We’ve been following Gilead’s remdesivir (sold under drug name Veklury) for over five months now. In April, Remdesivir’s study was touted by Dr. Anthony Fauci as a smashing success. Gilead’s stock also soared after the news. A lot has changed since […]
Pyramid Biosciences, a Boston-based biotech startup developing new precision therapies focused on the modulation of cell surface receptors, today announced it has raised $28 million in funding to accelerate the growth of Pyramid Biosciences’ programs focused on novel tropomyosin receptor […]
We covered Expense Robot back in March after their seed-round-announcement when the Swiss fintech startup raised $1.79 million to automate expense and business credit card processing using AI. A lot has changed since then. In an email to TechStartup early this […]
The United States now has at least 6,157,483 confirmed cases of coronavirus with over 187,000 deaths reported, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. As part of its effort to slow the spread of coronavirus in the United States, the […]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its provisional death counts for reporting period 2/1/2020 through 8/22/2020. According to the stats, CDC said that only 6% of the 153,504 US deaths are related to COVID-19 only. […]
Thousands of anti-mask, anti-lockdown protesters turn out in Europe’s big cities including Berlin and London to protest against government coronavirus measures. According to German newspaper Deutsche Welle, German authorities estimate that some 38,000 people took part in a march that split into […]
It’s August, we’re more than halfway into the year. With coronavirus continuing to wreak havoc and disruption around the world, 2020 has been a year of chaos, pandemic, and uncertainties. But that does not mean that the technology sector remains standstill. […]
Earlier today, Elon Musk presented a live demo of Neuralink V0.9 that shows a brain-machine interface in action. During the press conference, the Neuralink team showcased a future technology that could help people deal with brain or spinal cord injuries or controlling 3D […]
A little over a year ago, Elon Musk announced his new ambitious project called Neuralink that seeks to connect human brains to a computer. Neuralink is a product that can make anyone superhuman by connecting their brains to a computer. Musk […]
It’s on! As the battle rages on between Apple and Fortnite maker Epic Games, Apple announced just an hour ago that it has suspended the Epic Games’App Store account. Apple’s action follows a temporary restraining order on Monday evening, in which a […]
At the time when most college students are busy dividing their time between studying and partying, Ioanna Angelidaki and John Tsioris were busy working on their startup. The two Greek partners co-founded InstaShop, a hyperlocal grocery app, and an online marketplace for supermarkets, […]
Movano is a stealth mode San Francisco Bay Area digital health startup that transforms glucose monitoring with its non-invasive wearable technology. Today, Movano announced it has closed its bridge round at $12.5 million to expand both internal and external testing efforts. The capital will […]
Boeing today donated $10.6 million to a group of 20 nonprofits working to address racial equity and social justice in the United States. The funding package is part of the company’s previously announced multi-year commitment that includes a mix of […]
The United States continues to dominate technology space. Thanks in part to the trillion-dollar tech club companies like Apple, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. Their dominance is reflected in their market capitalizations on Wall Street. According to a report released today by Bank […]
What once seemed like something out of a science fiction movie is becoming a reality. About four years ago, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk came up with the idea of a hyperloop and high-speed tunnel to address the traffic […]
According to a 2018 study by McKinsey, the market for ID verification-as-a-service will grow from $10 billion in 2017 to between $16 billion and $20 billion in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the trend toward social isolation and it […]
In May, Dr. Risch, a renowned epidemiologist and Yale professor, wrote an opinion study titled: “Early Outpatient Treatment of Symptomatic, High-Risk Covid-19 Patients that Should be Ramped-Up Immediately as Key to the Pandemic Crisis.” The study, which was published in the American […]
ACTO is a Toronto-based drug and medical device company that uses AI-powered mobile experiences and agency partnerships. ACTO helps to improve treatment access by disrupting how drugs and devices are commercialized globally. Today, ACTO announced it has closed $11.5 million Series […]
On July 1, Tesla passes Toyota to become the world’s most valuable automaker at a market capitalization of $206 billion. But not many people are happy with the company’s success. It turns out some state actors and foreign hackers are out […]
We wrote about Y Combinator (YC) back in June after the startup incubator relaunched its Startup School as a Continuous Program. Y Combinator is a startup incubator that provides funding for early-stage startups. Since its inception in 2005, over 2,000 companies have […]