450 place 0
Riyadh-based fintech Tweet has raised an undisclosed amount of money in an investment round led by STV and Raed Ventures, it announced today. The startup said its a seven-figure (USD) round without sharing further details. Founded in early 2020 by Saeed AlBuhairi, Mohammed Faheem, Abdulaziz AlMalki, and Abdullah AlOtaibi, Tweeq is building a spending account ...
A newsletter a day!
You may get 10 most important news around midday in daily newsletter. Press the button and we will send you the most important news only, no spam attached.
LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!
MENAbytes
Astronomer said CEO Andy Byron has resigned after a viral incident at a Coldplay concert. Read more ›
3,623 fresh
An experimental LLM from OpenAI solved some of the world's hardest math problems at the 2025 International Math Olympiad, the company said. Read more ›
724 fresh
In-N-Out's billionaire owner, Lynsi Snyder, said challenges running a business in California prompted her to relocate to Tennessee. Read more ›
597 fresh
EA is planning a three-day event that will finally include the reveal of the next Battlefield game. Rumour has it, it's called - yup, you've guessed it - Battlefield 6. Read more Read more ›
483 fresh
The reptilian race still has some part to play in 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' before all is said and done. Read more ›
307 fresh
Last month, WhatsApp announced the stable release of the "Message Summaries" feature that enables users to summarize unread messages in chats. However, that feature only works with one chat at a time, so WhatsApp is developing another feature called "Quick Recap" that will allow users to summarize messages from multiple conversations simultaneously. According to the folks at WABetaInfo, the Quick Recap feature will allow users to summarize messages in up... Read more ›
301 fresh
After a disastrous launch and dismal sales, Tesla is now offering to give away its most valuable software to convince people to buy its polarizing electric truck. Read more ›
216
Ubisoft's own shareholders have directly challenged the publisher to respond to the huge swell of support behind Stop Killing Games – a consumer movement generated by Ubisoft's decision to take The Crew offline last year. Read more Read more ›
201 fresh
At 31 I emptied my retirement account to pay for my son's preschool. I'm sad knowing I won't be able to have more kids Read more ›
200 fresh
Microsoft signed a contract with Vaulted Deep to sequester 4.9 million metric tons of waste deep underground, offsetting its carbon emissions. Read more ›
191 fresh
By promising to pay for AI failures, the Chinese EV giant is challenging Tesla's "use at your own risk" model. Read more ›
179
Warframe fans won't need to be reminded it's a big weekend for developer Digital Extremes and its long-running sci-fi shooter. Thanks to this year's TennoCon live event, which is traditionally the time for the studio to dazzle its community with all sorts of things to come, we've now got a pretty good idea of what Warframe's next twelve months look like. Read more Read more ›
152 fresh
We ranked every major Lex Luthor performance, including Nicholas Hoult's, to crown Superman's best on-screen nemesis. Read more ›
141
Instead of getting married or having kids, I've spent my 20s and 30s solo traveling to 90 countries. Solo trips teach me about myself and the world. Read more ›
123
The discarded Nintendo SD cards contained a boot image that Nintendo used for the factory setup of its Wii U consoles. Read more ›
114
All of the iPhone 17 models coming later this year will feature two display upgrades, according to information shared by Digital Chat Station, an account with more than three million followers on Chinese social media platform Weibo. First, the account said that the entire iPhone 17 series will feature thinner bezels. Apple says the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max feature the thinnest bezels around the screen of... Read more ›
113
Przemysław “Psyho” Dębiak, a Polish programmer and former OpenAI engineer, defeated the company’s own advanced AI model in the 2025 AtCoder World Tour Finals. In a grueling 10-hour coding contest, he outscored the AI by 9.5%, proving human ingenuity still has an edge, at least for now. Read more ›
107 fresh
Intel shuts down Clear Linux OS as part of the broad global cost-cutting strategy, but it is set to continue upstreaming Linux innovations to the Linux kernel. Read more ›
