Tech

Meta Integrates WhatsApp, Salesforce to Let Merchants Chat With Consumers
Meta Integrates WhatsApp, Salesforce to Let Merchants Chat With Consumers
September 20, 2022  |  Meta

Meta will be integrating WhatsApp with Salesforce to help businesses add ways to chat with customers, a WhatsApp blog said Tuesday (Sept. 20). This will...

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Biden Increases Screening of Foreign Investment for Security Risks
Biden Increases Screening of Foreign Investment for Security Risks
September 15, 2022  |  Regulation

The Biden administration is ordering the Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS) to add more scrutiny on deals that might give China access to critical tech...

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Tech Firm Founders Debut VC Fund for Africa’s Next Unicorns
Tech Firm Founders Debut VC Fund for Africa’s Next Unicorns
January 31, 2022  |  International

The founders of companies like Klarna and Skype, among others, are rolling out a new $200 million venture capital fund to find new unicorns in...

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Apple Buys Mobeewave For $100M
Apple Buys Mobeewave For $100M
August 02, 2020  |  Apple

Apple has purchased Canadian company Mobeewave, which will allow it to create mobile pay hubs out of iPhones, Bloomberg reported. The deal went down for...

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France’s Fund Aims To Rescue Tech Startups From Takeovers
France’s Fund Aims To Rescue Tech Startups From Takeovers
June 05, 2020  |  International

Looking for a way to protect technology companies from becoming prey to foreign buyers, France has created a fund to bail out startups. Bloomberg News reported...

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Google, Amazon And Other Top Tech Cos. Making M&A Deals Amid Pandemic
Google, Amazon And Other Top Tech Cos. Making M&A Deals Amid Pandemic
May 28, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Giant tech companies are seeking deals at their fastest pace in years, fueled by COVID-19 despite an increase in scrutiny by regulators. The Financial Times...

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Where Big Tech Will And Won’t Spend In A COVID Recession
Where Big Tech Will And Won’t Spend In A COVID Recession
April 02, 2020  |  Economy

It is easy – and becoming easier by the day – to look at the business world and see trends indicating where the money isn’t...

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Global Tech Spending Down 4 Pct, But ‘Work From Home’ Spending Gives A Boost
Global Tech Spending Down 4 Pct, But ‘Work From Home’ Spending Gives A Boost
April 01, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Companies around the globe are looking at a a 4.1 percent decline in spending on technology as the coronavirus pandemic eats into revenues. That’s a...

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Israel To Use Terrorism-Tracking Tech To Fight Virus Spread
Israel To Use Terrorism-Tracking Tech To Fight Virus Spread
March 15, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The government in Israel approved cell phone tracking in an effort to contain the coronavirus as the number of those infected rose to 213 on...

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