Researchers have completed a new study of how well a variety of natural and synthetic fabrics filter particles of a similar size to the virus that causes COVID-19. Of the 32 cloth materials tested, three of the five most effective […]
America seems to be surrounded by leaders and public health officials who have completely lost their minds. What would you say if someone asked you to drink water that’s not 100 percent pure? What about if someone asked you to drink water […]
Many Fortune Global 2000 companies have thousands of vendors with contracts that have been neglected for long periods of time because the value of the contracts are too small and too numerous to warrant proper procurement specialists’ time. Enter Pactum, a […]
Codefresh, a Mountain View, CA-based startup and a continuous delivery and collaboration platform for containers and microservices, today announced it has raised $27 million in Series C funding to accelerate growth and push their competitive advantage further as the first Kubernetes-native CI/CD […]
Over the past three months, an all-out war was waged on malaria drug hydroxychloroquine after several anecdotal reports from doctors that the drug was successfully used to treat many coronavirus patients. The drug got a publicity boost after it was promoted […]
America is known around the world as the land of opportunity. Even with the ongoing unrest around the country, more than one million immigrants arrive in the U.S. each year, according to data from Pew Research. Some of these immigrants came to […]
Lift Foils is a Puerto Rico-based startup and maker of Lift electric hydrofoil, or eFoil that lets riders experience flight over almost any body of water at up to 25 mph, with no waves required. The eFoil can rise up above water and […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci is back again with his gloom and doom forecast. As coronavirus cases spike in major states across the U.S., Dr. Fauci warned on Friday that the country will soon “be seeing more deaths.” In an interview with CNBC’s […]
Amazon has reached an agreement to acquire California-based autonomous-car developer Zoox, in a deal that values the self-driving startup at a little over $1.2 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter. With this acquisition, Amazon joins a list of […]
We’ve written several stories about TikTok, a popular app among teens and preteens that allows users to create and share short videos. The Chinese app is now the third most popular among teenagers in the US. Back in summer of last […]
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Microsoft announced today that it is pulling the plug on all of 116 of its stores worldwide. Only its four locations in London, New York, Sydney and Redmond, Wa., will remain open. In a “strategic shift” […]
Back in May, we wrote about Melinda Gates gave the Trump administration a D-minus on coronavirus response. A little over a month later, her husband, Bill Gates, is now criticizing the United States’ response to the coronavirus pandemic saying its […]
The Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project is one of the most popular solar project failures of the 20th century. Developed by SolarReserve and owned by Tonopah Solar Energy, the Crescent Dunes project is a 110 megawatt (MW) plant located near Tonopah, about 190 miles […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been very active on Twitter lately. Over the past few months, Musk has been very vocal about his displeasure with the media and government’s handling of the ongoing coronavirus. Last week, Musk wrote on Twitter saying: “We must […]
First, China gave America the “gift”of coronavirus. Almost at the same time coronavirus started to spread around the world, the country gave another gift to a multinational technology company operating in China. This time, the gift is a software virus dubbed […]
According to sleep foundation, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) impacts approximately 22 million Americans, disrupting sleep and potentially leading to other serious medical conditions if undiagnosed and untreated. At present, it is very difficult to estimate the prevalence of childhood OSA because […]
Apple has acquired San Francisco-based device management startup Fleetsmith. The company makes it easier to deploy iPhones and Macs at workplaces. The total amount of the deal was not disclosed. Even though Apple offers enterprise-grade features and security on its devices, including […]
First responders globally are facing unprecedented challenges amidst COVID-19. RapidSOS will use the funding to extend its work with 4,700+ public safety agencies globally – providing health, connected building, wearable, telematics, and other critical data to first responders to empower […]
Doorkee, a New York City-based tech startup that is disrupting the apartment rental industry, today announced it secured $5.7M in early-stage funding to accelerate the growth of its platform. The round was led by prominent New York City landlord Simon […]
The global esports market, which has enjoyed tremendous support in Asia and is now fast establishing itself as a mainstream entertainment globally, is currently valued at US$1.1bn and is projected to grow by 42% to US$1.56bn by 2023[1]. The number […]