A couple of days ago, we told you about WeWork, the embattled office-sharing unicorn startup that was once valued at $47 billion a year ago. Today, SoftBank, one of the leading investor, now values the company at only $2.9 billion. WeWork is […]
On Monday, we told you about Moderna after the pharmaceutical giant announced that its vaccine trial shows promising early results. According to the company, a preliminary test in 8 healthy volunteers found its experimental vaccine was safe and provoked a […]
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have boosted their control of the fundamental properties of molecules at the quantum level by linking or “entangling” an electrically charged atom and an electrically charged molecule, showcasing a way […]
Organizations with over 10,000 employees, use on average 1,000 software products. This results in unengaged and unproductive workforce. Happeo is a Helsinki, Finland-based tech startup that is on a mission to change that. Happeo is a community-powered employee communications platform that […]
Creating and delivering content to end-users is no longer just a question of implementing responsive design. Companies want their content to be easily distributed over different communication channels: websites, web and mobile applications, and connected objects. Traditional content management system (CMS) […]
A leaked Pentagon memo is warning of ‘real possibility’ of COVID-19 resurgence and asking for top Defense Department officials to prepare to operate in a “globally-persistent” novel coronavirus (COVID-19) environment without an effective vaccine until “at least the summer of 2021.” […]
We last wrote about Contentsquare back in July 2019 when the Paris-based cloud-based platform acquired Israel-based digital experience analytics startup Clicktale. The acquisition positioned the company to serve 600 enterprise clients around the world, including 30% of the Fortune Global 100, […]
A new era of human spaceflight is set to begin as American astronauts once again launch on an American rocket from American soil to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. For the first time in nearly […]
The U.S. government has awarded a $354 million drug manufacturing contract to Virginia-based Phlow Corporation for advanced manufacturing of America’s most essential medicines at risk of shortage, including medicines for the COVID-19 pandemic response. The contract is part of the move to […]
This is a press release from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation The World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced a collaboration to increase coordination […]
Tapcart, a Santa Monica, California-based tech startup and a provider of mobile commerce SaaS platform, today announced it that it has closed additional $10M in funding. The Series A round was led by SignalFire with the participation of previous investors, Greycroft […]
Back in November 2019, Walmart announced the shutdown of Jet.com, an online-only marketplace the retailer giant acquired when it was just over one year old for $3 billion. A year earlier, the Jet.com service was launched amid much fanfare. Jet even […]
Staying compliant with environmental regulations is not an easy task for most companies. Encamp is an Indianapolis, Indiana-based tech startup on a mission to create a world where good for business is good for the environment. Its Compliance Platform equips environmental, health, […]
30% of Americans plan on quitting their jobs once the pandemic is over Over half (54%) of Americans have started a “side hustle” during the pandemic More than 1 in 4 (27%) Americans are eating less to ration food Over […]
According to a recent global survey, 74% of startups have seen revenues decline since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis. Other tech startups have either laid off their employees or cutting cost to stay afloat. Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) […]
We’ve been writing about hydroxychloroquine for at least three months. We’ve also received backlash immediately after President Trump touted the drug as a potential game-changer in March. Now for the first time, President Trump announces that he has been taking anti-malaria […]
Formerly called Google Life Sciences, Verily is a life sciences tech startup that develops tools and devices to collect, organize and activate health data. Today, Verily announced it is launching a research project with an initial focus on understanding how the human […]
As the saying goes, what goes up must come down. This is especially true for WeWork. The failed WeWork IPO now demonstrates that tech startups can no longer take the inflated valuation road. We’ve been following WeWork for about two years now. Founded […]
Last week, we told you about Uber after the ride-hailing startup laid off 3,700 employees, about 14% of its entire workforce. As people spend more time at home, Uber’s core business has been devastated by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Now, according […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues to use social media to get his message across to million of his followers and other millions around the world. As you probably guessed, we love to wrote about Musk because he’s one of the […]