This article is part of our coverage of HYBE vs. ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin. You can read more and view the entire timeline here. According to the latest reports by Korean media, former ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin is expected to repay ₩3.94 billion KRW (about $ 2.81 million USD) that she personally borrowed […]
Stripe in talks to acquire Bridge for $1 billion
Stripe is in talks to acquire stablecoin platform Bridge for a whopping $ 1 billion, according to Forbes. The talks are reportedly in advanced stages, although nothing has been finalized. Bridge, cofounded by Coinbase alumni Zach Abrams and Sean Yu, has built an API that helps companies accept stablecoins. The pair raised $ 58 million […]
The biggest data breaches in 2024: 1 billion stolen records and rising
We’re almost at the end of 2024, a year that will go down as having seen some of the biggest, most damaging data breaches in recent history. And just when you think that some of these hacks can’t get any worse, they do. From huge stores of customers’ personal information getting scraped, stolen and posted […]
Investors are scrambling to get into ElevenLabs, which may soon be valued at $3 billion
ElevenLabs, a startup that makes AI tools for audio applications, is being approached by existing and new investors about a new round, which could value the company as highly as $ 3 billion, TechCrunch has learned. The two-year-old company specializes in making AI tools to generate synthetic voices for audiobook narrations, and for real-time video […]
Manchester United Stadium Regeneration Could Add 7.3 Billion Pounds To British Economy
File image of the Old Trafford stadium© AFP A proposed regeneration of the area around Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium could generate 7.3 billion pounds ($ 9.7 billion) annually to the British economy, according to an economic feasibility study commissioned by the club. However, mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham said on Monday no public […]