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
As we get closer to the expected September launch of the Apple Watch 10 we’ve learned some more details about what the wearable will bring with it – and it seems as though this upgrade might not be quite as substantial as previously rumored. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who’is one of the more reliable … Read more
A police officer pulled over a self-driving Waymo vehicle in Phoenix after it ran a red light and pulled into a lane of oncoming traffic, according to dispatch records. The incident took place on June 19, but local media including Arizona Republic released bodycam footage of the traffic stop this week, showing the vehicle weaving … Read more
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
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
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