Google has acquired the GIF platform startup Tenor (and its 300 million users) to strengthen its image search engine. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We’ve continued to evolve Google Images to meet both of these needs, and today […]
As Facebook users and the public expressed outraged about Facebook’s mishandling of users’ data and scrapping of text and call data from their phones, a new social sharing app that billed as an a new alternative to Facebook, is soaring in […]
Relativity Space (Relativity) is an orbital launch company that deploys and resupplies satellite constellations with industry-defining lead time and cost. The startup is disrupting 60 years of aerospace tradition by creating an entirely new process to build and fly rockets. Its […]
Auris Health, Inc. (“Auris Health”), formerly known as Auris Surgical Robotics, is developer of robotic microsurgical devices designed for ophthalmic procedures. The company is engaged in the development of surgical robotics and visualization technology for surgical applications that require very fine […]
San Francisco, CA (March 27, 2018) – Sentieo, the next-generation financial research platform, today announced $6 million in funding led by Clocktower Ventures and Long Focus Capital. They are joined by angel investors including former Thomson Financial CEO David Flaschen, […]
iPhone manufacturer Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited (FIT), commonly known as Foxconn, has has agreed to acquire accessory firm Belkin and its associated brands, Linksys, and Wemo for $866 million in cash, by way of a merger. The Taiwanese hardware manufacturer, Foxconn, is […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories today Tuesday, March 27. $852 million-startup Smartsheet has filed to go public three days after Dropbox’s successful IPO. Smartsheet, a $852.1 million collaboration software company, has filed to go public. […]
Back in January we wrote about some of the hottest blockchain startups to watch in 2018. Our last article was heavily focused on blockchain startups in the cryptocurrency space. A lot has changed since then. According to the latest research and […]
Raising funding for small businesses and startup can be a challenge. One startup is trying to change that. FintruX Network is a global P2P lending blockchain-based ecosystem, powered by Ethereum. FintruX Network aims to connect borrowers, lenders, and rated service agencies. FintruX […]
Effective tomorrow, Twitter will start banning cryptocurrency ads. A Twitter spokesperson said in a statement on Monday that the new policy will block all the initial coin offerings (ICOs) ads that use crowdfunding in order to generate new coins, in addition […]
Shares of Facebook continues to fall on Monday. Its shares fall by as much as 6 percent after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it is investigating the company’s data practices. Facebook stock later came back up and is now down […]
We wrote about Myriota early this morning about Boeing’s venture-capital investing in Australia-based Internet of Things (IoT) Myriota. This is in addition to $US15 million ($19.4 million) to launch satellites the size of shoe boxes to orbit 500 kilometers above Earth, […]
Dapp ONO (ONO), the first blockchain-based social network in China, announces that ONO will formally participate in the bid for EOS 21 global super nodes. ONO is the world’s largest free, decentralized social network. Based on blockchain technology, ONO is committed […]
AICoin launches a new investment program for artificial intelligence startups seeking capital investment. Fully owned by First Global Credit, a Blockchain capital market company that has been bringing investment opportunities to cryptocurrency holders since 2014, AICoin is a proprietary investment group that […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories today Monday, March 26. Blockchain-based surveillance startup Faceter detects crime in real-time. Faceter claims it can use its decentralized surveillance technology “gives brains to cameras” by enabling them to […]
Imagine you are in coffee shop with a unsecured public Wi-Fi. How do you protect yourself without compromising your privacy? Meet Keezel. Keezel is the world’s first portable, one-button-only internet encryption device. Keezel uses VPN technology to secure and your […]
Emojis, small digital image or icon used to express an idea, emotion, etc., have become increasing popular about 20 years after they were originally put on Japanese mobile phones. According to Unicode 10.0, there are 69 emojis in Emoji 5.0 that are expected […]
Back in February, we wrote about how Butterfly Network, an AI-based healthtech startup is revolutionizing how we think about ultrasound and turning the traditional medical imaging industry on its head with the development of a low-cost, better quality, portable ultrasound scanner […]
The NEM.io Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in Singapore with members across the globe. The Foundation is dedicated to the ongoing development of NEM blockchain technology and the promotion of a vibrant ecosystem of NEM users and developers in […]
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