Onomondo, a startup offering a dedicated wireless network for internet of things (IoT) devices, today announced that it raised $21 million in a funding round led by Verdane with participation from Maersk Growth, People Ventures, and The Danish Growth Fund. In an email, CEO Michael Karlsen told TechCrunch that the new cash will be put […]
Despite the economic downturn and perilous position many startups find themselves in, some industries are seeing continued momentum in terms of inwards investments — one of those is climate tech. In 2021 alone, some $40 billion was invested across more than 600 deals, a trend that is seemingly continuing into 2022 with significant capital plowed […]
YC-backed climate tech startup, Pina Earth, has closed a $2.5 million seed round of funding a year after being founded and a few months since it presented at the accelerator’s Winter 2022 Demo Day in March. The seed is led by Franco-German VC XAnge, with participation from London-based VC firm Nordstar, as well as a […]
Credit: HTC HTC teased a so-called “metaverse phone” earlier this year, and the expectation was that the company would offer a powerful device with augmented reality and virtual reality capabilities. The end-product turned out to be the mid-range HTC Desire 22 Pro, packing budget specs for the most part as well as token support for […]
Realme GT 2 Explorer Master Edition has been teased by the company. The product images of the smartphone were also shared by tipsters ahead of its July 12 launch.
Remember Meizu, the once-promising competitor to Xiaomi? The Alibaba-backed Chinese smartphone maker is making a comeback — in a way — as it gets acquired by the founder of Geely, China’s largest private automaker and Volvo’s parent comapny. China’s smartphone industry is notoriously competitive. Founded in 2003, Meizu has been making affordable, trendy Android-based smartphones […]
Netflix has unveiled the first Darlings trailer and set an August 5 release date for the Alia Bhatt movie. Bhatt, Shefali Shah, Vijay Verma, and Roshan Mathew lead Darlings cast. Darlings is a production of Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies, and Bhatt’s Eternal Sunshine.
Indian fitness platform, Ultrahuman, is expanding its wearable portfolio by launching a smart ring to boost its ability to provide tech loving ‘biohackers’ — and, it hopes, health-concerned Boomers — with more insightful metabolic insights. Sensors embedded in the forthcoming Ultrahuman Ring include temperature, heart rate and movement monitors, which enable the device to track […]
By July 3, the trade volumes on BitBNS and CoinDCX crypto exchanges dropped by 37.4 percent and 90.9 percent respectively. Other Indian exchanges such as WazirX and Zebpay witnessed dips in trading activities soon after the one percent TDS on each crypto transaction went into execution on July 1. The outcry over these laws from […]
A majority of social media companies are opposed to the provision under the IT Rules to hold chief compliance officers personally liable for ensuring compliance with the Act and rules. The study revealed that personal liability could lead to increased censorship of content due to concerns of employee safety. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Electronics and […]