Entrepreneur Chrissa McFarlane is on a mission to radically improve healthcare by empowering people to take back control of their data. She’s a big believer in the potential of blockchain to do exactly this, providing people with better access to […]
The United States generates approximately 300 million tons of waste annually, according to a report from The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). However, only 25% of that solid waste is recycled. Currently, the recycling rates in the U.S. and other countries […]
Qualcomm announced on Monday it would buy Israeli auto-chip maker startup Autotalks. While the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Qualcomm reportedly paid approximately $350-400 million for the company. The announcement comes two years after Qualcomm partnered with […]
For many years, Hilversum, Netherlands-based Instruqt has been helping companies bring their products to life through a series of engaging and interactive hands-on demos and training. Then after five years of bootstrapping its way to successful growth, the startup has […]
On Tuesday, we wrote about Vice Media after multiple reports that the media outlet was preparing to file for bankruptcy, two weeks after Buzzfeed News shuttered. Now, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday that Vice Media is close to […]
Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Thursday, May 4, 2023. Carbon removal startup Captura raises funding from fossil fuel giants to take CO2 out of the ocean Climate change is one of […]
The waiting list is finally over. Microsoft finally removes the waiting list for its ChatGPT-powered Bing search engine. The new version of its Bing search engine, which features a chatbot powered in part by an OpenAI large language model, is […]
The semiconductor industry is facing significant supply chain issues as a few foreign producers are responsible for providing chips, solar cells, and battery materials. This leaves companies vulnerable to supply chain disruptions. That’s why Massachusetts-based chip materials startup Impact Nano is […]
Canadian e-commerce company Spotify becomes the latest tech company to announce job cuts amid the ongoing economic slowdown and geopolitical uncertainties. Shopify announced Wednesday that it’s laying off more than 2,000 people, or 20% of its workforce. In addition, the […]
Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, May 3, 2023. FTC says Facebook misled parents and failed to guard kids’ privacy; proposes ban on Meta profiting from minors’ data The U.S. Federal […]
San Francisco-based Databricks announced today that it has acquired Okera, the world’s first AI-centric data governance platform. The two companies did not disclose the terms of the acquisition. A spokesperson for Databricks said the completion of the acquisition is “imminent.” Databricks […]
Supply chain disruptions have reached their peak in recent years, hindering business growth and limiting consumers’ access to quality products. In addition, siloed logistics software has also hampered business operations. In a recent survey conducted by Deloitte, over 70% of […]
TIDAL, a global music streaming platform owned by Jack Dorsey’s Block and musician Jay-Z, today announced the relaunch of TIDAL RISING, a program that levels the playing field for all artists. Originally launched in 2015, TIDAL RISING was designed to […]
Video game developer Unity Software becomes the latest tech company to announce job cuts as the tech layoff trend continues without signs of slowing down. On Tuesday, Unity said it will lay off 600 employees, equivalent to 8% of its […]
While the rest of the startup space may be experiencing a funding drought, investments in artificial intelligence have increased more than sixfold since 2016, according to data from research firm Statista. Since the debut of ChatGPT in November of the […]
Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Chegg lost 40% of its value after the company says ChatGPT is killing its online education business Just last month experts warned that […]
While the business-to-consumer (B2C) sector has undergone significant changes over the years, the way buyers and sellers in the business-to-business (B2B) space collaborate has remained mostly unchanged, with communication still relying heavily on email threads, attachments, and spreadsheet links. The […]
About 8 years ago, entrepreneur Dhiraj Sharma was approached by HR tech company Workday to create an intranet app to enhance the employee onboarding experience. This opportunity came at a perfect time for Sharma, as his interests in purpose and […]
The United States continues to experience a persistent labor shortage exacerbated following the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, 76.1 million workers aged 16 and older – representing more than half of all wage and salary […]
Climate change is one of the most significant challenges of our time. From drought and extreme weather events to rising sea levels that heighten the possibility of catastrophic flooding, the impacts of climate change are global in scope and cannot […]