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Google LLC’s Android team today announced the first developer preview for Android 13, which continues to iterate on privacy and security and adds further developer tools. The objective of developer previews is to provide developers a first look at what’s going into …
Bitcoin payments company OpenNode nabs $20M funding led by Kingsway
Bitcoin payments processor OpenNode Inc. said today it has raised $20 million in new funding led by Kingsway, bringing its valuation to $220 million. The Series A funding round also saw additional investment from Twitter, Fidelity Investments affiliated Avon Ventures and bitcoin …
Web3 developer platform Alchemy raises $200M at $10.2B valuation
Alchemy Insights Inc., a platform that empowers developers to build web3 apps, said today it has raised $200 million in a new funding round that values the company at $10.2 billion. Web3 refers to what is known as the decentralized web, which …
Polygon raises $450M in funds to boost Ethereum scaling and web3 technology
The Ethereum blockchain scaling solution Polygon today said it has raised $450 million in new funding led by Sequoia Capital India, which the company intends to use to expand its services and web3 capabilities. More than 40 venture capital funds also participated …
GameStop partners with Immutable X to launch NFT marketplace
Video game retail giant GameStop Corp. has finally made good on its long-teased intent to announce the launch of a gaming-related nonfungible token marketplace with a partnership with Immutable X. The two companies said today they’re also creating a fund of “up …
Google delivers Flutter support for Windows desktop apps
The newest update to Flutter, Google LLC’s multiplatform open-source app development framework, brings support for Windows applications. As of today, using Flutter 2.10, developers can create vibrant user interfaces that work on mobile as well as Windows desktop all from one codebase. …
Dune Analytics raises $69M to empower web3 data analysts
The blockchain data analysis firm Dune Analytics today announced it has closed a $69.4 million in new funding round led by Coatue, bringing its valuation to $1 billion. The Series B round brought the total amount raised by the company to more …
Island launches ‘enterprise browser’ to improve security at work
Dallas-based startup Island today emerged from stealth mode and unveiled a web browser designed to provide for the security needs of the enterprise while still retaining a familiar browsing experience. The company aptly calls its software the “Enterprise Browser” and it embeds …
Codefresh rolls out its Argo-powered flagship software delivery platform for DevOps
DevOps platform developer Codefresh Inc. today announced the public release of its flagship Codefresh Software Delivery Platform, which is designed to provide scalable enterprise-class DevOps automation for code delivery. Codefresh’s platform is built on Argo, an open-source toolset for Kubernetes, to run development …
Phantom cryptocurrency wallet raises $109M in new funding led by Paradigm
Phantom Technologies Inc., a provider of a noncustodial cryptocurrency wallet, announced today that it has raised $109 million in a new funding round led by Paradigm placing the company’s valuation at $1.2 billion. The company also announced the launch of its app …