As the crypto markets continue to trend downward, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange, FTX, remains undeterred. “Our priorities have not changed,” Mark Wetjen, head of policy and regulatory strategy at […]
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Back to news homeTracking Klarna’s plunging valuation
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Degreed’s co-founder is back at the company he left…with the startup he built
Edtech up-skilling platform Degreed has acquired Learn In, which creates talent resource hubs for employers to better spin up education services for their teams. While we’d nearly always cover a […]
After several bruising months, industry analysts see Zendesk sale as pressure release
When Zendesk announced it had been acquired by a consortium of private equity firms on Friday for $10.2 billion, it seemed a sudden and jarring end for a company that […]
Fintech investors appear to be favoring later-stage deals as sector takes a hit, recent data shows
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Zendesk’s final selling price is a warning shot for unicorns
Zendesk this morning agreed to sell itself to an investor consortium for $10.2 billion in cash, or $77.50 per share. The deal comes months after the U.S. software company declined […]
In all-hands Twitter call, Elon Musk fields questions about free speech and bots
As Elon Musk addressed Twitter employees for the first time in an all-hands Q&A meeting, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO provided some more details about his plans for the social […]
Is consolidation on the horizon for Southeast Asia’s tech industry?
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IBM acquires offensive security startup Randori to bolster its cybersecurity toolkit
IBM has announced that it’s acquiring Randori, a Boston-based offensive security startup that combines attack surface management (ASM) with continuous automated red reaming (CART) to help organizations bolster their cyber defenses. […]
Affirm and Klarna ramp up competing efforts to attract US consumers
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