AST SpaceMobile attracts investments from AT&T, Google and Vodafone

AST SpaceMobile has attracted significant investments totalling $206.5 million from industry giants AT&T, Google, and Vodafone. The investment includes $155 million as a strategic infusion and an additional $51.5 million to be drawn from the company’s existing senior-secured credit facility. This latest investment round underscores confidence in AST SpaceMobile’s technology and its position in the…

AST SpaceMobile attracts investments from AT&T, Google and Vodafone

AST SpaceMobile has attracted significant investments totalling $206.5 million from industry giants AT&T, Google, and Vodafone. The investment includes $155 million as a strategic infusion and an additional $51.5 million to be drawn from the company’s existing senior-secured credit facility. This latest investment round underscores confidence in AST SpaceMobile’s technology and its position in the…

Galaxy Ring will feature ‘leading sensor technologies’

Recent insights into Samsung’s highly-anticipated Galaxy Ring reveal a focus on health and fitness management, backed by what the company describes as “leading sensor technologies.” A spokesperson for Samsung, speaking to The Verge, highlighted the Galaxy Ring’s commitment to providing users with a “comprehensive yet simplified approach” to wellness at home. The key feature that…

Turn headwinds into opportunity in 2024

Danny Rimer is an investor and partner at Index Ventures. The founders I work with know I think about John Coltrane a lot. Lately, I’ve been thinking about how he transformed jazz with a harmonic progression known as “Coltrane changes.” Popularized on his 1960 album “Giant Steps,” Coltrane changes are characterized by rapid and frequent…

Turn headwinds into opportunity in 2024

Danny Rimer is an investor and partner at Index Ventures. The founders I work with know I think about John Coltrane a lot. Lately, I’ve been thinking about how he transformed jazz with a harmonic progression known as “Coltrane changes.” Popularized on his 1960 album “Giant Steps,” Coltrane changes are characterized by rapid and frequent…

Turn headwinds into opportunity in 2024

Danny Rimer is an investor and partner at Index Ventures. The founders I work with know I think about John Coltrane a lot. Lately, I’ve been thinking about how he transformed jazz with a harmonic progression known as “Coltrane changes.” Popularized on his 1960 album “Giant Steps,” Coltrane changes are characterized by rapid and frequent…

FTC Bans InMarket for Selling Precise User Location Without Consent

Jan 22, 2024NewsroomPrivacy / Technology The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is continuing to clamp down on data brokers by prohibiting InMarket Media from selling or licensing precise location data. The settlement is part of allegations that the Texas-based company did not inform or seek consent from consumers before using their location information for advertising…