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 […]
Japanese crypto exchange startup Huobi Japan announces today that it’s raising $4.6 million (JPY 500 Million) in new funding from Japanese financial services firm Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings. The fund, which is for the Japanese branch of cryptocurrency exchange Huobi, will be […]
It’s estimated that about 100 million metric tons of plastic waste has already “leaked” into oceans. The amount increases by 5 million to 15 million tons annually, according to research cited by the International Energy Agency (IEA). We’ve written many stories about […]
Ruangguru, an online education platform in Indonesia, today announces $150 million in Series C funding to expands its product offering across Indonesia and Vietnam. The round was led by General Atlantic and GGV Capital, with participation from existing investors and […]
Crowdfunding is now (if not the most popular) way of raising funds for startup founders. However, crowdfunding is not without its problems. Trust is probably the biggest issue. This is one of the problems Zcoin is trying to solve. Zcoin is […]
Until now, you know very little about the state of your order deliveries. Other than a cumbersome tracking number, you’ve been kept in the dark anxiously waiting for your packages to arrive. Even though there’s a lot going on, there’s […]
Happy holidays everyone! As people of different faiths celebrate the Holiday season, we in the tech community want to use this time to remember Chuck Peddle, one of the most influential engineers and the pioneers of the early personal computers. […]
Steve Jobs was an inventor, entrepreneur and perhaps of the marketer in the world. In just a just 56 years, Steve Jobs managed to revolutionize the Personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, computing and digital publishing. Apple’s products have forever changed the […]
Digital Asset is a New York-based blockchain startup and the creators of DAML, a new programming language for creating smart contracts, which are computer programs that automate business processes and digitally facilitate, verify, and enforce agreements between two or more […]
DraftKings, a Boston, Massachusetts-based fantasy sports startup that provides online daily and weekly fantasy sports contests for cash prizes in major sports, announced today it’ll go public next year in a deal that values the company at $3.3 billion. The IPO is […]
Most people probably know Mark Cuban as a multi-billionaire and also for his role in the popular ABC’s Shark Tank show. What a lot of people may not know about Cuban is his kindness and his support for up-and-coming startups. […]