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US bans Huawei, other Chinese tech companies over security concerns
The United States has announced it is banning telecommunications equipment makers from top Chinese brands, including Huawei and ZTE, saying that they pose an “unacceptable risk to national security”.
Twitter to launch blue, gold and gray ticks and manual verification process
Twitter’s new boss Elon Musk has announced the return of manual verification to resolve impersonation issues, calling the process “painful but necessary”.
What FTX collapse means for the cryptocurrency industry?
November 2022 witnessed the collapse of FTX, the world’s leading crypto exchange, and the downfall of the ‘king of crypto’
Elon Musk says Twitter Blue will cost $8
Twitter's new CEO Elon Musk has tweeted that Twitter Blue's monthly subscription fee will increase to $8, and will include a blue tick verification badge as one of its perks.
Bangladesh’s Agritech startup raises $1.8M in largest pre-seed in country
Bangladesh-based agritech startup, Agroshift, has raised US$1.8 million in the largest pre-seed round in the country. Investors: The…
AI-powered supply chain platform Altana nets $100M in funding
Altana Technologies, a supply-chain management software startup, has raised $100 million in the latest venture investment.
Kenya’s tourism-focused Purple Elephant Ventures raises $1M in pre-seed round
A Kenya-based venture studio, Purple Elephant Ventures, has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to support startups using technology to modernize tourism
Japan to give US chip maker Micron $320M to build advanced chips in Hiroshima
U.S. chip maker Micron will receive up to $320 million in subsidies from the Japanese government to help build advanced memory chips at the Hiroshima plant
First woman elected to lead UN’s telecom agency
Doreen Bogdan-Martin has become the first woman to be elected as secretary-general of the UN tech agency International Telecommunication Union.
NASA’s DART spacecraft hits asteroid in first planetary defense test
NASA's DART spacecraft is the first spacecraft that crashed into an asteroid to protect the planet from an Earth-bound asteroid or comet.