Yesterday, Tesla Elon Musk joined the NFT craze with the announcement that he was selling a digital song about NFTs (non-fungible token) as an NFT. Twitter was ablaze as the bid on his NFT already drew over a $1 million bid. A […]
After more than a year of the coronavirus pandemic, there is still no consensus among scientists and researchers about the true origin of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19. However, the search for the origin of the virus has turned up surprising […]
In a sign of tension between the Chinese Communist Party and Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma, the Chinese government said today that Alibaba’s “UC Browser” has been deleted from several app stores in China, according to news first reported by The […]
The safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine gets into a precarious situation on Tuesday as Italian launches a manslaughter investigation into AstraZeneca after law-enforcement authorities in Sicily and Piedmont seized batches of the AstraZeneca COVID jab. According to Italian-language media Ansa, Italian […]
Back in 2018, we wrote about eToro (formerly called RetailFx) after the blockchain startup pledged a $1 million fund to support a research initiative on humanitarian blockchain to reduce wealth inequality and it is recruiting partners. eToro, a social trading and investment marketplace […]
Last summer, we wrote about BitPanda after the European cryptocurrency exchange startup raised $52M Series A funding led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Venture to drive expansion and transform Europe’s financial industry, an important step for us to realize its ambitious plans. […]
SumUp, a London, England-based fintech startup and global payments service provider, has raised $895 million (€750 million) facility from Goldman Sachs, Temasek, Bain Capital Credit, Crestline, and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. SumUp will use the funding proceeds to […]
Cross-border e-commerce continues to provide significant growth opportunities for Africa’s economy. Research firm Statista estimates that the total value of e-commerce in Africa generated $16.5 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $29 billion by 2022. This growth potential […]
The grocery industry is facing one of the most transformative years in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. By 2025, digital grocery sales are projected to be 60% higher than pre-pandemic estimates. Yet the rising popularity of online grocery shopping, […]
Last Thursday, Denmark, Norway, Iceland suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine “over concerns about patients developing post-jab blood clots.” At the time, the vaccine manufacturer and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) insisted the vaccine was safe. Now, the EMA said they’re […]
Less than two weeks ago, Elon Musk’s partner Grimes made $5.8 million in just 20 minutes selling digital art (NFT). Now, Musk decides it’s time to jump into the game and cash in. This evening, Musk tweeted he’s selling a […]
The digital art market has exploded in recent weeks with a single piece of a non-fungible token (NFT) art sold at Christie’s Auction for a record-setting $69.3 million, making it the most expensive digital art ever sold. Since the beginning of […]
There are over 31 million people with Type 1 diabetes around the world. In the U.S. alone, approximately 1. 25 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes. By 2050, 5 million people are estimated to be diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. An […]
More and more people are beginning to pay attention to Bitcoin as the world’s most popular cryptocurrency sees its value more than doubled from $29,388.30 to over $61,000 last week. Bitcoin (BTC) has now entered a new phase of mainstream adoption after […]
We wrote about Stripe when the digital payments behemoth acquired Nigeria’s fintech startup Paystack for over $200 million to expand its footprint in Africa. The startup continues to grow with no sign of slowing. Stripe now operates in 42 countries. Of this […]
Last week, we wrote about Deliveroo after the Amazon-backed food delivery startup posted a $309 million loss in 2020 ahead of the much-anticipated IPO. In a filing last week, Deliveroo provided details on its dual-class share structure, which will see the company […]
LoginID is a San Mateo/Toronto based-based startup that protects user identity by providing users secure control over personal information through a compliant decentralized network. The startup provides APIs and SDKs for enterprises to integrate FIDO-certified biometric authentication in as little as […]
DNA, which stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, is the genetic code that determines all the characteristics of a living thing. The genome of every organism, be it bacteria, virus, potato, human, is made up of DNA. Each organism has a unique DNA sequence that […]
Last July, NASA successfully launched the Mars Perseverance rover into space. After traveling for 203 days and 300 million miles at the speed of about 24,600 miles per hour, NASA Perseverance Rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021. Today, the […]
It’s been a while since we last featured the daily and weekly top tech startup news. We needed to catch our breath, and now we’re back in full force. Here’s your weekly tech news roundup for the week ending March 12, 2021. […]