Blank-check companies (or SPACs) are one of the hottest themes on Wall Street these days and rich investors are eager to jump right in and get their own piece of the pie. SPACs are formed with the intention of acquiring or merging […]
In the first week of January, we wrote about Jack Ma after the absence of Alibaba’s founder from the public eye sparked social media speculations. CNBC was first the first media outlet to report at the time that Ma was just laying […]
The emerging trends in the new normal are encouraging enterprises to adopt new paradigms in managing talent and human resources. For one, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its opinions on what constitutes compensable employee training time. Businesses are […]
2020 was a difficult year for everyone. The coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc around the world with millions of people lost their jobs and many companies went out of business. However, despite global uncertainty resulting from a number of ongoing events […]
Last year, the global sales of electric vehicles rose 43% in 2020 to more than 3 million units, amidst coronavirus pandemic and fossil fuel cars’ decline. As electric vehicles continue to gain popularity due to the success of the Tesla Model 3 […]
There are several popular tech tools leading the way for remote development startups in 2021. According to recent studies, over 70% of companies plan to work remotely, even after the pandemic is over. Thus, many major technology companies have announced […]
Before the rollout of Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine, the pharmaceutical giant claimed that its trials showed the vaccine to be roughly 52 percent effective around 12 days after receiving the first shot. The drugmaker also added that the level of protection then […]
Good evening! Below is a list of the top tech startup news for today, Tuesday, January 19, 2021. ViacomCBS to launch streaming service Paramount+ on March 4; aims to compete with Disney+, DiscoveryPlus, and HBO Max. ViacomCBS announced Tuesday it will […]
Nationally ranked startup accelerator gener8tor announced today an exciting opportunity for startups to pitch to investors through its Lightning Rounds pitch event on March 4, 2021. Lightning Rounds is gener8tor’s quarterly event that connects startups with accelerators and investors via […]
General Motors (GM) and Cruise, a self-driving startup acquired by GM in March 2016, announced Tuesday they are partnering with Microsoft to commercialize self-driving vehicles. As part of the partnership agreement, the tech giant said it will join General Motors, Honda, and institutional investors […]
OncoHost, a Binyamina, Israel-based clinical-stage biotechnology startup company developing personalized strategies to increase the success of cancer therapy, today announced it has closed an $8 million Series B funding round to match the right treatment to an individual cancer patient, increasing the effectiveness […]
For months, Bitcoin has been in the spotlight and dominating the news cycle. Now, Ether, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency is closing in on an all-time high. On Tuesday, Ether, a cryptocurrency run on the Ethereum platform, beat bitcoin in terms of settlement […]
As part of its effort to protect the online privacy of its citizens, The European Union issued a new data protection law called The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, or GDPR. The new EU law covers data protection and privacy […]
Quali, an Austin, Texas-based tech startup that develops and markets software test automation solutions for telecom equipment, network services, and embedded system testing, today announced it has raised $54 million in new funding. The financing, which was co-led by Greenfield Partners […]
With the success of Tesla, the electric vehicle market is becoming more crowded. Tesla has proven the naysayers wrong and achieved what the legacy automakers thought was originally thought was impossible. Last year, we told you about Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), […]
Google currently controls 90% of the internet search. The tech giant also dominates the browser market with its Chrome browser accounting for about 70 percent of the global desktop internet browser market share, according to December 2020 data from StatCounter. However, Chrome […]
As governments and organizations around the world look for new ways to combat climate change and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, many other companies are also looking at technology for efficient farm production. As of 2019, agriculture generates an estimated 25% […]
Good morning! Below is a list of the top tech startup news for today, Monday, January 18, 2021. Chinese electric carmaker Xpeng releases autonomous features for highway driving in a challenge to Tesla. Last week, we wrote about Chinese Tesla rival Xpeng […]
Back in September 2020, we wrote about Vice-chairman and heir of Samsung, Lee Jae-Yong, after he was indicted on new fraud charges over his role in a 2015 merger deal at the tech giant. South Korean prosecutors accused Lee of using […]
Last week, we wrote about Signal after Elon Musk urged his 42 million Twitter followers to leave Facebook and use the secure messaging app Signal instead. It all started when WhatsApp, a Facebook-owned app, began issuing a privacy update notification […]