Lightning Network (LN) promises new possibilities for using Bitcoin as a viable person-to-person payment method as early as 2020, according to experts in the field. To understand how requires some deep diving into Bitcoin and its level 2 superplayer. Bitcoin’s […]
Inovio Pharmaceuticals announced it has created a coronavirus vaccine three hours after getting access to the virus’ genetic sequence in mid-January. Based in Pennsylvania, Inovio Pharmaceuticals said its scientists in its laboratory in San Diego made the discovery. Just like a regular flu […]
Toast, an all-in-one point-of-sale and restaurant management platform for businesses in the food service and hospitality space, announced today it has raised $400M Series F funding round to reinvest in its technology platform, and make enhancements targeted to the evolving needs of […]
As coronavirus continues to toll on people of China and a dozens around the world, Chinese tech giant is taking steps to help the affected people in China and stop the spread of the virus. Alibaba has pledged $140 million (RMB1 billion) […]
Flywire, a Boston, MA-based vertical payments startup has acquired health technology Simplee to optimize the digital payments and patient engagement experience in healthcare and scale its global payments services. The acquisition was fueled by recent $120 million Series E investment […]
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is the world’s most common sleep disorder, affecting almost one billion people globally. OSA makes a person stop breathing during sleep, while the airway repeatedly becomes partially (hypopnea) or totally (apnea) blocked, limiting the amount of air that […]
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) has made a charitable contribution of 15.6 million shares of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFSI), with a market value of $589 million, to fund the firm’s social impact efforts to advance a more inclusive and […]
Google announced today it has completed $2 billion acquisition of big-data analytics startup Looker after green light from UK regulators. The Alphabet Inc-owned Google first announced the all cash deal back in June 2019. As part of the acquisition, Looker, a […]
Good morning! Below are the top tech startups news for today, Thursday, February 13, 2020. Alibaba warns of drop in revenues due to coronavirus. As coronavirus continues to wreck havoc around the world, China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba is warning that […]
Your Fare, an online ordering management platform for restaurants that allows its users to track sales on one dashboard, announced it has closed $2.4 million in equity funding to accelerate growth and invest build its software to help restaurants increase profit margins and […]
On 5 February, six startups won industry accolades as well as sharing more than $85,000 in cash and business support at the 10th annual Startup Challenge at SPIE Photonics West. For the first time, the pitch competition included two distinct […]
Elliptic, a London, England-based startup that makes cryptocurrency transaction activity more transparent and accountable, has raised $23 million Series B funding to invest in its discovery product and help accelerate global expansion, with a particular focus on Asia. Wells Fargo contributed $5 million […]
Praetorian, an Austin, Texas-based cybersecurity startup, has secured $10M Series A round of funding to help enterprises navigate the escalating cybersecurity risks of the coming decade. The backers for this round include Bill Wood Ventures and McKinsey & Company. In […]
Virtualization has fundamentally transformed IT over the past decades. Now, the San Francisco-based cloud Datometry wants to brings the core tenets of virtualization now to databases with Hyper-Q, a platform that virtualizes the data warehouse. Here is why this a […]
Twenty years ago, if anyone had suggested that video gaming could create millionaires, the assumption would have been that it was the games’ developers who’d be making the money. But now it’s more than possible to win seven-figure sums simply […]
In an industry rife with fraud, how do you know exactly what you are buying, selling or growing? That’s the problem LeafWorks is on a mission to address. LeafWorks is a female-founded genetics company specializing in plant identification, research and development for […]
CybelAngel, a cybersecurity startup and a digital risk management platform that provides enterprises with actionable threat intelligence, announced today it has raised $36 million in series B funding to accelerate global expansion, build strategic partnerships and advance the capabilities of its […]
Good morning! Below are the top tech startups news for today, Wednesday, February 12, 2020. Facebook’s WhatsApp now has 2 billion users worldwide, half a billion shy of Facebook’s monthly active users. Facebook’s WhatsApp officially hits 2 billion user milestone today. CEO […]
Battery Ventures, a 37-year old global, technology-focused investment firm, announced today it has closed two new funds worth a combined $2 billion to continue backing innovative technology companies worldwide in a variety of sectors. Battery closed Battery Ventures XIII, a […]
The Coronavirus is forcing organizations globally to trial a remote workforce model. We discuss the expected results of this involuntary experiment. The Coronavirus outbreak forces organizations globally to trial work from home arrangements As China continues to combat the crippling effects […]