While we still don’t know exactly what 2K will do with its “non-simulation” NFL license (its arcade-style game is delayed and won’t be released this year), the league is filling that void by announcing a partnership to build its first blockchain game, NFL Rivals. It’s hard to tell exactly what the game will be, but… Continue reading NFL Rivals blockchain game will let players take over as their team’s GM and use NFTs somehow
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HK-based crypto finance firm Babel Finance closes $80m Series B at $2b valuation …
Babel Finance, a Hong Kong-based crypto financial services provider, has secured $80 million in a Series B funding round at a valuation of $2 billion, the firm announced on Wednesday. The main investors in the Series B round include Asia-based growth capital investment firm Jeneration Capital and digital asset-focused growth equity fund 10T Holdings, as… Continue reading HK-based crypto finance firm Babel Finance closes $80m Series B at $2b valuation …
Indian dairy brand Country Delight raises $108m led by Venturi Partners, Temasek
Indian direct-to-home food essentials brand Country Delight on Wednesday announced that it has raised $108 million in a Series D funding round led by Venturi Partners and Temasek, with participation from SWC Global and Trifecta Capital. Existing investors IIFL Asset Management, Elevation Capital, Orios Venture Partners and Matrix Partners also participated in the round, the Gurugram-based… Continue reading Indian dairy brand Country Delight raises $108m led by Venturi Partners, Temasek
China’s Primavera targets $1.5b fund to back carbon neutral businesses
Chinese private equity (PE) firm Primavera Capital Group, an early investor in billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group, is targeting to raise about 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) for a carbon neutrality fund as the race for green investments hots up in the country. The fundraising plan, which was first reported by Chinese-language media outlet ChinaVenture,… Continue reading China’s Primavera targets $1.5b fund to back carbon neutral businesses
Tesla releases new software update with better range calculation and media accounts linked to driver profiles
Tesla has started to release a new software update (2022.16.0.2) with a better range calculation incorporating more environmental factors and the ability for media accounts to be linked to driver profiles. The latter is pretty simple. You can now have multiple Spotify accounts linked to your vehicle, and they will automatically shift between them based… Continue reading Tesla releases new software update with better range calculation and media accounts linked to driver profiles
Chinese semiconductor firm Gowin closes $132m Series B+ round …
Chinese semiconductor firm Gowin Semiconductor Corp has raised 880 million yuan ($132 million) in a Series B+ round of financing to fund its ambition of promoting the development of domestic field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Guangzhou-based Gowin mainly provides FPGAs, which are integrated circuits (ICs) that can be reprogrammed for a desired application after manufacturing. Due… Continue reading Chinese semiconductor firm Gowin closes $132m Series B+ round …
Delta Corp leads $10m funding in Three Wheels United and India deals worth $108m
Three Wheels United (TWU), a tech-enhanced financier of light electric vehicles in India, has raised $10 million as part of its Series A funding round led by Delta Corp Holdings, it announced Wednesday. The current funding round, which is a combination of equity and debt, also saw participation from new and existing investors including Techstars,… Continue reading Delta Corp leads $10m funding in Three Wheels United and India deals worth $108m
Dyson eyes robots that can do your household chores
Dyson has shown off a series of prototype robots it’s developing, and announced plans to hire hundreds of engineers over the next five years in order to build robots capable of household chores. The images are designed to show off the fine motor skills of the machines, with arms capable of lifting plates out of… Continue reading Dyson eyes robots that can do your household chores
Lyft joins Uber in cutting back on new hiring
After Uber announced that it was cutting back on hiring and other expenses due to the economic slowdown, rival Lyft is doing the same, according to The Wall Street Journal. “Given the slower than expected recovery and need to accelerate leverage in the business, we’ve made the difficult but important decision to significantly slow hiring… Continue reading Lyft joins Uber in cutting back on new hiring
Lawmakers ask Google to stop collecting location data before reversal of abortion rights
Senator Ron Wyden and 41 other Democratic lawmakers are urging Google to stop collecting and keeping location data that could be used against people who’ve had or are seeking abortions. In a letter (PDF) to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, the lawmakers referenced the Supreme Court draft obtained by Politico in which SCOTUS justices have voted… Continue reading Lawmakers ask Google to stop collecting location data before reversal of abortion rights