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Americans lost nearly $4 billion to investment scams in 2022

Over the past few years, investment scams have become increasingly sophisticated and widespread, taking advantage of the rise of digital technologies. According to data analyzed by the Atlas VPN team, Americans were scammed out of $3.8 billion through fraudulent investment opportunities. Compared to 2021, the amount of losses has grown by 116%. Many of these scams…

6 March 2023 Chris Price Cybersecurity

Tesla outperforms rivals’ stocks with 224% ROI in last 12 months

Tesla remains among the notable growth stocks that have recorded significant returns for investors, despite the electric vehicle manufacturer's stock slumping in 2021. According to data acquired by Finbold, Tesla stock registered an ROI of 224.93% between June 2020 and June 2021, outperforming some of its major competitors. Among the selected vehicle manufacturers, Tesla only trailed…

24 June 202127 June 2022 Chris Price Electric Vehicles, News

Beautiful Day for Dropbox as Bono and The Edge of U2 invest

Dropbox have announced that they are to take new investment from Bono and The Edge of classic rock band U2, with the musicians giving personal backing to the online cloud storage service. While the amount invested has not been disclosed,…

3 April 2012 Gerald Lynch Software, Tech Digest news

Google invests in fuel technology in latest green venture

Google Ventures has bought a stake in CoolPlanetBiofuels, a start-up company working on a technology to convert biomass into fuel. Based in California, CoolPlanet uses non-food biomass like grass or woodchips to make fuel, using a thermal-mechanical processor to…

22 March 2011 ShinyJess Google, Tech Digest news

Spotify US deal draws closer as huge DST investment talks begin

Spotify, the music-streaming service that has become massively popular in Europe, now looks one step closer to an American launch after news that venture capital firm DST are planning a massive investment. The new funds see Spotify valued somewhere in…

21 February 2011 Gerald Lynch Spotify, Tech Digest news

"No more social networks!" cry those with the cash

It seems that every other day there’s a new social network — or at least, new to me — and I’m left wondering just how many more social networks the world can cope with.

Seems like those with a lot of money (i.e. not me) to invest in such businesses agree, if the consensus at the Dow Jones Web Ventures conference this week is anything to go by…

20 March 200830 September 2021 Andy Merrett Web 2.0

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Tag: investment

Americans lost nearly $4 billion to investment scams in 2022

Tesla outperforms rivals’ stocks with 224% ROI in last 12 months

Google invests in fuel technology in latest green venture

Spotify US deal draws closer as huge DST investment talks begin