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Egyptian B2B platform MaxAB bags $40m

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MaxAB, an e-commerce and distribution platform that sells food and groceries to businesses in the Middle East, has raised $40 million in pre-Series B equity funding to support its rapid growth. As reported by Disrupt Africa, the funding for this initiative has come from several new investors, including Silver Lake Investments, British International Investments (BII), … Read more

Interview with Samsung VP Jaeyeon Jung on the new Galaxy SmartTag and how it fits into the SmartThings ecosystem, which as of December had 66M active users

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Interview with Samsung VP Jaeyeon Jung on the new Galaxy SmartTag and how it fits into the SmartThings ecosystem, which as of December had 66M active users — While the Apple world waits patiently for an “AirTags” announcement, Samsung is already shipping its remote location device, the Galaxy SmartTag. It’s great to have Samsung’s SmartTags … Read more

China’s Zhejiang province, home to companies like Alibaba and NetEase, has approved the country’s first regional law focusing on public data and digital economy

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There was a recent approval of the country’s first regional law on public data and the digital economy in China’s Zhejiang province, home to companies like Alibaba and NetEase — the legislation has been hailed by tech leaders as a step towards governing digital businesses according to the law. Zhejiang’s new regulations come at a … Read more

A look at Zed Run, a digital horse racing platform where users breed, race, and trade NFT horses, with some digital steeds and stables selling for six figures

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A look at Zed Run, a digital horse racing platform where users breed, race, and trade NFT horses, with some digital steeds and stables selling for six figures — Horse racing meet NFT mania on Zed Run, a digital platform where some top steeds are fetching six-figure sums. There is a buzz in the crypto … Read more