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Would you trust this robot to give you a massage? Watch Alex, the robotic massage therapist, in action

Nickie Louise Posted On July 29, 2020

Massage Robotics is a Los Angeles-based robotics startup that is aiming to shake up the $12 billion massage industry with this prototype robotic massage therapist. Massage Robotics has designed a life-sized robot named Alex that the company hopes, one day […]

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Seattle-based mobile payments startup Remitly raises $85M in new funding at $1.5 billion valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On July 29, 2020

The last time we wrote about Remitly was back in May 2019 when the Seattle-based mobile payments startup acquired Symphoni, a small Seattle startup building software that helps immigrant and underserved small business owners access credit. The amount of the deal was not […]

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Amazon landmark antitrust hearing: The touching story of how Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos built the 4th largest company in the world

Nickie Louise Posted On July 29, 2020

Yesterday afternoon, Amazon released CEO Jeff Bezos’ opening statement ahead of landmark antitrust hearing to a U.S. House antitrust subcommittee today. His opening statement reveals a lot about what many people may not know about Billionaire Jeff Bezos. According to […]

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Chowbus, the delivery app for ‘mom and pop’ Asian restaurants, raises $33 million to get the best Asian food delivered to you

Nickie Louise Posted On July 29, 2020

Chowbus, a Chicago-based tech startup and a food-delivery platform that connects diners with high-quality, authentic Asian food from “mom and pop” restaurants and stores, today announced a $33 million Series A funding round to grow its existing business, launch its […]

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Health / Press Release

American Physicians & Surgeons presented more evidence for why hydroxychloroquine should be made available in a new court filing

Nickie Louise Posted On July 29, 2020

This week, the Association of American Physicians & Surgeons submitted additional evidence to a federal court for why interference with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) should end by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), […]

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WHO warns COVID-19 is ‘one big wave’ and NOT seasonal, as countries around the world experience second waves of coronavirus

Nickie Louise Posted On July 29, 2020

Dr Margaret Harris, a spokesperson for the World Health Organization (WHO), said today there is no evidence that COVID-19 will follow seasonal variations like other coronaviruses. Instead she warns that COVID-19 is ‘one big wave. The revelation comes as countries […]

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Elon Musk says Tesla is open to licensing its software and supplying powertrains and batteries to other automakers

Nickie Louise Posted On July 29, 2020

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been very vocal on Twitter lately. On Tuesday, Musk said that Tesla is open to licensing software and supplying powertrains and batteries to other automakers. The electric car company has previously supplied batteries to Mercedes and Toyota […]

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The Pros and Cons of Home Security Systems

Nickie Louise Posted On July 29, 2020

Maintaining a safe premise and yard as a homeowner is very important for curbing crime within your property and neighborhood. By installing a home security system, you can keep yourself, your family, and neighbors’ safe from burglars. But, are home […]

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ByteDance is considering a range of options for TikTok amid pressure from the US to give up the control of the app; investors value the app at $50 billion in takeover bid

Nickie Louise Posted On July 29, 2020

The last two months have been a disaster for Chinese social video app TikTok. Last month, India government banned 59 Chinese apps accusing TikTok of engaging in activities prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India. TikTok is also facing scrutiny from the U.S. […]

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Israeli tech startup Ermetic secures $17 million in Series A funding led by Accel to protect cloud infrastructures for enterprises

Nickie Louise Posted On July 29, 2020

According to the world’s leading research and advisory company Gartner, “through 2023, at least 99% of cloud security failures will be the customer’s fault, up from 95% in 2017.” Further, “by 2023, 75% of security failures will result from inadequate […]

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Early outpatient treatment with hydroxychloroquine is the most effective for treatment of COVID-19, Dr. Harvey Risch of Yale University says

Nickie Louise Posted On July 28, 2020

Early outpatient treatment is the most effective for treatment of coronavirus patients, according to a new study published in American Journal of Epidemiology. The study, which was led by Dr. Harvey A Risch of Yale University, suggests that late stage studies missed the […]

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Health / Research

Hydroxychloroquine is not effective when given late in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients, a new Brazilian study published in New England Journal of Medicine shows

Nickie Louise Posted On July 28, 2020

Everyone wants to “follow the science.” However, with coronavirus claiming over half a million lives around the world, doctors and scientists are experimenting with promising drugs that could potentially save patients’ lives. One of these drug is malaria drug hydroxycholoroquine. […]

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U.S. partners with Kodak to end reliance on Chinese drugs; photo maker to manufacture drug ingredients with $765 million in new government loan

Nickie Louise Posted On July 28, 2020

United States government has partnered with photography pioneer Eastman Kodak to end its reliance on Chinese drugs. Today, White House announced a deal with the photography pioneer to produce ingredients in generic drugs in response to the coronavirus pandemic. As part of the deal, […]

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Stack Overflow raises $85M in Series E funding for its SaaS collaboration platform for development teams

Nickie Louise Posted On July 28, 2020

The last time we covered Stack Overflow was back in January when the New York-based tech startup and the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their programming knowledge, announced the appointment of Teresa Dietrich as Chief […]

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This UV robot, developed by Danish startup Blue Ocean Robotics, can disinfect a hospital room with coronavirus in 15 minutes without any chemicals

Nickie Louise Posted On July 28, 2020

Coronavirus has claimed over half a million precious lives since the virus first broke out from Wuhan, China in December 2019. With thousands of people admitted to the hospital, how do we ensure the health and safety of healthcare workers […]

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Location data startup, dataPlor, raises $4M to provide online presence for small businesses in Latin America

Nickie Louise Posted On July 28, 2020

In Latin America, up to 75% of small businesses have no online presence. Enter dataPlor, a Los Angeles-based Location data startup that connects global companies to micro-businesses in growing economies. dataPlor collects data from small businesses without a digital footprint and then make the […]

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New York-based tech startup boostr secures $7M Series A funding to enable media companies improve their revenue management

Nickie Louise Posted On July 28, 2020

boostr, a New York-based tech startup and provider of a CRM management software that offers ad sales management services to media and advertising companies, today announced it has raised $7 million in Series A funding to support broader market penetration, accelerate product enhancements, […]

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Health / Social Media

Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter removed a COVID-19 video tweeted by President Trump about hydroxychloroquine saving lives — but 14 million people had already watched the video

Nickie Louise Posted On July 28, 2020

We’ve written about big tech censorship in the past. But we now live in uncharted territory where no one, not even the President Donald Trump, is immune from big tech censorship. In a coordinated attack on First Amendment, Facebook, YouTube, and […]

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Switzerland-based computer vision startup Advertima raises $17.59M in Series A funding to transform retail stores into smart spaces

Nickie Louise Posted On July 28, 2020

Imagine you walk into a store and are interested in buying a gift for a friend or loved one. You spent two minutes looking at the same item. Spending two minutes indicates you have some interest in the item you […]

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Social Media / Technology News

Elon Musk says ‘the left is losing the middle;’ attacks the father of communism, Karl Marx

Nickie Louise Posted On July 27, 2020

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is not new to controversy. On July 24, just a day before the $600 weekly unemployment ended, Musk said in a tweet: “Another government stimulus package is not in the best interests of the […]

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