Salesforce is planning to invest more than $2.5 billion over the next five years to fuel the growth of its UK business. The global leader in CRM made the announcement ahead of participating in Prime Minister May’s Tech Investment Roundtable […]
Tesla is laying off approximately 9 percent of its 46,000-person workforce. The cuts will focus on salaried positions. The company told its employees Tuesday that it will cut about 9 percent of its workforce, trimming mostly salaried positions, leaving hourly factory jobs […]
In 2015, there were 795,000 reported cases of stroke in the United States, according to the American Stroke Association. That’s one stroke every 7 seconds. A patient dies or is left with disability as a result of stroke. One startup is trying […]
Primary Venture Partners today has raised $100 million to invest in seed-stage technology startups based in New York City. The fund is the second for co-founders Brad Svrluga and Ben Sun, who finished investing out of their first $60 million seed […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Tuesday, June 12. Xiaomi’s is considering a $10 billion IPO. The Chinese smartphone maker is considering raising about half of its proposed $10 billion initial public offering […]
After a windfall first half of 2018, featuring New York-based healthtech startups raising millions of dollars in funding, the Big Apple’s oncology community is looking towards newly seed funded Radformation, an oncology startup founded by three physicists. The startup announced it […]
Industrial cyber security startup Claroty has secured $60 million in Series B funding. The funding came from a prominent syndicate of investors, including industrial operators and control system vendors. The latest funding round brings the company’s total investment to date to […]
We covered Byton back in January when the startup unveiled its electric SUV concept at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Today the Chinese electric startup announced it has concluded its successful Series-B fundraising round, attracting a total of […]
Workday, the cloud-based platform startup that offers HR and other back-office apps for businesses, has acquired Adaptive Insights for $1.55 billion to bolsters its business planning efforts. Workday made the announcement in a blog post on its website. The transaction is expected to close […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Monday, June 11. South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinrail hacked for nearly $40 million. It was another sad day for cryptocurrency investors as bitcoin and all other cryptocurrencies […]
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The United States today unveils world’s most powerful AI-based supercomputer that beats China’s fastest machine. The US regains the crown for world’s fastest computer for the first time since 2012. The U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) announced Friday. The new America’s AI-based […]
Crypto lending startup Unchained Capital has raised a $2,995,000 seed round to expand its team and innovate its proprietary financial services and wealth management offerings. Unchained Capital is a crypto-finance company that lends cash to long-term crypto-investors, individuals and businesses who provide Bitcoin or […]
Zebra Medical Vision, an Isreali machine and deep learning startup, has raised $30 million in C round funding, bringing the total investment in the company to $50M. In addition, the company is unveiled its Textray chest x-ray research today, the […]
JetClosing, a digital title and escrow closing startup, has closed a $20M Series A round to expand to residential real estate markets across the United States. The latest funding round is led by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. with participation from […]
Google.org has launched a campaign focused on Puerto Rico’s economic recovery, committing to match up to $2 million in donations made June 8-20, 2018 at g.co/supportPR. Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is the campaign spokesperson, with other celebrities joining to amplify […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Friday, June 8. Ant Financial, a spin-off or Alibaba, raises $14 billion to continue its global expansion. China’s Ant Financial announced Friday that it raised around $14 […]
Yesterday, NASA said a plan to host live discussion on new Mars science results. Today, NASA announced that its Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as […]
Bill Gates announced on his website Tusday that he’s giving away copies of his favorite book of the year to everyone who’s getting a degree from a U.S. college or university this spring. The book is called, “Factfulness: Ten Reasons […]
For hundred years people have been dreaming of flying cars. Now it has become a reality with Kitty Hawk’s flying car, a startup backed by Google co-founder, Larry Page. The fully electrical car can fly between 3 to 10 feet off the […]