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Nomod raises $3.4M seed to allow merchants accept payments without hardware

TechCrunch

One, most of them are excluded from various payment ecosystems globally due to their size, and two, getting hardware from providers can be expensive. . based fintech Nomod allows these businesses to bypass the card terminal by providing a platform to accept card payments on their phone with no extra hardware. The company has raised $3.4

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StartupOS launches what it hopes will be the operating system for early-stage startups

TechCrunch

The platform was built in partnership with (and backed by) SVB, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank. SaaS companies can often play by a similar playbook, but hardware companies or companies operating in regulated spaces (fintech, medtech, etc.)

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Apple enters the BNPL market as regulation, competition intensify

TechCrunch

During its WWDC keynote, Apple announced a bevy of changes and updates to its hardware and software. In the mix were anticipated improvements to its various operating systems and computers — and plans to expand its fintech footprint. ” Jifiti CEO Yaacov Martin.

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Broadcom’s Andy Nallappan on what cloud success really looks like

CIO

A few years ago, I agreed with Marc Andreessen that ‘software is eating the world’ in industries from banking to government, retail, and healthcare. I saw this shift happening at Broadcom, so I decided to shift out of IT and into software operations. What is your focus as head of software business operations? I govern the costs.

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Fintech Roundup: Better.com workers leaving in ‘droves’ in wake of CEO Vishal Garg’s return

TechCrunch

Small businesses might soon be able to accept payments using their iPhones without the need for extra hardware, according to this piece , which cites Bloomberg. That company’s software-based tech gives merchants a way to accept card payments on any consumer device with no reader or extra hardware required. Image Credits: MagicCube.

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Meltdown and Spectre: What they are, and what to do

The Parallax

The bad news is that because the vulnerabilities are in the hardware architecture of the chips that power them, patched devices may run slower. Meltdown breaks down the barriers between software and the operating system; Spectre breaks down barriers between software programs. “ This is the start of a new bug class.

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8 Most in Demand Programming Languages of 2021

The Crazy Programmer

This can be used in both software and hardware programming. It is used in developing diverse applications across various domains like Telecom, Banking, Insurance and retail. It is widely used in programming hardware devices, OS, drivers, kernels etc. C language is fast and portable. The Linux Kernel is written using C.