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Prime Minister Mia Mottley and her Barbados Labor Party (BLP) has won another convincing landslide victory at the polls, taking all 30 seats in parliament for a second consecutive time … Read More

Amazon is opening its first-ever Amazon Style physical clothing store with the promise of a high-tech shopping experience, confirming a rumor from last year. It will offer brands consumers “know … Read More

Plaid, a fintech unicorn known for its APIs that connect consumer bank accounts to financial applications, announced today that it is buying Cognito. The price is around $250 million, paid … Read More

By adding some electrodes and some electronics to your earbuds, Wisear can make your music experience a lot more hands-free than before. Bite down on your own teeth twice to … Read More

Greenlabs, a South Korean agtech startup, announced this week it has closed a $140 million Series C led by BlueRun Ventures, with participation from Skylake Incuvest and SK Square. The … Read More

Moroccan B2B e-commerce and retail startup Chari confirmed to TechCrunch that it has secured a bridge round at a $100 million valuation. The bridge round welcomed new investors Khwarizmi Ventures, … Read More

Terra Quantum, a Zurich, Switzerland-based startup that aims to build a Quantum-as-a-Service platform (including, eventually, its own proprietary quantum hardware), today announced that it has raised a $60 million Series … Read More

Mention Me, a platform to generate customer referrals, has raised a $25m Series B round, led by London’s Octopus Ventures. Eight Roads Ventures, the lead investor from the prior round, a … Read More

M2P Fintech, a payments infrastructure startup that has established market dominance in India, has raised $56 million in a new financing round, less than three months after closing its previous … Read More

Wandercraft was founded in 2012, with the vision of improving mobility of wheelchair users. The company’s solution comes by way of exoskeletons, which can offer wearers the ability to walk … Read More

French startup Luko is acquiring German startup Coya in order to grow its European presence and get an insurance license from German regulator. While Luko isn’t disclosing terms of the … Read More

Instagram is giving creators more ways to make money with today’s launch of Instagram Subscriptions. The feature, which was spotted hitting the App Store back in November, is now officially … Read More

Popcaan showed his appreciation for the turnout on his social media. An Instagram post showed a drone shot of the crowded stadium, with his caption reading: “Thank you again to … Read More

A SaladStop worker uses StaffAny to clock in StaffAny, a management platform for SMEs with shift workers, has raised a $3.4 million Series A led by GGV Capital. The round … Read More

The 64th annual Grammy Awards showcase initially set for January 31 at the Crupto.com Arena in Los Angeles, will now take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las … Read More

Autograph, an NFT agency co-founded by athlete Tom Brady with a particularly deep bench of star power, has banked new funding from crypto investors who hope the platform can bring … Read More

Dancehall artiste, Shenseea. Jamaica’s dancehall artiste, Shenseea has secured yet another major international feature. This time, the ‘Trending Gyal’ has paired up with Megan Thee Stallion, the leader of the … Read More

As the legal uncertainty in Europe clouding use of US cloud services cranks up, Google has responded by firing up its lobbying engines to call for US and European lawmakers … Read More

Cocaine valued at an estimated US$22 million was last week seized by the Miami-based United States Naval Forces South Command during an operation in the Caribbean Sea. Five suspected drug … Read More

Another startup focused on SMEs in Southeast Asia has announced a funding round. Dropee, a Malaysia-based B2B wholesale platform that also offers financial services, like working capital loans, to SMEs, … Read More

FILE – This March 6, 2020, file photo shows the headquarters for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta Several Caribbean countries are now in the United States Centers … Read More

SaaS Labs has raised $42 million in a new financing round, less than three months after closing its previous funding, and acquired two startups as it looks to aggressively grow … Read More

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., administers the House oath of office to Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla. during a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. … Read More

Australian user research software company Dovetail announced today that it has closed a $63 million Series A led by Accel. The company has now raised just over $70 million in … Read More

The 2022 Winter Olympics Jamaican Bobsled Team. PHOTO CREDIT: CBSNews.com For the first time in 24 years, Jamaica will have a four-man bobsled team competing at the Winter Olympics.  Based … Read More

TutorCruncher is a cloud-based software that helps you manage your business, students, and tutors. You can even offer live classes and other interactive features to engage your students. Yo! Coach … Read More

Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek said around 400 customer accounts have been compromised in a hack in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Wednesday. His confirmation of the breach comes after … Read More

First-time finalist Edwin Allen High School will stand in the way of St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), hunting the seventh title following semi-final results of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports … Read More

Google today will begin rolling out a limited beta test of its newly announced Google Play Games for PC product in three overseas markets: Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan. … Read More

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