Yesterday, Elon Musk reopened the Tesla production facility in defiance of California state lockdown rule. In a tweet, Musk said, “Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules. I will be on the line with everyone else. If anyone […]
Vise, a New York City-based fintech startup that automates investment management for financial advisors using artificial intelligence, has closed $14.5 million in Series A funding to accelerate AI technology adoption among independent advisors. The round, which brings the total capital raised to over […]
As coronavirus continues to claim lives around the world, our healthcare workers are on the frontlines battling the deadly disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at least 30 health workers have died since the virus started […]
Tech giant Apple today unveiled a major update to Logic Pro® X with a professional version of Live Loops, a completely redesigned sampling workflow, and new beat-making tools. With its collection of powerful creative features, Logic Pro X 10.5 will […]
The coronavirus era has brought the conversation about the “Future of Work” to the forefront for many companies. The term Future of Work was first coined by Deloitte as “The growing adoption of artificial intelligence in the workplace, and the expansion […]
Nanit, a New York City tech startup and maker of smart baby monitor for the Internet of Things (IOT) era, said on Tuesday it raised $21 million in a private funding round for the next phase of its product development and […]
The coronavirus has now claimed at least 287,332 lives worldwide according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The deadly virus started in Wuhan, China in December 2019. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) didn’t warn the international community until the middle […]
To date, there are now 1.38 million confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States with at least 81,378 deaths. But many are now calling into questions how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) arrives at the mortality […]
Over the weekend, Elon Musk announced Tesla plans to file lawsuit after California county health official told the factory it can’t reopen. Now, Musk is defying the court order and restarting the Tesla production facility in Fremont California. Musk was not happy […]
Mass layoffs continue to rock the tech sector as companies begin to feel the impact of coronavirus on their businesses. Last week, we told you about Uber’s decision to lay off 3,700 employees, about 14% of its entire workforce. Uber ride […]
With school closures and classes shifting to online curriculum across the nation, Codecademy is partnering with Y Combinator, Duolingo, Twitch, Casper, Headspace, and dozens of other organizations to host “Learn From Home Day” on Wednesday, May 13, from 10:45 a.m. […]
California continues to face mounting pressure from its citizens to ease the stay-at-home rules. Now, the state is paying a big price from tech companies for the mishandling of the policy it put in place to stem the spread of […]
Late last year, we wrote about Huka, a Dutch mobility startup that is making it possible for people with disability to travel independently with its Pendel electric wheelchair scooter trike. Now, Scewo, a Zurich, Switzerland-based medical technology startup is on a mission […]
SmileSnap, a Denver, Colorado-based TeleDentistry startup and a provider of orthodontic virtual consultation app to make oral healthcare accessible from anywhere, today announced that it has closed a seed financing round to continue its momentum as the leading company in the teledental communications sector. […]
In February, when coronavirus first started to spread across the United States, many tech companies made the right decision and asked their employees to work from home to stem the spread of the highly contagious and sometimes deadly respiratory virus. However, […]
InfraVia Capital Partners (InfraVia), a Paris, France-based independent private equity firm specialized in infrastructure and technology investments, announced on Monday it has closed a 270 million euros ($292 million) fund to invest in new tech-focused companies. The investors for the fund include […]
The last time we wrote about M17 Entertainment (M17) was back in 2018 when the live streaming platform secured $25 million in funding to enhance its platform and improve interaction between live streamers and users. M17 is the operator of the largest live […]
Last month, we wrote about Tesla CEO Elon Musk after he called the stay-at-home orders ‘fascist.’ He made the remarks during an interview with Adam Jonas of Morgan Stanley. Now, Musk is threatening to move Tesla HQ out of California ‘immediately’ after […]
A team of scientists from MIT, the McGovern Institute, and the Broad Institute has developed a gene-editing technology CRISPR-based test for the coronavirus that could work as simply as a pregnancy test. Dubbed STOPCovid, the goal of the effort is to develop […]
We last wrote about Pricefx in 2019 after the Munich, Germany-based startup raised additional $25.3 million to grow its cloud pricing software to expand into the US market. The startup has experienced tremendous growth since our last story. Yesterday, Pricefx announced […]