Investors chase wealthtech startups in India as affluent class grows

Investors are betting on Indian wealthtech startups as a growing middle class turns to diversify investments and startups challenge traditional financial advisors for high-net-worth clients. Premji Invest is in advanced stages of talks to lead a funding round of $30 million to $40 million in Dezerv, an app offering a suite of investment solutions to … Read more

This new ransomware scam will hassle you with phone calls until you pay up

A new ransomware group has been discovered harassing its victims on the phone until they pay up.  A report from anti-ransomware company, Halycon said that Volcano Demon was seen going after “several” targets in the last couple of weeks, deploying a new encryptor called LukaLocker.  Its methodis relatively simple – the threat actor will first … Read more

Apple approves Epic Games’ marketplace app after initial rejections

After multiple rejections, Apple has approved Fortnite maker Epic Games’ third-party app marketplace for launch in the EU. As now permitted by the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Epic announced earlier this year it planned to bring both the digital storefront and its flagship game, Fortnite, back to iOS in Europe. However, on Friday, Epic … Read more

The best tech of 2024 so far – the 11 finest gadgets we’ve tested and what’s coming next

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You may have seen that 2024’s progress bar recently hit 50%. To mark that mildly terrifying milestone, we’ve decided to cast our eye back over the past six months and pick out our biggest tech highlights of the year so far. There’s been no shortage of those – from the arrival of Microsoft’s new generation … Read more