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In a round lead by Accel, the UKbased business information platform Lightdash raises $8.4 million.

Lightdash, a UKbased startup that makes business intelligence accessible by integrating seamlessly with all of your data tools, has raised a seed roun

Lightdash, a UKbased startup that makes business intelligence accessible by integrating seamlessly with all of your data tools, has raised a seed round worth $8.4 million just before it makes its beta available to the general public.The money will go toward the development of the platforms new features, recruiting new staff, and the beta release of Lightdash Cloud.Guy Podjarny, the creator of the cyber security company Snyk, Ashley Kramer, the CMO of GitLab, Tristan Handy, the founder of dbt, and Lars Bjork, the former CEO of Qlik, all contributed as angel investors to the funding round, which was led by Accel. The lineup is completed by earlystage investors Y Combinator and Moonfire. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago          

Luxury drivers, according to the CEO of MercedesBenz, will accelerate the switch to EVs

Ola Kallenius, the CEO, told CNBCs Jim Cramer that while he believes there will be a market for automobiles with internal combustion engines for a bit

Ola Kallenius, the CEO, told CNBCs Jim Cramer that while he believes there will be a market for automobiles with internal combustion engines for a bit longer, buyers especially in luxury markets will demand entirely electric cars and SUVs sooner rather than later. In fact, he asserted, it has already begun. On Thursday, Kallenius remarked in an interview as part of the ESG Impact conference hosted by CNBC, Step by step, we see the market turning. I firmly believe that in this decade, the luxury market will transition from being dominated by hightech internal combustion engines to an allelectric future. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago          

To better protect Optus breach victims, the government will revise telco legislation.

"As a result of the Optus data breach, the federal government has established emergency legislation to aid banks and other organisations in protecting

"As a result of the Optus data breach, the federal government has established emergency legislation to aid banks and other organisations in protecting their consumers. The rules that were just released will be in effect for a year and will be incorporated into the Telecommuncations Regulations of 2021. The government will change regulations to enable telecommunications companies to better coordinate with financial institutions, the Commonwealth, and states and territories, to detect and mitigate the risks of cyber security incidents, frauds, scams, and other malicious cyber activities, as announced by Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland today." Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago          

How banks can help South Africa avoid the gray list

After the Inflation Reduction Act IRA, which includes consumer tax incentives for purchasing EVs with battery material made in the United States, was

After the Inflation Reduction Act IRA, which includes consumer tax incentives for purchasing EVs with battery material made in the United States, was passed, the demand for domestically produced batteries hit new peaks. To meet this demand, strengthen their own supply networks, and be eligible for IRA incentives, battery manufacturers are scrambling to seize vacant land and build factories. This week, Michigan added two additional projects. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago          

IBM Helps China to Deal with Tech Competition

During one of them, he warned that Russian President Vladimir Putins threat to use nuclear weapons as his Ukrainian invasion has failed is the most se

During one of them, he warned that Russian President Vladimir Putins threat to use nuclear weapons as his Ukrainian invasion has failed is the most serious danger of Armageddon since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. When I heard @POTUS wanted to see the advantages of the CHIPS & Science Act firsthand, I advised him the River Valley was the perfect spot, Maloney said on Twitter on Wednesday. IBMs promise comes after chipmaker Micron announced this week a $100 billion investment over the next 20 years to develop a plant in upstate New York that may create 9,000 industrial jobs. Later that day, at a fundraiser at the home of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Biden lashed out against Republicans. Biden was present in the evening. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago          

Poland asserts EU single market will be destroyed by the German energy strategy.

By supporting its own energy businesses while rejecting a panEuropean ceiling on gas prices, Germany has been accused by Poland of destroying the EUs

By supporting its own energy businesses while rejecting a panEuropean ceiling on gas prices, Germany has been accused by Poland of destroying the EUs internal market, revealing a sharp divide over how to address the continents energy crisis. As EU leaders sparred at a nonofficial conference in Prague about how to reduce energy costs and ensure winter supply in the wake of Russias invasion of Ukraine, accusations over Berlins contentious €200 billion support package for its own industry surfaced. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago          

Apax Funds turns Boasso Global into KKR

Boasso offers vital logistics services to the chemical and food supply chains on a global scale. Through its KKR Global Infrastructure Investors IV fu

Boasso offers vital logistics services to the chemical and food supply chains on a global scale. Through its KKR Global Infrastructure Investors IV fund, which focuses on important infrastructure investments in North America and Western Europe, KKR will invest in Boasso. The transactions financial details werent made public. Boasso was purchased by the Apax Funds in 2015 along with Quality Distribution, Inc., a provider of international logistics and transportation. With a team of more than 75 devoted investment specialists, KKR has been among the worlds most active infrastructure investors. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago          

Market Segment Outlook Japan NonLife Insurance

AM Best areas in a recent Bests Market Segment Report, Market Segment Outlook Japan NonLife Insurance, that Japans economic recovery continued in fi

AM Best areas in a recent Bests Market Segment Report, Market Segment Outlook Japan NonLife Insurance, that Japans economic recovery continued in fiscal year 2021, despite pressures in certain industries –. Given the underwriting risk profile of most domestic nonlife insurers, which is weighted toward optional automobile and fire insurance, said Jason Shum, associate director, analytics, AM Best, AM Best believes the earnings base of Japans nonlife insurance businesses to be sustainable.  Despite forecasts of robust underwriting profitability, AM Best believes that underwriting earnings for most large domestic nonlife insurers would gradually decline in fiscal year 2022. The Japanese nonlife insurance segments solvency capital, which measures the level of actual net assets available for regulatory solvency reasons, Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago          



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