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In light of the need to keep up with the ever-increasing demand for the skills required to build and maintain large-scale cloud deployments, Google LLC today announced the launch of a new educational initiative called Google Cloud Skills Boost. With the launch …
MoneyGram partners with Stellar for blockchain-based payments
Global payments company MoneyGram International Inc. announced Wednesday that it’s working with the Stellar Development Foundation, the nonprofit that supports the Stellar blockchain, to allow customers to send money instantly using Circle’s USD Coin stablecoin. A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency …
Tabnine partners with Gitpod to bring AI code assistant to automated dev environments
Tabnine Ltd., an artificial intelligence-powered code completion tool maker, today announced it has partnered with Gitpod GmbH, an open-source developer platform startup, to integrate its AI assistant into Gitpod’s automated developer workspaces. Using an AI model, Tabnine predicts as developers type code …
Ojamu raises $1.7M to disrupt marketing with blockchain and AI
Singapore-based marketing technology firm Ojamu today announced it has raised $1.7 million for its platform that uses blockchain technology in conjunction with artificial intelligence to implement advertising strategies for brands. According to the announcement, the funds were raised in an oversubscribed private …
Visa unveils universal cryptocurrency payment channel project for businesses
Visa Inc.’s research and product teams announced Thursday that they’re developing a new concept for interconnecting multiple blockchain networks for the secure transfer of digital money that it calls a “Universal Payment Channel.” The new project would create payment channels to facilitate …
Decentr launches a blockchain-based browser to attract users to cryptocurrency
Decentr, a blockchain startup building a decentralized browser of the same name, today announced that it has launched its flagship project of the same name to provide the security and features needed to attract users to cryptocurrency. According to the company, the …
Ripple announces $250M fund to support NFTs on XRP Ledger
Ripple Labs Inc. announced today a $250 million fund to support the formation of nonfungible token projects on its XRP Ledger blockchain protocol. The money will form a “Creator Fund,” which will give NFT artists and developers with the financial, creative and technical …
Puppet rolls out new integrations for security and compliance
DevOps automation company Puppet Inc. today announced a number of new integrations during its Puppetize Digital 2021 virtual conference to support more automation through self-service at large scale and provide customers more security across hybrid infrastructures. Announcements at Puppetize Digital included Compliance Enforcement Modules …
Roll raises $10M to power social tokens for creators
The social token infrastructure company Roll today announced it has raised $10 million in funding led by IOSG Ventures to expand the platform’s technical capabilities. The Series A round also saw participation from Animoca Brands, Alchemy, Huobi Ventures, Weekend Fund, Mischief Fund …
Bubblehouse raises $4M to mainstream NFTs with an accessible marketplace
Bubblehouse, a nonfungible token marketplace, today announced it has raised $4 million in pre-seed funding led by Third Kind VC to build a social, accessible platform for creators and collectors. The funding round was joined by SV Angel, Watertower Ventures, Soma Capital …