SVB’s collapse drove 26K customers to Mercury in 4 months

When Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in March, a flurry of startups rushed to step in to help fill a gap in the startup and venture capital community. One of... Read more »

Bangladesh government website leaks citizens’ personal data

A Bangladeshi government website leaked the personal information of citizens, including full names, phone numbers, email addresses, and national ID numbers. Viktor Markopoulos, a researcher who works for Bitcrack... Read more »

Mercedes-Benz adopts Tesla’s NACS charging standard

Mercedes-Benz is the latest automaker to adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS). Starting in 2024 Mercedes EVs will gain access to Tesla’s Supercharger network in North America. But... Read more »

Google’s Gradient Ventures backs Weflow to bring greater hygiene to Salesforce data

Google’s venture capital arm Gradient Ventures has made another foray into Europe, investing as part of a $3.2 million seed round in two-year-old German startup Weflow. Weflow is the... Read more »

As Threads soars, Twitter rival Bluesky hits its first million installs

As Instagram’s new Twitter rival Threads soars into the double-digit millions after launching on Wednesday, another Twitter alternative, Bluesky, has hit a milestone of its own. According to a... Read more »

SpeedyBrand uses generative AI to create SEO-optimized content

While working at Vetan, a startup helping small- and medium-sized (SMBs) businesses manage employee payroll, Jatin Mehta realized that SMBs often lack the tools to thrive online with organic... Read more »

Shazam can now identify songs from YouTube, Instagram and TikTok on iOS

Apple is rolling out a new update to Shazam, the company’s app that helps users identify songs. In addition to recognizing songs using the microphone, Shazam can now identify... Read more »

Apple purges predatory lending apps in India following scrutiny

Apple removed several predatory lending apps from the App Store in India this week, days after users and media questioned the legitimacy of those services. Pocket Kash, White Kash,... Read more »

Indonesian aquaculture startup eFishery nets $200M at unicorn valuation

After reports that it is raising new funding, Indonesian aquaculture startup eFishery announced today that it has netted $200 million in a Series D. The company, which makes a... Read more »

Threads doesn’t deserve my FOMO, but here we are

Be still, my heart. No matter how much FOMO you feel, do not burden me with another social network. Yet, resisting the latest fad app is proving tougher than... Read more »
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