There is a popular saying that goes like this: “If you’re not paying for a product; you’re the product.” That is exactly the situation with Facebook and its users. In a sit-down interview with NBC, Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg said that Facebook […]
Everyone knows about Bitcoin. But, how many cryptocurrencies are really out there, you may ask? According to CoinMarketCap, the online site that tracks all the cryptocurrencies, there are now a total of 1559 cryptocurrencies with at total market cap of […]
Blockchain application is on the rise. Companies, organizations and governments are beginning to see the value in the technology that underpins major cryptocurrencies. On monday, we wrote about how companies could leverage blockchain for business transformation. One small startup is […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories today Friday, April 6. Unicorn startup Pinduoduo is a $1.5 billion startup challenging E-Commerce giant Alibaba in China’s towns and villages. While Alibaba and Tencent are dominating China’s […]
The demand for artificial intelligence skills is rising. Employers are facing challenges finding qualified candidates with AI and data science skills. The situation is even compounded with the current labor climate. The unemployment rate is at one of the lowest […]
Creating intellectual property at scale is the next source of competitive advantage Cambridge, MA – April 4, 2018: Legit, the market-leading AI company in Intellectual Property, today announced the close of a $2.6M Seed round led by Eniac Ventures, with […]
In its latest transparency report, Twitter Inc. announced Thursday that it has suspended 1.21 million accounts from its social media platform between August 2015 and the end of 2017 for “violations related to the promotion of terrorism.” Between July 1, […]
Orion Span is taking luxury to the next level. Orion Span is a space technology startup company based in Houston, Texas and Silicon Valley, California. The company’s mission is to build and sustain human communities in space. During the Space 2.0 Summit […]
Initial Coin Offering (ICO) is leveling the playing field and making it easier for startups to raise funding for their projects in the form of crowdsale. The crowdsales give startup founders access to funding from the crowd, and token buyers, in […]
On February 22, 2018, NASA showcased Synaptive’s Robotics Modus V digital robotic surgical microscope, in a documentary titled: “Benefits for Humanity: From Space to Surgery.” The documentary explores the space robotics origins of Synaptive Medical’s robotic digital microscopes, Modus V […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories today Thursday, April 5. Facebook finally admitted that the data of most of its 2 billion users had probably been scraped by “bad actors.” Facebook data scandals is […]
GoFundMe is the world’s largest social fundraising and crowdfunding platform. Launched in 2010, GoFundMe platform allows people to raise money for events ranging from life events such as celebrations and graduations to challenging circumstances like accidents and illnesses. GoFundMe has helped raised […]
According to the latest data from EcoWatch, plastic constitutes approximately 90 percent of all trash floating on the ocean’s surface, with 46,000 pieces of plastic per square mile. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences in the oceans […]
In what was supposed to be Russia’s postal service demonstration of using drone for parcel delivery across the country, the Russian postal drone’s first day on the job was also its last. The drone flew out of control during its […]
NASA is once again leading the way in space technology.The agency announced that it’s investing in technology concepts that include meteoroid impact detection, space telescope swarms, and small orbital debris mapping technologies that may one day be used for future […]
Venture capital (VC) activity in the United States reached its highest level in 2017. According to a report from PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, VC firms invested a total of $84.2 billion last year in 2017, up 16 percent from 2016 and […]
The bike-sharing competition is heating up. As we wrote earlier today, Mobike, a bike sharing company considered to be one of China’s most valuable startups, acquired for $3.4 billion by tech giant Meituan-Dianping. Now a Brazilian startup is about to shake […]
Facebook users, rejoice! You can now remove third-party “vampire apps” sucking live out of your mobile devices. Facebook finally makes it possible to remove multiple apps at once. Facebook has made it possible to delete those logins for years, but it […]
The volatility and uncertainties surrounding Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies do not prevent forward-thinking startups from investing in cryptocurrency. BitKan is one of China’s leading provider of cryptocurrency services. The startup provides the latest pricing information for bitcoins and the mining difficulty charts […]
Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories today Wednesday, April 4. MIT is severing ties with Nectome, a startup promoting fatal brain uploading. MIT announced it’s severing ties with Nectome, a startup promoting fatal brain uploading. Nectome has […]