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Cape Town’s DataProphet Wins $6m Series A Round

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Sean Williams @ Red Herring · 08/26/2020 05:53 EDT

South African AI manufacturing startup DataProphet has secured a $6 million Series A funding round, as it plans to scale internationally. Cape Town and London-based VC firm Knife Capital led the round… Read more ›

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Belarus’ “Telegram Revolution” Hangs in Balance, as Lukashenko Tracks Users

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Sean Williams @ Red Herring · 08/20/2020 09:00 EDT

This Monday, as protests against his rule ebbed into an eighth day, embattled Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko’s helicopter touched down at a military truck factory in the capital city, Minsk. Waiting to… Read more ›

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Latest US Huawei Sanctions “Lethal Blow” Against Firm – Analyst

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Sean Williams @ Red Herring · 08/18/2020 08:40 EDT

Fresh US sanctions will deny Huawei access to chipmakers, dealing a “fatal blow” to the Chinese giant, one expert says. Eurasia Group head of geotechnology Paul Triolo wrote on Monday (8/17) that… Read more ›

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Tech Giants Open New Front Line in Battle Against White House

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Sean Williams @ Red Herring · 08/11/2020 13:31 EDT

Fresh from their adversarial hearings, US tech’s biggest players are going in to bat against the White House again – this time over President Donald Trump’s ban on certain working visas. Apple,… Read more ›

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Leading Japanese Firms Plan Digital Transformation

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Sean Williams @ Red Herring · 08/10/2020 03:24 EDT

Japan’s largest corporations are planning a massive investment in digital technology, to ensure the country stays ahead of the curve amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The 765 companies’ $4.45 billion funding represents an… Read more ›

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New York Preps New Antitrust Laws, with Big Tech in Sights

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Sean Williams @ Red Herring · 08/05/2020 08:46 EDT

New York lawmakers have introduced a new antitrust bill that will make it simpler for authorities to sue big tech companies for alleged breaches of monopoly powers. The sultrily-named S8700A bill is… Read more ›

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WhatsApp Hopes its Misinformation-Busting Feature Will Help Democracy

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Sean Williams @ Red Herring · 08/04/2020 10:23 EDT

Social media platform WhatsApp has launched a new feature it hopes will make discourse more truthful. “Search the web” allows users to click on a small magnifying-glass image next to posts shared… Read more ›

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