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Telegram has raised an initial $850 million for its billion-dollar ICO

February 21, 2018

It looks like Telegram’s billion-dollar ICO has reached its first milestone after the chat app company raised an initial $850 million, according to a filing. A document submitted to the SEC earlier this week states that the money was raised “for the development of the TON Blockchain, the development and maintenance of Telegram Messenger and the other purposes.” …

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Telegram plans multi-billion dollar ICO for chat cryptocurrency

January 12, 2018

Encrypted messaging startup Telegram plans to launch its own blockchain platform and native cryptocurrency, powering payments on its chat app and beyond. According to multiple sources which have spoken to TechCrunch, the “Telegram Open Network” (TON) will be a new, ‘third generation’ blockchain with superior capabilities, after Bitcoin and, later, Ethereum paved the way. The …

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Wikileaks releases documents it claims detail Russia mass surveillance apparatus

September 27, 2017

Wikileaks has released a new cache of documents which it claims detail surveillance apparatus used by the Russian state to spy on Internet and mobile users. It’s the first time the organization has leaked (what it claims is) material directly pertaining to the Russian state. As ever, nothing is straightforward when it comes to Wikileaks. …

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US senate votes to oust Kaspersky from federal use

September 27, 2017

Following a directive from the Department of Homeland Security last week banning the use of Kaspersky Lab security software in the executive branch, the U.S. Senate has followed suit. On Monday, the Senate passed an amendment against Kaspersky Lab pushed forward by New Hampshire Democrat Jeanne Shaheen. The amendment was attached to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) following a …

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Prisma’s next AI project is a fun selfie sticker maker called Sticky

May 2, 2019

What do you do after garnering tens of millions of downloads and scores of clones of your AI-powered style transfer app? Why, keep innovating of course. Meet Sticky, the next app from the startup behind Prisma, which turns selfies into stylized and/or animated stickers for sharing to your social feeds. Sticky is launching today on iOS, with …

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Make your Nokia 3310 great again with a special $2,500 Putin-Trump gold and titanium edition

July 8, 2017

It’s time for the big G-20 summit in Hamburg, and Russian phone customizers Caviar are commemorating the occasion with a very special Nokia 3310 (the new one). Encased in the best metals, titanium, and gold, the back features a touching double profile of Trump and Putin. Only 149,000 rubles, or about $2,500. “Wait,” you say. …

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Mail.ru Group co-founder Dmitry Grishin steps down as CEO, replaced by VK head Dobrodeev

October 27, 2016

A changing of the guard is afoot at Mail.ru, the Russian Internet giant that owns the country’s most popular email service; Russia’s Facebook equivalent Vkontakte; messaging service ICQ and a number of other properties. Co-founder Dmitry Grishin has announced that he is stepping down as CEO, to be replaced by Boris Dobrodeev, the current CEO of …

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The fintech world beyond Silicon Valley and Europe: Emerging market contenders

July 28, 2016

According to a recent study by Accenture, investments in fintech hit $5.3 billion in the first quarter of this year (having grown 75% in 2015). Most of the investments have occurred in the U.S. and Europe, with a marked exception this year when China’s Ant Financial completed a staggering $4.5 billion raise at a $60 billion valuation, making it one …

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Android Auto launches in 18 new countries, including Russia, Brazil and India

April 5, 2016

Android Auto is now available in 18 new countries, including Russia, Brazil and India, TechCrunch reported earlier today. These countries are among the fastest growing auto markets in the world. The other countries enjoying Google’s in-car operating system include Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Uruguay and Venezuela. …

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TRData wants to be ‘Bloomberg for emerging markets’

December 16, 2015

TRData, a London-headquartered startup with a development team based in Ukraine and the majority of customers in Russia, makes for an interesting European tech story. The company, which has recently gone through 500 Startups’ London ‘Distro Dojo’ growth hacking program, is building something akin to a “Bloomberg for emerging markets”. It offers traders access to real-time …

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Telegram now seeing 12 billion daily messages, up from 1 billion in February

February 14, 2016

Pro-privacy secure messaging app Telegram is seeing some impressive usage growth this year. Here at TechCrunch Disrupt SF founder Pavel Durov revealed on stage the platform is now seeing 12 billion messages sent daily — up from two billion back in May, and 1 billion in February. Its monthly active users figure remains around 60 million, as it was in May, so the …

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Yuri Milner invests $100 million to find intelligent extraterrestrial life

July 20, 2015

“What is the greatest question ever asked?” poses Yuri Milner, layering smoked salmon atop toast points. My palms are sweating. As if the meeting at the Ritz Carlton with one of the most powerful men in the world (for which I was slightly late) wasn’t intimidating enough, the wait for him to join me — …

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