Will These 3 Tech Stocks Be Wins in October?

October 4, 2023
The technology hardware industry is well-poised for significant growth and expansion, driven by growing digitalization across multiple sectors and the rapid adoption of emerging technologies like AI, IoT, and more….

Opsera, a DevOps platform geared toward enterprises, raises $12M

October 4, 2023
Opsera, a DevOps platform geared toward enterprise clients, today announced that it raised $12 million in a funding round — a tranche smaller than Opsera’s previous — led by Taiwania Capital with participation from Clear Ventures, Felicis Ventures and others. Bringing the company’s total raised to $31.3 million, the new cash will be put toward […]

EU lawmakers take aim at ‘arbitrary’ decisions by Big Tech in Media Freedom Act vote

October 4, 2023
Mainstream social media platforms could face limits on their ability to take down independent journalism that violates their terms and conditions under a proposal agreed by European Union lawmakers yesterday. In a vote Tuesday, the European parliament set its negotiating position for upcoming talks with the Council on the bloc’s draft Media Freedom Act — […]

When is the Stock Bounce Coming?

October 4, 2023
Higher bond rates have been the main catalyst behind lower stock prices. Yet with the S&P 500 (SPY) pressing down towards the 200 day moving average we are all wondering…

Uber couriers will now drop your package off at the post office

October 4, 2023
Uber is expanding its peer-to-peer package delivery service, Uber Connect. Now, customers who don’t want to schlep a package to the post office can request an Uber courier to do it for them with the new ‘Return a Package’ feature. Uber couriers can pick up five packages at a time to be delivered at your […]

E-sports are more popular than traditional sports in Asia

October 4, 2023
This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. It was probably the highest-stakes mobile game match that’s ever been played. On the evening of September 26, 10 men from China and Malaysia sat on a stage in Hangzhou, China, each…

Underground thermal energy networks are becoming crucial to the US’s energy future

October 4, 2023
Thirteen US states are now implementing underground thermal energy networks to reduce buildings’ carbon emissions as part of a nationwide push to adopt cleaner energy sources. Thermal energy networks use pipe loops that connect multiple buildings and provide heating and cooling through water-source heat pumps. Geothermal heat is commonly used in these networks, but it…

Open Banking led to a FinTech boom — As Brite raises $60M, account-to-account payment grows

October 4, 2023
The move towards Open Banking payments, especially in the EU, effectively kicked-off the FinTech boom. Open Baking standards meant that FinTech startups could create Wallets and effectively become Banks, or at least “Neo Banks,” in practical day-today-terms. Today, digital wallets are now the leading payment method globally in e-commerce, with a 49% share, according to […]