Designing 100 million online bets exposed by leaky database Jan 24, 2019 Yet another organisation has been spotted copying important data to Elasticsearch cloud storage without remembering to secure it. Last week, it was…
Designing Mooncard raises $5.7 million for its expense platform Jan 23, 2019 French startup Mooncard raised a $5.7 million funding round (€5 million) from Raise Ventures, Aglaé Ventures and business angels. The company…
Designing Why India’s ed-tech firm Byju’s paid $120 million Jan 22, 2019 Last week, India’s ed-tech startup Byju acquired Osmo, a kid-focused augmented reality games for iPhones and iPads, for $120 million. That was a big…
Designing Over 772 million emails compromised in massive data breach Jan 18, 2019 There are data breaches, and then there’s the whole damn wall coming down, Equifax-style. And now, the one breach to rule them all – so far. A new…
Social Media Facebook to invest US$300 million in local journalism Jan 16, 2019 NEW YORK: Facebook announced Tuesday that it will invest US$300 million over three years in various projects related to journalism, especially to…
Innovation Farming simulator 19 passes 1 million Sales Jan 14, 2019 Twitter Facebook Reddit Email Google+ After a mere 10 days, Farming Simulator 19 has sold more than 1 million copies. That’s a lot of corn. The…
Gaming Candy Crush players spent an average of $4.2 million a day Jan 10, 2019 Players of King’s Candy Crush series of mobile puzzle games spent an average of $4.2 million a day in 2018, according to market analyst Sensor…
Tech Industry Swiss startup Sophia Genetics raises $77 million to expand its AI Jan 5, 2019 Health startup Sophia Genetics today announced that it has raised $77 million in a funding round to expand development of its artificial intelligence…
Tech Industry Google+ to Shut Down Early After New API Flaw Hits 52.5 Million Users Jan 2, 2019 Google today revealed that Google+ has suffered another massive data breach, forcing the tech giant to shut down its struggling social network four…
Social Media Facebook discloses bug that exposed 6.8 million people’s photos Jan 1, 2019 Even if you didn’t post a photo on your Facebook timeline, a software flaw could have shown it to app developers. The social network disclosed a…