BotGuard Raises €12M in Series A Funding

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BotGuard, a Tallinn, Estonia-based cybersecurity software company, raised €12M in Series A funding.

The round was led by MMC Ventures. Existing investors Tera Ventures and Expeditions Fund also participated in the round, alongside prominent angel investors including Stefan Lindeberg.

The company intends to use the funds to further develop its technology, recruit tech development talent, and expand its sales and marketing teams as it continues to scale globally. 

Founded in 2019 by Nik Rozenberg, CEO, and Denis Prochko, CTO, BotGuard is a global web traffic management company that enables businesses to manage good, bad, and neutral web traffic. Its proprietary technology selectively blocks negative traffic (malicious bots) and neutral traffic – which would…


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Japan To Host Art Exhibition Dedicated To Azerbaijani Cuisine

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Root K Contemporary in Tokyo will host a group exhibition themed
“Azerbaijani Cuisine” on March 16-17.

Nearly 15 young artists representing KamART Art Gallery will
present 32 art works as part of the exhibition with the support of
the Azerbaijani Embassy in Japan, Azernews reports.

Azerbaijani cuisine belongs to one of the most interesting and
original culinary traditions in the world, it is based on
centuries-old traditions and is famous for its original dishes. It
is widely known and very popular among other oriental cuisines, and
some of its dishes are even included in the international menu. The
unique dishes of Azerbaijani cuisine cannot be confused with any
others; they evoke enthusiastic…


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Here’s How Much Oscars Hosts Get Paid, And Wow, It’s Not What I Expected

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PATRICK T. FALLON via Getty Images

We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about how much “seat fillers” ― people who take the seats of temporarily-absent Oscars guests who’ve got up to pee or socialise ― get paid. 

And while those people earn exactly zero dollars and naught point nil cents for the role, the same cannot be said of hosting the event. 

Jimmy Kimmel, the host of the 2024 Oscars, shared the exact fee for his 2017 and 2018 hosting gig on his show Jimmy Kimmel Live! when chatting with former Oscars host, Wanda Sykes. 

He revealed at the time that his pay was $15,000 for the task, which is honestly less than I’d thought.

It’s still 15k! 

That’s true ― but as he pointed out in conversation with Wanda, “It sounds like a lot for one night but it’s months of…


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Ashanti’s Mom Corrects Host Bringing Up Pregnancy Before Announcement

While fans of Nelly and Ashanti have heard news of the rekindled couple expecting, the “Happy” singer’s mother, Tina Douglas, needs you to chill out until an official announcement drops.

During a panel discussion held this week, Tina was asked by the event’s host to pass her congratulations on to her daughter on the pregnancy, with the momager refusing because the couple themselves have not shared the news.

“There’s been no announcement, it hasn’t come out yet, so, you know, until I hear it from Ashanti and Nelly…”

“Oh, I thought it was public, may bad!” the host offered, with mom Tina adding, “No, it is public, don’t get it twisted, but it hasn’t been officially announced, and until it is,” she said as she tossed her hair over her…


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