Author: uzair

uzair

Uzair is a features writer at Cafeer.de. He is a graduate of Emerson College and recently completed the MFA in writing.

Pilot, which helps SMBs outsource accounting tasks like payroll, raises $100M Series C led by Bezos Expeditions and Whale Rock Capital, at a valuation of $1.2B  —  – Pilot raised a $100 million funding round led by Jeff Bezos’s venture capital firm Bezos Expeditions and hedge fund Whale Rock Capital …

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Nayya, which uses AI to help guide employees in selecting a health plan offered by their employers, raises $11M Series A led by Felicis Ventures  —  Nayya, an insurance benefits management platform, today announced it has closed $11 million in a series A round led by Felicis Ventures.

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After Citigroup erroneously sent $900M to lenders using Oracle’s Flexcube, some are calling for simplified business software UX to match consumer-facing design  —  Citi’s accidental payment makes a strong case for upgrading back-end technology to match consumer-facing design

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A new Golang-based worm has been actively dropping XMRig cryptocurrency malware on Windows and Linux servers since early December, mining Monero  —  A newly discovered and self-spreading Golang-based malware has been actively dropping XMRig cryptocurrency miners on Windows and Linux servers since early December.

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Q&A with NYT’s Kevin Roose on his new book Futureproof, how robotic process automation might replace some white-collar jobs, Microsoft Excel TikTok, and more  —  As the editor-in-chief of The Verge, I can theoretically assign whatever I want.  However, there is one topic I have failed …

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Dialog Semiconductor, whose clients include Apple and Samsung, is in advanced talks to sell the company to Japan’s Renesas Electronics Corp. for ~$5.9B  —  – Renesas prepared to offer EU67.50 per share in cash for Dialog  — Dialog comments on bid in statement after Bloomberg report

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Ripple says its partnership with MoneyGram has ended; MoneyGram suspended its use of Ripple’s platform in February amid SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple  —  Distributed ledger company Ripple said Monday that its partnership with money transfer firm Moneygram is coming to an end.

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Plus, which develops self-driving trucks, raises $220M Series B extension, after raising $200M in Feb.; source: Plus is in advanced talks to merge with a SPAC  —  BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. autonomous truck startup Plus said on Wednesday it had raised an extra $220 million …

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Longcheer, a China-based ODM that serves clients like Xiaomi, Lenovo, and Huawei, raises $100M Series B to invest in technologies like 5G and AI-powered IoT  —  Chinese mobile intelligent terminal solutions provider Shanghai Longcheer Technology has raked in $100 million in a Series B round …

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