Journals

Nikkei Asia: Google opens a cyberdefense hub in Tokyo, its first in the Asia-Pacific region, and will invite experts in the region to study countermeasures for cyberattacks  —  Experts from Japan, India and Asia-Pacific to study countermeasures  —  Google will… Read More »Google opens a cyberdefense hub in Tokyo, its first in the Asia-Pacific region, and will invite experts in the region to study countermeasures for cyberattacks (Nikkei Asia)

James Reddick / The Record: FBI: in 2023, Americans reported $12.5B+ in losses to online fraud, up 22% YoY; losses to investment fraud grew 38% YoY to $4.57B, with $3.94B related to crypto  —  More than $12.5 billion was lost… Read More »FBI: in 2023, Americans reported $12.5B+ in losses to online fraud, up 22% YoY; losses to investment fraud grew 38% YoY to $4.57B, with $3.94B related to crypto (James Reddick/The Record)

Shashank Pathak / Entrackr: Rozana, a rural e-commerce and logistics service presently serving 12,000+ villages across India, raised a $22.5M Series A led by Bertelsmann India Investments  —  Rural commerce startup Rozana has raised $22.5 million led by Bertelsmann India… Read More »Rozana, a rural e-commerce and logistics service presently serving 12,000+ villages across India, raised a $22.5M Series A led by Bertelsmann India Investments (Shashank Pathak/Entrackr)

Akshit Pushkarna / Inc42 Media: Dubai-based social media startup Hunch, which operates an anonymous polling service and claims to have 1M+ users across 22 Indian cities, raised a $23M Series A  —  Social media platform Hunch has secured $23 Mn… Read More »Dubai-based social media startup Hunch, which operates an anonymous polling service and claims to have 1M+ users across 22 Indian cities, raised a $23M Series A (Akshit Pushkarna/Inc42 Media)

Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Paris-based Zama, an open-source cryptography startup developing fully homomorphic encryption technology for blockchain and AI apps, raised a $73M Series A  —  Zama SAS, an open-source cryptography startup focused on building fully homomorphic encryption or FHE… Read More »Paris-based Zama, an open-source cryptography startup developing fully homomorphic encryption technology for blockchain and AI apps, raised a $73M Series A (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

Natasha Mascarenhas / The Information: Source: Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan early this year talked with OpenAI directors about joining the board, but it is unclear if the board is still considering Tan  —  Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan, a… Read More »Source: Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan early this year talked with OpenAI directors about joining the board, but it is unclear if the board is still considering Tan (Natasha Mascarenhas/The Information)

Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: SK Hynix plans to invest over $1B in advanced chip packaging in South Korea, as the company hopes to capture the growing demand for high-bandwidth memory  —  – Korean chipmaker sees packaging as key to meeting… Read More »SK Hynix plans to invest over $1B in advanced chip packaging in South Korea, as the company hopes to capture the growing demand for high-bandwidth memory (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Kuo: Apple’s only foldable device with a “clear development schedule” is the 20.3-inch MacBook, which is expected to enter mass production in 2027  —  We’ve been hearing a lot of rumors about Apple working on multiple… Read More »Kuo: Apple’s only foldable device with a “clear development schedule” is the 20.3-inch MacBook, which is expected to enter mass production in 2027 (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac)

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Remofirst, which helps remote teams manage payroll, taxes, hiring-related compliance, compensation, and more, raised a $25M Series A led by Octopus Ventures  —  In the world of HR tech startups, there are the Davids and… Read More »Remofirst, which helps remote teams manage payroll, taxes, hiring-related compliance, compensation, and more, raised a $25M Series A led by Octopus Ventures (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch)

Ian Allison / CoinDesk: DCG files a motion to dismiss NY AG Letitia James’ lawsuit over alleged $3B investor fraud, and CEO Barry Silbert files to dismiss accusations he hid losses  —  The crypto firm’s boss, Barry Silbert, also filed… Read More »DCG files a motion to dismiss NY AG Letitia James’ lawsuit over alleged $3B investor fraud, and CEO Barry Silbert files to dismiss accusations he hid losses (Ian Allison/CoinDesk)