Tech companies are already beginning an exodus of Hong Kong – just weeks after Beijing enacted a prohibitive security law in the region. Small firms have already moved data—and in some cases…
5 Sustainable Food Tech Companies to Look Out for This Year
With further emphasis being placed on sustainability, health and local produce, the trillion-dollar food industry is continuously facing new challenges that require innovation The industry is projected to be worth approx. $250…
ASKfm CEO Janis Grivins: “The Essence of the Product Has to be Simple”
Janis Grivins rose from product designer to become chief executive of ASKfm, a social network where users can ask and answer questions. Since its 2010 foundation ASKfm has amassed over 200 million…
How Travel App Blacklane Adapted to a Post-Corona World
Based in Berlin, and with hubs located in major cities across Australia, the U.S. and UAE, chauffeur app Blacklane is one of the transport industry’s biggest success stories. The company, which has…
TikTok vs. Facebook: Could the U.S. Really Ban TikTok?
With over 800 million active users worldwide, TikTok’s growth since its $1 billion rebrand of Music.ly in 2018 — a number thought to have been bolstered by the coronavirus pandemic — has…
Portshift CEO Ran Ilany: “Kubernetes will Become the De Facto Deployment and Orchestration Target”
Portshift is a Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity firm that provides a Kubernetes-native security solution – “a single source of truth for containers and cloud-native applications security.” It has raised over $5 million to…
India’s China Ban is a Come-Get-Me for Europe and the US
This week India’s government decided to ban 59 China-based apps, including popular social media platform TikTok. Based on national security fears, it’s the largest-ever ban of Chinese tech by a global democracy.…
X Shore’s Konrad Bergström: “There is Scope for Positive Impact”
Konrad Bergström is president and founder of X Shore, a Swedish startup building 100% electric-powered boats. A longtime entrepreneur and extreme sports professional, Bergström broke into the tech scene with his previous…
Germany’s Corona Warn App: How Effective is the Country’s Corona-Battler?
It’s been a little under a fortnight since the German government launched its “Corona-Warn” contact tracing app. Thirteen million Germans—16% of the country’s population—have downloaded it so far. For an effective fight…
As Belarus’ Dictator Flails, a Tech Leader Waits
It’s an election year in Belarus, “Europe’s Last Dictatorship,” which means: propaganda, police violence, and political repression. On Thursday Victor Babaryko, the biggest challenger to incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, was jailed on tax…