Just three months into the deadly disease, SARS-CoV-2 (also known as 2019-nCoV), the virus that causes COVID-19, has infected more than 120,000 people worldwide and caused more than 4,300 deaths—far more than the 2003 SARS outbreak caused by a genetically similar virus, […]
A team of Australian engineers from the University of New South Wales Sydney (UNSW) just make a major quantum computing breakthrough when they solved a problem that has stood for more than half a century. In a study published in Nature, a […]
This is TechStartups’ live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. The live updates information is based on data complied by Johns Hopkins University. This blog will be updated throughout […]
With coronavirus becoming a global pandemic, people are looking for information and ways to better protect themselves against COVID-19. However, top experts are saying we might not be able to stop the spread, but we can slow it down. Without […]
With Coronavirus casualties continue to rise around the world, many are already comparing the virus to the epidemic of 1918. Just as in 1918, we currently lack a vaccine or wonder drugs to cure the disease. People are panicking and […]
With coronavirus causing havoc around the world, Amazon announced today it’s offering extra time off with pay for employees diagnosed with the illness. The retail giant also launches a $25 million initial contribution fundfocused on supporting independent delivery service partners and […]
For the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on Wednesday as the novel coronavirus, which originated from Whuan China just three months ago, has rapidly spread to more than 121,000 people from Asia, the […]
Many have been downplaying the risk and the impact of the novel coronavirus by comparing it to seasonal flu. However, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the disease caused by the novel […]
Zheng Zhongwei, China director of the Science and Technology Development Centre of the National Health Commission (NHC) announced that the country is making progress and that a new coronovirus vaccine may be ready for emergency use next month. Zheng said that a […]
Good morning! Below are the top tech startups news for today, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Uber may suspend accounts of riders, drivers who test positive for coronavirus. Ride-hailing giant Uber notified riders and drivers that it may temporarily suspend the […]
Coronavirus conference scheduled to be held in New York has been canceled — due to ongoing coronavirus oubreak according to news first reported by Bloomberg. The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a nonprofit think tank on US foreign policy and international […]
As coronovirus continues to claim lives around the world, so is the misinformation about the virus spreading online. Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) called the new coronavirus “a massive ‘infodemic,’” referring to ”an overabundance of information—some accurate and some […]
Solar Capital Partners, a private credit manager with expertise across cash flow and specialty finance senior secured financing solutions for U.S. middle market companies, announced that it held the final closings of its SCP Private Corporate Lending Fund LP, SCP […]
Purely Capital, a London, England-based tech startup today announced the launch of its entertainment FinTech receivables platform backed by a $150 million institutional funding line, Finch Capital. The platform meets the growing need of rights owners, producers and distributors to […]
GradeSlam, a Montreal and Los Angeles-based edtech startup that provides educational support system to enable remote learning in schools, announced today that it has raised $7.5 million in funding to accelerate growth. Along with the funding, the startup also announced it’s […]
We wrote about back in January when the Austin-based fintech startup launched a new banking app for freelancers and self employed workers. Today, Joust announced that it will pay qualified users on their unpaid SXSW invoices to help mitigate the financial impact […]
BandPay, the payment platform designed to help creative collaborators come to and stick to agreements, is announcing $2 mil investment in its iOS and Android app launch. The easy-to-use app allows musicians, producers, and other professionals in the industry to […]
Zeto, a Santa Clara, California-based medical startup that is transforming the Electroencephalography (EEG) experience for healthcare, has closed $7.3 million in Series A financing led by Seraph Group and joined by Aphelion Capital, SV Tech Ventures and Shangbay Capital. The new […]
Good morning! Below are the top tech startups news for today, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Top five big tech firms lost over $320 billion of value in Monday’s market crash amid coronavirus and oil slump; Apple plunged 7.9%. Amid the […]
In a response to a question from the audience during the Satellite 2020 conference, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, said that graduating from college is “not needed” and that colleges and universities are “not for learning.” “You don’t need […]