Apple has quietly acquired Spectral Edge, a UK-based AI startup and developer of technology that improves smartphone pictures for undisclosed terms, according to a report from Bloomberg. Apple was predictably quiet about the acquisition and the startup’s website is wiped […]
Waymo, a self-driving startup owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is making its push into Europe with the acquisition of Latent Logic, a self-driving AI startup with roots in Oxford University’s award-winning machine learning department, according to a report from The […]
Germany’s Delivery Hero is buying South Korea’s top food delivery app Woowa for $4 billion in world’s biggest food app deal. The deal, announced on Friday by Delivery Hero, is the biggest global play so far for a food delivery app, […]
The U.S. Government continues to warn U.S. companies about the dangers of using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) designed or manufactured abroad. Ellen Lord, the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition has made drone defense systems a top priority for 2020. Citadel Defense is […]
Zippin, a tech startup using AI-driven checkout-free technology platform to enable retailers to quickly deploy frictionless shopping in stores, today announced it has closed $12 million in Series A funding to accelerate new store launches in the coming months, with plans to […]
INFLCR, a sport startup and social media content delivery platform in collegiate and professional sports announced today a new partnership with Reuters Sports Photography. The partnership will provide athletes direct access to high-quality, award winning photographs directly through the INFLCR […]
Obital, a Denmark-based eye tracking startup, today announced the launch of a new Eyetell app that turns consumer mobile devices into communication tools for people with disabilities, such as ALS, cerebral palsy, and paralysis due to stroke or spinal cord […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Thursday, December 12, 2019 Hackers allegedly emptied brokerage accounts with a simple email scam. Another day, another hacking story. Prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, said in November […]
With United States and other developed countries struggling to provide needed education funding for their inner-city kids, China is ahead and leveraging technology to educate students in schools. Below is a TicToc video posted on Twitter of how a Chinese teacher […]
Parkinson’s disease is characterized by the loss of specific brain cells that make the chemical dopamine. Without dopamine, nerve cells cannot communicate with muscles and people are left with debilitating motor problems. Aspen is focusing on human pluripotent stem cells, […]
Hemlane, a real estate startup that empowers rental owners to manage their properties remotely with a transparent solution, today announced it has raised $2.5 million Series Seed financing round to redesign its property management solution platform. The round was led by Prudence […]
The Linux Foundation, today announced that Google, Siemens and VMware have committed funding for the Automated Compliance Tooling (ACT), as well as key advancements for tools that increase ease and adoption of open source software. the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation […]
Protify, a fintech startup backed by top European investors including Kindred Capital, Entrepreneur First and the founder of Indeed.com, announced today it has raised $9.22 million (£7 million) Series A for its fintech app for ‘modern’ or gig economy workers. The […]
Hackers succeeded in hacking Ring Security Camera of a couple in Georgia. The bedroom Ring security camera was set up to watch puppy. The Brookhaven, Georgia couple shared chilling video of the moment they say a stranger hacked into their Ring […]
The U.S. healthcare system is broken, bloated and super expensive. The politicians in Washington, D.C. are doing nothing to help the American people. According to data from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. health care spending increased 3.9 percent […]
Another day, another bad news for exercise equipment company, Peloton. Losses mount as Citron Research wrote a scathing report today saying “Unless Peloton invents a piece of equipment that works out for you – this is going to $5 (which is […]
Last month when we wrote about GENIUS NY when the New York accelerator announced the semi-finalists and 5 finalist startups to compete for $3M investments. Today, Empire State Development (ESD) today announced the five finalists selected to take part in the fourth […]
Omega Funds, a global life sciences-based investment firm that creates and invests in life sciences companies that target our world’s most urgent medical needs, has closed $438 million in capital commitments for its Omega Fund VI. With Fund VI, the firm will […]
The Department of Justice Department (DOJ) prosecutors have arrested three men while investigating an alleged $722 million Bitcoin scam. The activities DOJ branded as the ‘BitClub Network’ as a “high-tech Ponzi scheme,” the Department arrested three men for luring victims with […]
UC Berkeley’s premier accelerator, Berkeley SkyDeck, has joined efforts with Universal Music Group (UMG) in fostering entrepreneurial innovation in the digital music industry as the newest partner of the UMG Accelerator Engagement Network. Founded in 2012, Berkeley SkyDeck is an […]
