because Chromebooks support running Android apps, on which the new Opera browser is based, but none ...
NFT marketplace Mintable raises $13M in early funding from Ripple and Animoca Brands
Mintable, a marketplace for nonfungible tokens that represent unique digital assets on blockchains, today announced that it has raised $13 million in early funding to scale up its operations and boost growth. Investors joining the Series A funding round included notable names such as Ripple Labs Inc., an enterprise blockchain solution provider; Animoca Brands, a ...