Mobike, a Chinese bike sharing startup which later rebranded as Meituan Bike, announced it lost more than 200,000 bikes to theft and vandalism in 2019. In a blog post published last Friday, Mobike said more than 200,000 of its rent-by-app bicycles were lost […]
Tesla announced Monday it has delivered its first electric vehicles in China, making the delivery its first outside of the United States. Tesla delivered the first Model 3 electric cars built in its new Shanghai Gigafactory 3 plant, in just under a […]
Microsoft Corp said it has taken control of web domains operated by North Korean hacking group “Thallium” used in stealing sensitive information of users based in the United States, as well as Japan and South Korea. According to the report, Microsoft […]
About one in 8 U.S. women (about 12%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. In 2019, an estimated 268,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S., […]
Hyundai is making a foray into full-fledged luxury SUV market. On the last day of 2019, Hyundai is joining the luxury SUV market with the release of its first sport-utility vehicle for the brand with the launch of new 2020 Genesis […]
Year 2019 is drawing to a close. As we reflect on 2019 and journey into the new decade, we would like to share this motivation video of Elon Musk and how he proved everyone wrong and did what everyone thought […]
It’s probably not a good way to end the year. But again, as we about to start the new decade, it’s good to look back, reflect, learn from our mistakes (and others’ mistakes), and start afresh. Back in April of […]
Year 2019 is almost behind us. We’re about 30 hours from the beginning of a new decade. As we look back at 2019, it’s worth looking at some of the top tech startup stories that attracted the most attention during the […]
Imagine you park your car at parking garage. You went to work and came back to your car only to find out your car won’t start. It was 11 PM at night with no one to help you. Wouldn’t it […]
VMWare is closing the year in a really big way. Today, the tech giant announced it has closed $2.7 billion acquisition of Pivotal, a cloud software company that provides digital transformation technology and services. VMWare made the original announcement in August. […]
He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who created the world’s first “gene-edited” babies and two others convicted on charges related to manipulation of embryos to prevent HIV infection, have been sentenced to three years in prison and fined 3 million yuan (US$430,000), […]
Happy holidays everyone! It’s that time of the year when we all travel to visit family, friends and loved ones. We take for granted what it takes to go from one place to the other. But for some of us, […]
With more than 5.1 million electric cars on the roads globally, there is increasing need for infrastructure and charging stations to keep these cars moving. However, Volkswagen seems to have the solution. This week, Volkswagen unveiled a new visionary for a mobile […]
As 2019 draws to a close, we look back at 2019 and review the total investments in technology startups to see how it stacks up with previous year. in 2019, the total global funding in tech startup dipped by 22 […]
For the first time, researchers and scientists from the University of Bristol, in collaboration with the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), have achieved quantum teleportation between two computer chips. The team successfully developed chip-scale devices that are able to harness the […]
At TechStartups, we take pride in covering the best and up-and-coming technology startups. But while covering successful startups is so much fun, sometimes we take a look at not-so-successful startups. We understand that death is inevitable and it’s part of […]
HyperPay, a Saudi Arabia-based fintech startup and payment service provider for online merchants in the Middle East and North Africa, has closed an 8-digit investment to invest in infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, growing a suite of products, and accelerating expansion across […]
Electric car maker Tesla has secured $1.4 billion (10 billion yuan) five-year loan facility from a group of China banks. The loan will be used for Tesla’s Shanghai car plant, according to a report from Reuters, citing three sources familiar […]
Happy holidays! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Thursday, December 26, 2019. F5 Networks Acquires online fraud prevention platform Shape Security, for $1 Billion. F5 Networks, a Seattle, Washington-based company that specializes in application services and […]
Uber announced Thursday that its co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick will resign from the company’s Board of Directors, effective December 31, 2019, to focus on his new business and philanthropic endeavors. Kalanick left the company’s board on Tuesday after […]