Truphone part-owner Roman Abramovich is among the latest Russian oligarchs to be sanctioned by the UK today. Abramovich made the bulk of his wealth from selling assets following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The assets were acquired far below market value in Russia’s controversial loans-for-shares privatisation initiative. Between 2000-2008, Abramovich was the governor of…
Sometimes the hardest step toward digital transformation is getting started. What’s driving smarter factories? It’s a long list that includes drivers for specific business and “for the greater good” benefits, like better managing/addressing energy and materials consumption, carbon intensity, environmental sustainability, climate change, and public safety. But, in most cases, the economic benefit is the…
The mighty Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti could finally launch at the end of March, according to embargoed marketing information seen by Videocardz. All has been quiet on the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti front following the reveal of the powerful graphics card at CES 2022 in January. But now March 29 appears to be…
If you’re looking to snap up one of the latest VR headsets — the Oculus Quest 2 (recently rebranded to Meta Quest 2) — we’ve got the deal for you. It’s the best way to enjoy VR gaming and experiences in the comfort of your own home and now is the perfect time to buy…
The mighty Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti could finally launch at the end of March, according to embargoed marketing information seen by Videocardz. All has been quiet on the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti front following the reveal of the powerful graphics card at CES 2022 in January. But now March 29 appears to be…
On the heels of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma asking a federal judge to approve a $6 billion nationwide settlement due to the overdose and addiction crisis, a new company will form following the U.S. Bankruptcy Court chapter 11 plan of reorganization. The resulting company is known as Knoa Pharma and profits will be used to…
The Oppo A96, a 5G phone, launched in China in January, now a 4G version with the same name is headed for India and it will be joined by the Oppo A76 (also a 4G phone, but this one came out in February). Oppo hasn’t made this official yet, instead the info comes in the…
About The Webinar Organizations are facing a rising tide of sophisticated phishing attacks targeting their people. Cybercriminals are increasingly engineering their attacks to successfully bypass the traditional secure email gateway (SEG) defense and land in people’s inboxes. From there, it just takes one person to make a single simple mistake and put your organization at…
It’s estimated that there are more than 1 billion people using Microsoft’s Excel in the world today, and a significant part of those are smaller business people, and of those, 80% lean on the spreadsheet software to keep track of their finances. Now, a startup called DataRails, which has built a set of financial planning…
For an undisclosed price, Course Hero has acquired Scribbr, a proofreading and editing service for academic writing. This is Course Hero’s latest deal in a string of buys – including CliffNotes, LitCharts, QuillBot and Symbolab – all powered by a duo of financings that saw the edtech platform valued at $1.1 billion. Founded in 2012,…
