Good afternoon! Below are the top tech startups news for today, Thursday, March 5, 2020. A new “coronavirus robot” designed in China could help save lives on medical frontline. Researchers at one of China’s top universities have designed a robot they […]
Dexai Robotics, an AI robotics startup focused on automating activities in commercial kitchens and the food industry, has $5.5 million seed round to expand its engineering, sales, and product teams, allowing it to serve new cuisines and fuel its growth in […]
Yesterday, Amazon informed its employees in Seattle and Bellevue, Washington, to work from home if they can through the end of the month. The announcement came after the e-commerce giant informed employees of the change late Wednesday, one day after Amazon […]
Everyday, we hear the news about coronovirus spreading all around the world. So far, the virus has claimed over 3,000 lives. While the whole world is talking about the virus, Avi Schiffmann, a high school junior, who lives near Seattle, was […]
There’s a raging and ongoing argument circulating all over the Internet that one volcano eruption spews more carbon dioxide (CO2) than humans can ever produce in their entire history. The unproven claim started this week when volcano in Mt. Merapi, […]
Hailo, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based tech startup and developer of specialized deep learning processor that delivers the performance of a data center-class computer to edge devices, has raised $60 million in Series B funding to bolster the ongoing global rollout of its […]
SuitePad, a Berlin, Germany-based tech startup and a provider of in-room tablets for the hotel industry, announced it has closed a new round of funding will further its expansion into the European, Asian, and US markets. The exact amount amount was not […]
Netlify, a provider of web platform used by over used by 800,000 web developers and businesses, announced it has raised $53 million in Series C funding to accelerate the development and adoption of its web development platform based on git […]
Good morning! Below are the top tech startups news for today, Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Facebook is giving free ads to the World Health Organization (WHO) and taking down ‘conspiracy theories’ about coronavirus. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday that […]
Alignment Healthcare, an Orange, California-based healthtech startup announced today that it raised $135 million from Fidelity Management & Research Company, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., and Durable Capital Partners L.P. The Series C round, which […]
Over the past two months, everyone has been pointing to China’s Wuhan market as the origin of the deadly coronavirus. Now Chinese government spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the coronavirus’ origin is not necessarily China, calling it “irresponsible” to trace the […]
Back in the fall of 2019, we wrote a story about Google’s announcement about being the first company to achieve Quantum Supremacy. While all eyes were on IBM and Google, which last year knocked heads over quantum supremacy, Honeywell has […]
With headlines filled with news of coronavirus outbreak, little attention has been paid to climate change and the need to save the planet. Last month, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos warned that climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. […]
Late last year, we wrote about the top 10 digital health startups transforming the healthcare industry as part of a report from CB Insights, a research firm that predicts technology trends. Now, the firm just released its 2020 report of 100 most […]
Bolt Mobility, a Miami, Florida-based tech startup with focus on revolutionizing transportation by providing simple, safe and sustainable solutions, has closed a Series A funding round bringing total investment to $30 million at a $100 million valuation. The funding round was […]
BoxLock, an Atlanta, GA-based tech startup and a provider of secure, unattended delivery technology for homes and businesses, today announced it has secured $4.5 million in equity funding. The round was led by transportation, logistics and technology industry veterans including incoming […]
Google announced Tuesday that it it’s canceling its annual developer I/O conference. The tech giant said the cancellation is due to concerns over the novel coronavirus that has caused worldwide disruption. The event was set to be held at the Shoreline […]
The novel coronavirus continues to wreck havoc in the United States. Washington state is hit the most with 6 deaths reported and at least 25 total cases confirmed statewide as of yesterday, March 2, 2020. However, the Centers for Disease Control and […]
Amid sudden outbreak of coronavirus in the United States, tech giant Google said it’s rolling out free access to its advanced Hangouts Meet video-conferencing capabilities to help businesses and educators in response to Coronavirus. “We want to help businesses and schools […]
The field of genomic epidemiology focuses on using the genetic sequences of pathogens to understand patterns of transmission and spread. Viruses mutate very quickly and accumulate changes during the process of transmission from one infected individual to another. The novel […]