A former Facebook employee has unmasked herself as the source behind damaging leaks about the social media giant. Frances Haugen, 37, came forward on America’s top-rated news show 60 Minutes Sunday night. The former Facebook data scientist also alleged that Facebook allowed […]
Over the past two decades, at least $3 trillion has been invested in renewable energy sources including solar, winds, hydropower, and battery storage. A 2019 report from UN Environment Programme (UNEP) found that investments in renewable energy were set to […]
The future of work is here and technology has become an equal opportunity disruptor. It is now clear that it is not a matter of “if” but “when” these new technologies will change how we work. Automation and technological advancements in […]
YouTube strikes again! As part of its effort to crackdown on anti-vaccine misinformation, YouTube announced yesterday it would block all anti-vaccine content on its video platform. As we reported yesterday, the Google-owned video platform also said it is moving beyond its ban […]
There’s a lot of buzz about edge computing in recent years. What’s it really? Edge computing is a distributed computing framework that brings enterprise applications closer to data sources such as IoT devices or local edge servers. This is expected to improve […]
The global B2B payment continues to grow at an exponential rate with no sign of slowing down. It is estimated that B2B payments volume totals approximately $120 trillion per year globally and roughly $25 trillion per year domestically. The growth is expected […]
Google-owned YouTube announced it will block all anti-vaccine content on its video platform as part of its effort to crackdown on anti-vaccine misinformation. YouTube is also moving beyond its ban on false information about the COVID vaccines to include content […]
Medical care is estimated to account for only 10-20 percent of a person’s health, according to research from the National Academy of Medicine. The other 80 to 90% can be broadly attributed to social determinants of health (SDoH) which affect a wide […]
Botco.ai, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based tech startup that provides AI-based conversational marketing solutions, announced today it has raised additional seed funding from VamosVentures to help accelerate growth. The funding brings the company’s total seed round to $3.6 million. Founded in 2017 by […]
Amazon on Tuesday unveiled its long-rumored home robot called Astro, a screen on wheels that works with the company’s Alexa voice software. The new personal robot helper, which was first reported under development in 2018, will only be sold by invitation […]
Every day, billions of marketing and phishing emails are sent to people’s inboxes and there seems to be no end in sight. Now, Apple may have finally found a solution to stop these spam emails on their tracks with new privacy features […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today it has charged a Florida resident and his friend for engaging in a fraudulent scheme designed to collect liquidity rebates from exchanges by wash trading put options of certain “meme stocks” […]
Facebook announced Monday that it’s holding off its work on Instagram for kids after the company faced a slew of backlash from users and lawmakers. In a statement, the social giant said, “While we believe building ‘Instagram Kids’ is the right […]
Would you like Google to know how long you brush your teeth? A newly unearthed Google patent provides us with a closer look at how Google plans to monitor our household activities. Filed five years ago, the new Google patent application gives […]
Cue Health is a little-known San Diego-based tech startup that most people may not be familiar with even though the company has been in business for eleven years. For over a decade, Cue has been developing and manufacturing professional and consumer […]
Even as technology continues to disrupt many industries, the financial and mortgage sectors still have a long way to go. For example, the current mortgage process is cumbersome and time-consuming, rife with filling out complicated documents which take days and […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his girlfriend Grimes have gone their separate ways after three years of relationship. The artist and the SpaceX founder were together for 3 years before they ended their relationship. In a statement, Musk told Page Six saying, […]
Mariner Wealth Advisors, a Kansas City-based national wealth advisory firm just makes its sixth acquisition to close out the summer of deals. Today, the firm announced that it has acquired New Jersey-based wealth advisory firm, FCG Advisors. The deal closed on September […]
After achieving unicorn status in its previous funding round, Israeli visual creativity app developer Lightricks recently announced it has raised an additional $130 million. The new Series D funding round will allow Lightricks to expand its operations, primarily through the […]
Nreal, a Chinese augmented reality (AR) glasses maker and developer of ready-to-wear mixed reality glasses, has raised $100 million to fund international expansion and develop new products. The fresh funding round reportedly values the 4-year old startup at $700 million. Nreal’s […]