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Qatar’s wealth fund isn’t interested in investing in cryptocurrencies, though it believes in the underlying blockchain technology, according to Chief Executive Officer Mansoor Al Mahmoud. “Our team in the technology …
Qatar Wealth Fund Has No Interest in Crypto, Exploring Blockchain Read More
Wefox, the German digital insurer, is in advanced discussions to raise fresh funding at a valuation of $5 billion to $6 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. The …
Insurtech Startup Wefox Seeks Funding at Over $5 Billion Value Read More
Crypto mining company Bitfarms Ltd. has made an about-face on its holding strategy and sold 3,000 Bitcoin for $62 million over the past week to boost its liquidity amid the …
Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Sells Coins After Ending ‘Hodling’ Read More
Amazon.com Inc. tapped Doug Herrington to run the company’s sprawling retail and logistics operation, giving him the new title chief executive officer of Worldwide Stores and signaling the importance of …
Amazon Taps In-House Grocery Chief to Run Retail Business Read More
A drone-delivery company that has made thousands of medical drops in Africa, including distributions of Covid-19 vaccines, was approved by US regulators to operate as a small air carrier. Zipline …
Zipline’s Drone-Delivery Service Approved as Air Carrier by FAA Read More
Tech giants and startups are racing into the Metaverse. Be it virtual reality, augmented reality or old-fashioned desktops, we’ll all be meeting in virtual offices soon. In this episode of …
The Metaverse Is Coming for Your Office Read More
Microsoft Corp. will stop selling artificial intelligence-based facial-analysis software tools that infer a subject’s emotional state, gender, age, mood and other personal attributes after the algorithms were shown to exhibit …
Microsoft Scraps Some AI Facial-Analysis Tools, Citing Risk of Bias Read More