Not again! Facebook disclosed Tuesday in an announcement that as many as 100 software developers may have improperly accessed user data, including the names and profile pictures of people in specific groups on the social network. So far, the social […]
Hola! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Amazon Echo Buds have a mysterious fitness tracking option hidden in some versions of Alexa software. Amazon Echo Buds may soon be able to track your […]
It’s been more than a year since we wrote about Jellyfish. Back then, Jellyfish acquired ASO Co to bolster its mobile app services. The Baltimore, Maryland-based Jellyfish is a digital partner to some of the world’s leading brands including Uber, Ebay, […]
VOIQ, an AI startup that helps businesses to leverage AI conversational VoiceBots to make their sales, marketing and support calls, has raised an additional $2 million in funding to integrate with strategic CRMs and Sales Automation Platforms that will expand the product’s […]
According to the Associated General Contractors of America, construction continues to be a major part of the U.S. economy, providing more than 7 million jobs and nearly $1.3 trillion in structures each year, and GlobalData estimates the industry will reach […]
Ransomware attacks have always been a frightening possibility for businesses, both large and small. In seconds, your whole business could be shut down with crucial information withheld for a hefty fee. That’s why in 2018, there was a huge sigh […]
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the government agency responsible for regional transportation planning and financing in the San Francisco Bay Area, today announced its inviting startups, innovators and entrepreneurs are invited to apply to become a “Startup in Residence” (STIR) […]
Today’s sensors alone cannot meet the safety and smooth-riding requirements of automakers. Enter Metawave, a smart radar startup conducting groundbreaking work in radar sensing with its state-of-the-art analog radar, which provides longer range, higher resolution, and greater angular accuracy and […]
Geenee, a mobile software startup that helps portable devices see the world around them through lightweight and robust image and video recognition, has closed $7 million seed round to accelerate the company’s go-to-market strategy and the introduction of additional product offerings. The […]
Z Advanced Computing (ZAC), a Potomac, Maryland-based artificial intelligence startup, announced yesterday that it’s developing its Smart Home product line through a paid-pilot for smart appliances for BSH Home Appliances, the largest manufacturer of home appliances in Europe and one […]
Uber just announced earnings for its third quarter of 2019. The ride-sharing company’s earnings of $3.81 billion beat analyst estimates of $3.69 billion. But the devil is in the detail. During the same period, Uber reported a net loss of $1.16 billion for […]
Cybersecurity provider Proofpoint announced it’s acquiring Boston-based startup ObserveIT for $225 million in cash. ObserveIT’s lightweight endpoint solution helps organizations, particularly large enterprises, identify and eliminate insider threats. ObserverIT developes tools to detect and manage insider threats. Acquisition of ObserveIT is the […]
Global research firm Gartner expects that “by 2022 more than 50% of enterprise-generated data will be created and processed outside the data center or cloud.” This transition will drive increasingly distributed deployments of applications and data, along with a highly […]
Motive Partners, a New York City-based next-generation investment firm focused on technology enabled companies that power the financial services industry, has closed $473 million for its inaugural fund called Motive Capital Fund I (MCFI). The capital commitments for the fund […]
Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Monday, November 4, 2019. Facebook changes its corporate logo to separate the corporation from the Facebook app. Social giant Facebook has changed its corporate logo in a […]
In consensus protocol literature, there are two critical security properties: safety and liveness. A protocol is safe if it will not make inconsistent decisions. A protocol is live if it is guaranteed to eventually make a decision. Making proof-of-stake (PoS) […]
Game developers face many risks – from game design and production speed to launch scale. SpatialOS is designed to reduce those risks. To meet the needs of an increasingly large and discerning audience, the future of games lies in rapid, […]
Today, SalesLoft, a sales engagement platform, is acquiring Costello, an AI-enabled sales co-pilot. The acquisition, SalesLoft’s second ever and coming shortly after it raised a $70M Series D in April, is part of the company’s strategy to provide solutions that […]
Bigfinite, a SaaS startup that provides simple solutions to complex needs in biotech and pharma, has closed $15 million in financing to support the market expansion of Bigfinite’s SaaS platform. The round was led by Atlantic Bridge, Honeywell Ventures and Institut Català […]
Tech giant Apple today announced a $2.5 billion plan to help address the housing availability and affordability crisis in California. As costs skyrocket for renters and potential homebuyers — and as the availability of affordable housing fails to keep pace […]