This week, Dr. Anthony Fauci and his counterpart Dr. Zhong Nanshan recently appeared on a virtual panel that was hosted by the University of Edinburgh on March 9. Although the video was posted by the University of Edinburgh in early March, […]
Blockchain.com, a provider of cryptocurrency services, announced today it has raised $300 million in series C funding. The round, which now puts the company at a $5.2 billion post-money valuation, was led by partners of DST Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and […]
There has been a global increase in caller fraud with criminals preying on fear during the worldwide pandemic. No country is immune. Robocalls were up 26% year-over-year in February, according to RoboKiller. Today, RealNetworks, building upon its’ vast experience in mobile communications, released a […]
Back in February, Tesla announced it bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin. The world’s largest electric automaker said it bought the bitcoin for “more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns on our cash,” according to the filing. In addition to the […]
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are fairly new technologies, but they have a lot of potential for the healthcare industry. Earlier today, we wrote about AppliedVR, a Los Angeles-based digital therapeutics that’s pioneering the next generation of digital medicine and […]
Microsoft is in talks to acquire the popular video-game chat community app Discord for more than $10 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. If the deal goes through, it would be the latest—and […]
Who would have thought a prince will get a job at a tech startup? It’s official! Prince Harry has a new job for Prince Harry. According to a report from Wall Street Journal. The Duke of Sussex is going to […]
Billion is now the new million. At a time when millions of startups are still struggling to raise thousands of dollars in funding, SoftBank-backed digital convenience store GoPuff announced Tuesday that it raised $1.15 billion at an $8.9 billion valuation, making […]
We covered Lattice back in the fall of 2019 after the San Francisco-based SaaS startup closed $25 million in Series C funding to accelerate its growth and invest in product development. Since then, Lattice, which helps companies improve performance reviews for […]
As more and more countries join forces to challenge Huawei’s dominance in the next generation 5G market, Lockheed Martin announced today that it had teamed up with communications provider Omnispace LLC to develop a space-based 5G network for both commercial and […]
ID.me, a Mclean, Virginia-based tech startup that simplifies how individuals prove and share their identity online, announced it has raised $100 million in Series C funding to build out its secure digital identity network by attracting top talent and expanding the […]
Chronic pain currently affects approximately one-third of all Americans and estimated to cost as much as $635 billion each year, making it more expensive than cancer, heart disease, and diabetes combined. While most people, especially seniors, have relied on pharmacological interventions […]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC), the current vaccines are between 66 and 95 percent effective. This means that 5% to 34% may still get the virus if exposed. In the case of Pfizer and Moderna […]
Back in 2019, we covered a story about how doctors in India used a robot to perform the first-ever long-distance heart surgery enabled by the next generation of wireless technology known as 5G. Doctors have been using robots to perform surgeries since […]
No day goes by without news of startups raising new funding. But not all fundraising rounds are the same. Last year, we told you GitLab, a fully-remote startup with over 1000 employees in more than 65 countries, that is now […]
A few hours ago, we wrote about why NFTs are harmful and bad for the environment. As NFT mania reaches a fever pitch level, there are growing concerns about the environmental impacts of blockchain technology and NFTs. However, there are a […]
Integration of leading-edge technology will enable RingCentral to deliver end-to-end encryption across its global communications platform, benefiting customers worldwide. New Data-Protection Combination To Deliver Top-Grade Security Capabilities Continuing to enhance its commitment to deliver the highest level of security capabilities […]
No day goes by without another headline about NFTs or non-fungible tokens. The NFT market is exploding and celebrities like Mark Cuban, Beeple, and Lebron James are already cashing in. Just last week, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk turned down a […]
As more people share videos over the internet, ISPs (internet service providers ) are finding it more difficult to deliver quality content due to the rapid growth of streaming video traffic. This leads to the need for a new technology known […]
Late last year, messaging app Snapchat announced it would pay $1 million a day to users who post and share viral videos. The move was part of Snapchat’s effort to compete with TikTok on viral videos and draw more creators to […]