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Tech Highlights this Week: Sophos Cyber Insurance Webinar, iSpace Coding for Kids, and others A list of interesting virtual and physical events taking place across the technology industry has been put together to get the week started off right. The events take place between January 18th and January 22nd, 2022.   Sophos Cyber Insurance Webinar   A webinar on how businesses can efficiently maximize their cybersecurity insurance coverage will be hosted by Sophos, a global leader .

5 all-female bootcamps for young African women interested in pursuing careers in technology In the technology industry, the issue of women's underrepresentation is one that will continue to plague the industry and provide fodder for discussion for years to come. And this is not just an African problem; women all over the world are struggling to keep up with their male counterparts in the workplace. During the period 2010 to 2019, only 9.8 percent of start-up founders in West Africa were female.

UniCC shuts down darknet marketplaces for stolen credit cards It is estimated that the darknet market for stolen credit cards generated $358 million (£260 million) in revenue for the operators of one of the largest illicit marketplaces for stolen credit cards, who are now retiring. Despite the fact that the criminal website, UniCC, and its anonymous proprietors expressed gratitude to the criminal community for supporting their businesses thus far, they were forced to close their operatio.

Ukraine accuses Russia of being behind recent cyber-attacks on dozens of official websites Ukraine's government blamed Russia on Friday for cyberattacks on hundreds of its official websites, according to a statement. In a brief period of time, approximately 70 government websites were brought down as a result of the attack, which was the largest in Ukraine in four years. The day before the websites were deactivated, a message flashed across the screen, warning Ukrainians to "prepare for the w.

Ghanaian fintech Float raises $17M seed to power cash flow for commerce in Africa Small businesses in Africa face a significant amount of frustration as a result of cash flow issues. The primary causes of cash flow problems are long payment cycles, which can last up to 90 days after services or products are rendered, and a lack of capital, which affects 85 percent of African small and medium-sized businesses. The demand for these services has resulted in a significant round of funding for the .

Juro draws $23 million in funding for its browser-based contract automation platform An investment of $23 million in Series B funding has been raised by Juro, a legal technology startup based in London, for its web-based contract automation platform. It has raised a total of $31.5 million since its inception in 2016, according to the company. Six existing investors, including Union Square Ventures, Point Nine Capital, Seedcamp, and Taavet Hinrikus (co-founder of Wise/TransferWise), participate.

Payflow, a salary advance startup in Spain, banks $9.1M to fund a super app growth strategy Payment processing startup Payflow has raised $9.1 million in a Series A funding round, taking its total funding raised since the company's inception in January 2020 to $13.6 million. Payflow is a salary advance fintech with ambitions to become a neobank based in Barcelona. An international group of funds led the round, which included Spain's Seaya Ventures, a new investor in Payflow, and Cathay Innovat.

Furhat, a social robotics company purchases Misty Robotics, a spin-off of Sphero Misty has been put through a lot. It has run into several roadblocks since receiving a $11.5 million funding round from Foundry and Venrock, as well as a successful crowdfunding campaign for its personal robot. Furhat Robotics, a Swedish social robotics company, announced today that it is offering the struggling startup a "soft landing" in the form of an all-cash transaction. According to TechCrunch, Furhat is not .

Tado, a German smart home energy startup, plans to go public through a SPAC at a valuation of €450 million It was announced today that Tado, the German smart home startup that began with thermostats and has since expanded into flexible "time of use" energy tariffs powered by loadshifting technology, has entered the next phase of its operations. It is going public through the use of a SPAC transaction. GFJ ESG Acquisition, a German SPAC with a focus on sustainable technologies, has announc.

$17M has been raised by 7bridges to automate logistics supply chains using AI A critical component of running a business is supply chain logistics — moving components and, eventually, finished products from A to B to C. It is also one of the most complex components of running a business, not least because it involves many companies, hundreds of combinations and permutations, accounting for external world events, and requiring hundreds of man-hours to figure out. A startup called 7bridges .