Payday, a neobank issuing global (USD, EUR & GBP) accounts to Africans, has raised $3 million, money the platform intends to use to fuel its “future of work” initiative through borderless payment alternatives in major currencies. The oversubscribed seed investment was led by Moniepoint Inc. (formerly TeamApt Inc), the U.S. entity that houses Moniepoint Microfinance…
Mar 29, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Espionage A new North Korean nation-state cyber operator has been attributed to a series of campaigns orchestrated to gather strategic intelligence that aligns with Pyongyang’s geopolitical interests since 2018. Google-owned Mandiant, which is tracking the activity cluster under the moniker APT43, said the group’s motives are both espionage- and…
You should be backing up your computer files regularly. But cloud storage, which is widely considered the best option for this purpose, can get really expensive. Looking for an affordable alternative? Then Degoo Premium may be just the ticket. And even more so this week since they’re offering lifetime access to their 10TB plan with a limited-time discount.…
It helps to know how to reset a Chromebook before you sell it or give it to a friend or family member. Chromebooks are a great choice if you don’t need one of the best laptops. They’re relatively inexpensive but can still handle a ton of tasks from email to streaming the latest shows and…
Understanding the difference between revenue and profit is essential in understanding basic and complicated economics. Even if you don’t know exactly what these terms mean, you’ve heard the words in passing. Profit is money in your pocket, and revenue is sales, right? While that is true sometimes, more details will help you clarify the difference…
Most of us dream of making changes in our lives, of reinventing ourselves and our careers. But financial considerations, the anxiety of the unknown, and fear of failure often prevent us from going for it. Change is hard—and it’s scary. But it’s also well within our grasp. Author Joanne Lipman spoke to hundreds of people…
Yesterday, the ride-sharing company Lyft said its two co-founders, John Zimmer and Logan Green, are stepping down from managing the company’s day-to-day operations, though they are retaining their board seats. According to a related regulatory filing, they actually need to hang around as “service providers” to receive their original equity award agreements. (If Lyft is sold…
Mar 28, 2023Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Cyber Threat Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled Security Copilot in preview, marking its continued push to embed AI-oriented features in an attempt to offer “end-to-end defense at machine speed and scale.” Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4 generative AI and its own security-specific model, it’s billed as a security analysis tool that…
It can be easy to forget about Apple TV when Apple drops a bunch of updates for its devices all at once, but this one’s worth checking out for one cool new feature. Along with the usual stability and performance improvements, the tvOS 16.4 update adds a new accessibility feature called Dim Flashing Lights, which…
Work on Windows 12 or something like it may be well underway at Microsoft, and a new report suggests powerful new features could be in the cards for the Windows 11 successor. Most notably, a future version of Windows could rely far more on machine learning algorithms to try helping you out by providing context-sensitive…
