Kate Middleton Is Dead Ringer For Prince Louis In Father’s Day Childhood Snap

Kate Middleton’s fans are freaking out at how much her youngest son resembles her. The Duchess of Cambridge shared a childhood photo in celebration of Father’s Day showing an adorable young Kate with plaited pigtails and smiling while in the arms of her father, Michael Middleton. The photo quickly garnered over a million likes, with … Continue reading Kate Middleton Is Dead Ringer For Prince Louis In Father’s Day Childhood Snap Continue Reading

AI Eerily Transforms Low-Res, Pixelated Faces Into Sharp Portraits

A new AI app has the confounding ability to transform low-res pixelated photos into stunning portrait photos. Designed by Russian developer Denis Malimonov, the AI-powered ‘Face Pixelizer’ uses a StyleGAN algorithm that generates realistic portraits of people that don’t exist. Face Depixelizer takes in pixelated photos of faces before narrowing into them and forming faces it perceives to … Continue reading AI Eerily Transforms Low-Res, Pixelated Faces Into Sharp Portraits Continue Reading

Designing the digital services that US SMBs deserve

Small and medium-sized business (SMBs) with 20 or fewer employees are the US economy, accounting for 98% of all registered businesses. They’re also intrinsically linked to the powerful notions of freedom and the American Dream. In talking to these owners during a recent research project, I found passionate, brilliant entrepreneurs who were doing all they … Continue reading Designing the digital services that US SMBs deserve Continue Reading

HKEX announces sustainable finance exchange Stage

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced plans to launch Stage, a new sustainable exchange. At least $30.7tn is held in sustainable assets HKEX says Stage will promote the visibility, transparency, and accessibility of sustainable and green finance. It promises a “comprehensive database” of sustainable and green investment options on Hing Kong’s securities … Continue reading HKEX announces sustainable finance exchange Stage Continue Reading

Payfone identity verification firm lands $100m

Payfone, the New York-based digital identity verification, has landed $100 million in funding. To date, Payfone has raised $175 million, and its valuation stands at roughly $270 million. The new capital will be used to flesh out its algorithms with more machine learning, and expand its reach to 35 more geographies. Payfone will also make … Continue reading Payfone identity verification firm lands $100m Continue Reading

Khan Bank moves to Apache Cassandra with DataStax

Mongolia-based, Khan Bank, has partnered with data management company, DataStax, to improve its digital banking technology. Khan Bank is Mongolia’s largest commercial bank DataStax’s Enterprise software will be installed at Khan Bank alongside the opensource Apache Cassandra database. “At Khan Bank, our business must maintain sustainable growth and sound profits, and we need a broad … Continue reading Khan Bank moves to Apache Cassandra with DataStax Continue Reading

Two founders turned bankruptcy into growth

In 2017, Danish founders Maximilian Frimmer and Lars Holdgaard were facing bankruptcy. Their business, a marketplace similar to TaskRabbit, which matched freelance labour with local demand, had struggled to manage its cashflow. Using Intercom to streamline support, Pipedrive to streamline sales, and hefty spreadsheets and manual bookkeepers, the company was spending a lot of money … Continue reading Two founders turned bankruptcy into growth Continue Reading

Postbank replaces 12m cards after employees steal master key

Postbank, the banking division of South Africa’s Post Office, has had to replace more than 12 million of its customers’ cards after a group of its employees printed and then stole its master key, the Sunday Times of South Africa reports. The employees stole the bank’s master key back in December 2018. The employees stole … Continue reading Postbank replaces 12m cards after employees steal master key Continue Reading

Oikumene Church in Indonesia made entirely from wood

Jakarta-based TSDS Interior Architects has built a church for workers on a rubber plantation in Sajau, Indonesia, using locally-sourced timber waste. The interior and architecture studio chose to complete the church’s entire structure, along with exterior and interior facades, from timber to create a unified architectural appearance. “The core concept of the design is the usage of single material, wood,” TSDS … Continue reading Oikumene Church in Indonesia made entirely from wood Continue Reading

Pagaya raises $102m in Series D funding round

Pagaya, a US-Israeli wealthtech that uses artificial intelligence (AI) for asset management and institutional investment, has secured $102 million of Series D funding. The US-Israeli wealthtech will use the investment to hire more top tier data scientists. Pagaya will use the investment to hire more top tier data scientists, develop its technology further, and continue … Continue reading Pagaya raises $102m in Series D funding round Continue Reading