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Tel Aviv, Israel, May 24th, 2023, Cyberwire Memcyco, the real-time website impersonation detection and prevention solution, has completed a $10 million seed round led by Capri Ventures and Venture Guides.  Brandjacking is among the most common forms of cyberattacks globally. Twenty percent of consumers collectively lost more than $2.6 billion in 2022 due to imposter scams, according to U.S. FTC Consumer Sentinel Network’s data book. Website impersonation (also known as “brandjacking”) draws users to fraudulent copies of…

Drake is being sued for copyright infringement after he reportedly used an unauthorized sample by Ghanaian rapper Obrafour on “Calling My Name.”In court documents originally published by Music Business Worldwide, Obrafour claimed that Drizzy’s record label Republic Records reached out to him to clear the use of a sample in the Honestly, Nevermind cut. Obrafour, real name Michael Elliot Kwabena Okyere Darko, argued that the song used a short vocal sample from his track “Oye Ohene” featuring Tinny. “Killer cut, blood,…

A lot of players are ready to board HoYoverse’s upcoming game Honkai: Star Rail is picking up a lot of speed heading into launch. The studio recently confirmed that it’s garnered 10 million pre-registrations for Honkai: Star Rail ahead of release later this month. This is the latest game from HoYoverse (also known as miHoYo), the makers of Genshin Impact and, before that, Honkai Impact 3rd. Considering the wild popularity of Genshin and the Honkai name attached, it’s not terribly surprising that Star Rail is garnering…

A Dartmouth, N.S., startup company is taking the next step to scale up production of its super slick hull paint to a million litres a year.On Thursday, Graphite Innovation & Technologies announced it has raised $10 million in so-called series A financing — money invested after a startup demonstrates the potential to grow and generate revenues."This is a great opportunity for the company to go globally," CEO Mo AlGermozi told CBC News.The company makes anti-fouling marine coatings that it says reduce drag and increase…

<!----> Toyota’s Yaris nameplate (including Yaris, Vitz, Yaris Cross and GR Yaris) has reached 10m worldwide sales, joining Toyota’s other eight figure achievers – Corolla, Camry, RAV4, Hilux and Land Cruiser. The first generation Yaris was the first Toyota model built in a new plant in France and…

Home fitness had a huge moment at the outset of the pandemic — and understandably so. People were stuck at home, gyms closed and suddenly workout options seemed to dramatically decrease. As with the teleconferencing revolution, plenty of startups were waiting in the wings to pounce on the sudden opportunity. As predicted, when the world got back to a state of relative normality, interest in some of the offerings waned. I certainly wouldn’t suggest that gym reopenings were the only source of Peloton’s struggles, but…

California is set to join a number of other cities and states in the US offering rebates and tax credits for electric bicycles. California’s Electric Bicycle Incentives Project has been over a year in the making, and we recently saw new updates to the planned rebates. The updates come after an end of the year meeting of the California Air Resource Board (CARB) to discuss the parameters of the Electric Bicycle Incentives Project. According to the California Bicycle Coalition, which shared a…

California allocated $10 million for a rebate program to help make electric bikes more affordable. But hang on there; it’s not active quite yet. The move is part of a years-long effort to help reduce the price of expensive electric bicycles for state residents. The ultimate goal is to make it easier for commuters to switch from car transportation to e-bike transportation. It makes sense when you consider the long list of benefits. From cleaner air to reduced traffic and improved…

Invygo, a startup operating in UAE and Saudi Arabia, has raised $10 million in its Series A funding led by MEVP as it works to scale its car rental service in the region. The Middle East-based startup, founded by Eslam Ahmed Hussein and Pulkit Ganjoo in 2019, has raised $14.3 million to date. Al Rajhi Partners, Arab Bank, Amana Capital and Palm Drive Capital and existing backers Signal Peak Ventures and Knollwood Investment Advisory also participated in the new round. Car subscription offerings Invygo offers three…

Kadhim Shubber / Financial Times: Sources: Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky withdrew $10M from the crypto lender weeks before freezing customer accounts; one source says $8M was used to pay taxes — Scrutiny of Alex Mashinsky grows after crypto lender was left with hole in balance sheet — Celsius Network founder Alex … Kadhim Shubber / Financial Times: Sources: Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky withdrew $10M from the crypto lender weeks before freezing customer accounts; one…