103
After two years, the Ultimate Marvel universe is getting its first big, linewide event in the upcoming 'Ultimate Endgame.' Read more ›
103 fresh
MENAbytes
Noon has launched geo-targeted ads on the back of its delivery riders through a new partnership with Flyby, a UAE-based company that produces digital smart boxes for fleets, the company announced on Thursday. The rollout includes hundreds of Noon riders across the UAE, equipped with Flyby’s “Digital Delivery Boxes.” These internet-connected screens display static ads ... Read more ›
0
Riyadh-based embedded insurance platform Yasmina has raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by Scene Holding, with participation from Access Bridge Ventures, Arzan VC, and early backing from Sanabil Investment Accelerator by 500 MENA, it announced today. Founded in 2023 by Masoud Alhelou and Bashar Abalkhail, Yasmina positions itself as Saudi Arabia’s first ... Read more ›
0
Saudi-based alternative investment platform Sukna Capital has secured regulatory approval to launch a first-of-its-kind open-ended direct financing fund targeting SMEs in the region. The Sukna Fund for Direct Financing (SFDF), now greenlit by Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority (CMA), will allow institutional investors to deploy non-dilutive, sharia-compliant capital to small and mid-sized businesses. Unlike typical ... Read more ›
0
Lucidya, the Riyadh-headquartered customer experience management platform, has closed a $30 million Series B round. The round was led by Impact46, with participation from Aramco’s investment arm Wa’ed Ventures, government-backed Takamol Ventures, and SparkLabs. Existing investors Rua Growth Fund and ARG participated in the round. The startup previously raised $6 million in a funding round ... Read more ›
0
Palm, an Egyptian fintech focused on goal-based saving, has raised over $1 million in a pre-seed round led by 4DX Ventures, with participation from Plus VC and a group of international angels, it announced today. The exact size of the round was not disclosed Founded in 2024 by Mazen El Kerdany and Ahmed Ashour, Palm ... Read more ›
0
Casablanca-headquartered Ora has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding to scale its two core consumer platforms: food delivery app Kooul and mobile wallet Ora Cash. The round was led by Azur Innovation Fund, joined by three strategic local investors, and brings the company’s total local fundraising to $11.9 million since January 2023. Founded in ... Read more ›
0
Cairo-based venture capital firm A15 has returned more than ten times the capital invested (10x DPI) to limited partners from its inaugural Fund I, it announced in a statement today. The exact fund size and returns were not disclosed, but the milestone places A15 among a select group of global VC firms that have achieved ... Read more ›
0
Meta has acquired PlayAI, a California-based voice AI company founded and led by Egyptian engineer Mahmoud Felfel. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Mahmoud, who completed his Bachelor of Engineering from Egypt’s Mansoura University in 2012, co-founded PlayAI with Hammad Syed in 2020. The duo previously worked together as software engineers at ... Read more ›
0
Abu Dhabi-headquartered fertility platform Ovasave has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding to expand its at-home hormone testing and egg freezing services into Saudi Arabia. The round was led by PlusVC, Annex Investments, and New York-based 25 Madison, with participation from UAE and Saudi angel investors. Founded in 2023 by Majd Abu Zant and Torkia ... Read more ›
0
Wittify.ai, a Riyadh-headquartered AI startup, has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding from Saudi angel investors. The startup did not share the exact details of investors but has told MENAbytes that the investors include high net worth individuals (HNWIs) from Alrajhi, Alsowayan, and Alateeq families. The company develops AI agents for Arabic-speaking markets with proprietary ... Read more ›
0
Most popular sources
Business Insider
|
46% 19 |
Gizmodo
|
12% 5 |
Tom's Hardware
|
9% 3 |
Eurogamer.net
|
5% 3 |
Android Authority
|
5% 1 |
| View sources » | |
LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!
19.07.2025 20:36
Last update: 20:20 EDT.
News rating updated: 03:31.
What is Times42?
Times42 brings you the most popular news from tech news portals in real-time chart.
Read about us in FAQ section.
popular
