Jumia’s investors rethink their stakes — for better and worse • Pointypress
Baillie Gifford, the Edinburgh-based asset management firm long known to have a penchant for pre-IPO tech companies, has reduced its ...
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Benefits of homestay hosting, Pointypress News, Pointypress
By Amanpreet BajajAs people around the world are planning their next vacation, homestays continue to emerge as a popular choice. ...
Hands on with Walmart’s new (but buggy) ‘Text to Shop’ feature • Pointypress
Walmart recently introduced a new way to shop: via text. Last month, the retail giant launched its “Text to Shop” ...
As activist investors target Salesforce, what’s next for the CRM giant? • Pointypress
By any measure, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has been a successful executive. He helped build Salesforce from the ground up, ...
Substack introduces ‘private Substacks’ that readers can request to subscribe to • Pointypress
Newsletter platform Substack announced today that it’s introducing several new features, including private Substacks. A private Substack is a publication ...
TikTok expands its DM settings to let users choose who can message them • Pointypress
TikTok has quietly expanded its direct messaging settings to give users a choice of who they want to receive messages ...
US federal agencies hacked using legitimate remote desktop tools • Pointypress
The U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency has warned that criminal financially motivated hackers compromised federal agencies using legitimate remote desktop software. ...
Why Monterey Park, Half Moon Bay were — and weren’t — typical mass shootings – Pointypress
Picture a mass shooter and an angry, racist, young and disturbed White male might come to mind. The aging Asian ...
Hawk AI, an anti-money laundering and fraud prevention platform for banks, raises $17M • Pointypress
Hawk AI, a German company developing anti-money laundering (AML) and tangential fraud prevention smarts for financial institutions, has raised $17 ...
Climate change likely aiding Alaskan cruise season, says Norwegian Cruise CEO, Pointypress News, Pointypress
Climate change may be playing a role in extending the Alaskan cruise season, potentially opening up new revenue opportunities for ...