Joby Aviation, a company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, on Friday named former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta to its Board of Directors. The appointment may potentially help Joby, which has been pushing to win FAA certification […]
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has once again suspended deposits and withdrawals on its platform, but this time due to technical glitches affecting its spot trading. In a tweet on Friday, Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao said the […]
Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Thursday, March 23, 2023 Crypto founder Do Kwon charged with fraud by U.S. prosecutors following Montenegro arrest Earlier today, we wrote about Terra founder Do Kwon after […]
Character.AI, an artificial intelligence start-up founded by two former Google employees, has raised $150 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. Existing investors, including Nat Friedman (former GitHub CEO), Elad Gil, SV Angel, and A Capital also participated. […]
About five years ago, CBDs and cannabis dominated the headlines as tech startups flocked to the space after some US states legalized the sale of recreational cannabis. Then in 2020, investors pulled back from the space and set their sights […]
“Our 2-year investigation has concluded that Block has systematically taken advantage of the demographics it claims to be helping. The “magic” behind Block’s business has not been disruptive innovation, but rather the company’s willingness to facilitate fraud against consumers and […]
ChatGPT took the internet by storm in November after OpenAI released its dialogue-based AI chatbot which has been hailed as a potential game-changer in the world of artificial intelligence (AI). Just five days after its launch, ChatGPT crossed one million users, […]
“I am heartbroken to share that I have made the difficult decision to reduce our headcount through layoffs.” US-based job search platform has joined the layoff trend announcing on Wednesday it will lay off 15% of its workforce, or about […]
Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Job search platform Indeed to lay off 2,200 employees, or 15% of its workforce Indeed announced on Wednesday it is laying off about […]
Fluidity Money, a “spend-to-earn” decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has launched a cashback program with Request Finance, an enterprise crypto payments app. The cashback program enables businesses to incentivize customers who pay with cryptocurrency, while also offering cashback rewards to merchants […]
We all have some kind of obsession. For serial entrepreneur and biochemist Josh Silverman, his obsession is methane, a greenhouse gas that is more powerful than carbon dioxide. Methane is produced by a variety of natural and anthropogenic sources, including […]
Metaverse platform MetaMetaverse has rebranded itself to MultiversalME and launched a new website. The startup said the rebranding and new website represent its commitment to enabling creativity at scale and focusing on multiversal interoperability. The news comes less than a year […]
Virgin Orbit is close to raising $200 million in new funding from Texas-based venture capital investor Matthew Brown via a private share placement, according to an exclusive report from Reuters. Although Virgin Orbit did not comment on the potential deal, […]
Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Google announces the public release of ChatGPT competitor Bard Alphabet Google on Tuesday morning finally began the public release of its high-anticipated ChatGPT […]
In just a few months, ChatGPT, the most popular generative AI created by OpenAI, has revolutionized the way we communicate with chatbots and unlocked a whole new world of possibilities by making it possible for an average user to do tasks […]
In what analysts said could pose the ‘biggest potential threat’ to Apple’s App Store, Microsoft is gearing up to launch a games app store for iPhones and Androids in 2023 if government regulators approve its acquisition of Activision Blizzard is […]
Efficient procurement and material management are essential for achieving timely and cost-effective completion of construction projects. However, the current process relies heavily on manual labor such as email communication, manual data entry, and outdated accounting systems. Unfortunately, this can lead […]
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming one of the hottest startup investing trends of 2023. Interest in AI startups has grown in recent months, thanks to the sudden success of OpenAI ChatGPT. Although, investments in AI have been hot in recent […]
Biden-Harris Administration Funds Innovative Projects to Create Safer, More Equitable, Transportation Systems First round of grant awards, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, supports projects to improve worker safety, make transit more reliable, and support local business districts WASHINGTON – […]
Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Monday, March 20, 2023. TikTok hits 150 million U.S. monthly users, up from 100 million in 2020 Amid plans by the US government to ban the most […]