Clubhouse, finally launches its Android app. The voice-based social network, launched its beta Android app on Play Store for users in the U.S. Commonwealth Bank is partnering with global ecommerce platform provider, BigCommerce. UAE-based Crescent Enterprises, announced doubling its venture capital investments in start-ups, to $272 million by 2022. U.S. pipeline company halts operations after cyber-attack. Colonial Pipeline did not say what was demanded or by whom, but ransomware attacks are typically carried out by criminal hackers.
Show Notes
Clubhouse, finally launches its Android app. The voice-based social network, launched its beta Android app on Play Store for users in the U.S., and said it will gradually make the new app available in other English-speaking countries, and then to the rest of the world. Clubhouse began developing the Android app early this year, and started to test the beta version externally - earlier this month. Clubhouse’s launch on Android comes at a time when scores of technology giants including Facebook, Twitter, Discord, Spotify, Reddit, and Microsoft’s LinkedIn, have either launched their similar offerings, or announced plans to do so.
Commonwealth Bank is partnering with global e commerce platform provider, Big Commerce. The bank says that, this move will make it easier for businesses of all sizes, to launch and grow their online stores. Big Commerce, one of the world’s largest SaaS e commerce platforms, helps businesses to build their online store, market to customers, and drive sales through various channels such as Instagram, Facebook and eBay. The partnership will provide the bank’s business customers with an integrated offering that allows them to establish and grow their online presence, and ensure a best in class online shopping experience for their customers.
UAE - based Crescent Enterprises, announced doubling its venture capital investments in start-ups, to $272 million by 2022. Founded in 2017, CE-Ventures has already invested over $136 million in 32 start-ups and VC funds across ME and A, the US, India and Southeast Asia. CE-Ventures plans to focus investments in the fin-tech, food-tech, B2B SaaS, and energy technology sectors. CE-Ventures extends its support beyond funding, by helping international start-ups expand into the ME and A region, and likewise helps local start-ups expand into global markets.
U.S. pipeline company halts operations after cyber-attack. Colonial Pipeline did not say what was demanded or by whom, but ransomware attacks are typically carried out by criminal hackers, who seize data and demand a large payment, in order to release it. The attack on a pipeline operator, which says it delivers roughly 45% of all fuel consumed on the East Coast of the USA, underscored again the vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure to cyber attacks both by criminal hackers and U.S. adversaries. The attack on a pipeline operator, which says it delivers roughly 45% of all fuel consumed on the East Coast, underscored again the vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure to cyber attacks both by criminal hackers and U.S. adversaries. The company said it hired a cyber-security firm to investigate the nature and scope of the attack and has also contacted law enforcement and federal agencies.
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