Transformative Blockchain Venture Secures Ethereum Smart Contracts

PRESS RELEASE: Quantstamp demonstrates why crypto stakeholders are supporting its highly anticipated token sale SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–November 8, 2017– Since June 2017, the number of Ethereum smart contracts has quadrupled from 500,000 to over 2 million. For cryptocurrencies and blockchain change-makers, it seems like a good thing. That is, until there’s a hack. And few […]

InVision secures $100 million for digital product design

InVision, which provides software to facilitate digital product design, announced today that it has secured a whopping $ 100 million in a round led by Battery Ventures. Spark Capital and Geodesic Capital also participated, joining existing investors Accel, Tiger Global Management, FirstMark Capital, and Iconiq Capital. This brings the startup’s total funding to $ 235 […]

Shapovalov secures Davis Cup tie victory for Canada

Denis Shapovalov made the most of an opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream of playing for his country this weekend at the Davis Cup. The 18-year-old put Canada through to the World Group for 2018 after a dominating 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-3 victory over Ramkumar Ramanathan of India in its best-of-five Davis Cup tie on Sunday on the indoor hard court at […]

Samsung secures self-driving car permit in California

(Reuters) — Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it has received a permit to test self-driving vehicles in California, marking the entry of the world’s largest smart phone maker four months after iPhone maker and arch rival Apple Inc received a permit. Its parent company in May secured permission from South Korean authorities to […]

Xiaomi secures $1 billion loan from 18 banks to drive its global retail efforts

Xiaomi, through its subsidiary Xiaomi H.K. Ltd, announced it has raised $ 1 billion in debt financing from 18 banks across Europe, the Middle East, India, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, with Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley coordinating the three-year loan arrangement. The Chinese tech giant, a popular smartphone brand across a number of countries in […]

Manchester United player ratings: Defensive duo struggle as Neymar secures Barcelona win

Neymar scored the only goal of the game for the Catalans as United ended the US leg of their pre-season tour with an International Champions Cup defeat. The Brazilian has been the subject of much transfer speculation this summer with Paris Saint-Germain reportedly set to offer a world-record £196million for the 25-year-old. Neymar showed just […]

Antonio Conte signs Chelsea deal: Boss secures two-year contract as Blues head to China

Conte said: “I am very happy to have signed a new contract with Chelsea. We worked extremely hard in our first year to achieve something amazing, which I am very proud of. Now we must work even harder to stay at the top. “The Chelsea fans have given me so much support since I arrived […]

Canada secures semifinal berth in World League volleyball

Canada rebounded Wednesday in World League volleyball, defeating Russia in straight sets to advance to the Final Six semifinals in Curitiba, Brazil. The Canadian men’s indoor squad prevailed 25-23, 29-27, 25-17 in a Pool A match at Arena de Baixada, site of soccer’s 2014 World Cup. On Tuesday, Canada opened Final Six play with a four-set […]

ChargePoint secures $125M in funding to expand European charging

ChargePoint operates over 35,000 charging spots, and has partnered with the likes of Volkswagen and BMW to expand its network, which is currently the world’s largest. ChargePoint doesn’t show signs of slowing down anytime soon, either. The EV charging network just announced the close of a round of funding worth $ 125 million. Earlier in […]