Android users beware! Your Android phones can reveal all of your physical activities in the real-world with Google and other third-party apps installed on your device. If you are one of those users who are still skeptical about using Android […]
StingRay technology has been in use by the military for over a decade. Now scores of police departments across the country are quietly using a highly secretive technology developed for the military. The device can track the whereabouts of suspects […]
Wikipedia website has been censored in occurred in several countries, including China, France, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Kingdom and Uzbekistan. The reason for the censorship is due in part to Wikipedia content. Others […]
The Israeli-based user-generated content marketing startup, Yotpo, has raised $51 million in Series D funding. This brings the total funding raised to date to $101 million. The seventh round was led by Claltech and drew participation from existing investors Blumberg Capital, Rhodium, […]
With its LaneCruise self-driving add-on kit, the Canadian startup, X-Matik will be the first company to bring self-driving technology to older cars. Founded in February of 2016, X-Matik enables everyone to enjoy hands-free highway cruising and stress free bumper-to-bumper traffic driving […]
e-Chat, a social network startup for a new generation that allows you to be in touch with loved ones and make new acquaintances, has announced the first stage of initial coin offering (ICO). The product developed by the e-Chat team combines such […]
Happy Black Friday! Here’s what you need to know in tech startup news. Mattress startup Purple launches in 13 Mattress Firm store locations. Purple, a Utah-based mattress startup that recently merged with a New York shell company, has selectively chosen to sell […]
Elon Musk claims that his startup company, Boring Co, has made $300,000 in hat sales. The Tesla CEO showed off a hat in March with “The Boring Company” on the front. In a tweet released yesterday, Elon Musk said the proceeds from […]
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know in tech startup news. Israeli startup unveiled autonomous drone for harsh industrial settings. Israel-based startup Percepto has just unveiled “Sparrow I,” an autonomous drone designed for aerial monitoring of complex industrial centers […]
According to report from Bloomberg, hackers stole personal information from 57 million customers and drivers with Uber in a security breach that the company concealed for more than a year. Uber confirmed today the hack affected 57 million customers and drivers. […]
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and a home to over 180 million people. Its cities and streets are filled with refuse and waste. Just like any developing country, recycling is not encouraged at the government level. The […]
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know in tech startup news. Controversial driverless car pioneer Anthony Levandowski has started a new religion based on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Silicon Valley has founded its own religion. It is as serious it can […]
Are you scare of what Blockchain might do to the gig economy? If not, you might love Skedaddle’s plan to disrupt the gig economy. Skedaddle, is an “Uber-for-buses” startup, that is launching a blockchain project that aims to completely eliminate tipping. Skedaddle […]
Confido, a startup on the Ethereum platform disappeared from the internet on Sunday after raising $374,000 USD from investors in an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) fundraiser. According to a Reddit user, Confido first reported a legal issues on Medium website […]
A Finland-based micro-satellite radar imaging startup, Iceye, today announced a contract award with the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) for Earth Observation Data Support Services. DIUx is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) organization focused on accelerating commercial technologies to […]
Qodeo launches Seedrs crowdfunding campaign with impressive investors. Qodeo, a company that monitors the global venture ecosystem and is rolling out the first global service that automatically matches best fit investors with entrepreneurs, has announced a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Xiaomi […]
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Massive US military social media spying archive left wide open in Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 buckets. Three misconfigured AWS S3 buckets have been discovered wide open on the public internet containing “dozens of terabytes” of social media posts and […]
You probably have never heard of Neufund if you live here in the United States. So, why is everyone in Europe talking about this cryptocurrency startup? Neufund is the new way to fund ventures. It provides a blockchain-based fundraising. The young […]
Billionaire venture capitalist and founder of PayPal Peter Thiel is no longer affiliated with Y Combinator after the startup accelerator ended its part-time partner program, according to an edited company blog post. Pete Thiel is still a board member of Facebook. No one […]