Good morning! Here’s what you need to know this Thursday in tech startup news. Alibaba seeking biggest stake in AI start-up SenseTime. Chinese Internet giant, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is in discussions to invest about $227 million to become the largest backer […]
Remember the Afghan Girl’s robotics team that was temporarily denied entry to the US back in 2016? Their team just had another major win. This is a historic victory for the six teenage girls from Afghanistan. The team won the […]
Teeva Motors, a London-based startup, debuts its hybrid trucks in what the startup calls “the World’s Greenest Trucks.” The company made the announcement during the “Freight in the City 2017″ event in London. The startup offers a lower total cost of […]
If you are like me I travel to different countries only to discover that YouTube is not available due to government censorships. Sometimes, downloading browser with inbuilt VPN solves the problem. The problem is VPNs are sometimes blocked. Now you […]
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know this Wednesday in tech startup news. Office-sharing startup WeWork announces deal to buy Meetup. Office-sharing startup WeWork on Tuesday announced a deal to buy Meetup, an online social network devoted to organizing real-world […]
Breaking: Bitcoin crosses $10,000 mark, the latest burst in a rally transforming the currency from niche to mainstream. The digital currency on Tuesday traded as high as $10,025.96 and is up 21% just since Friday, according to research site CoinDesk. For […]
TechCrunch founder, Michael Arrington, just announced today the launch of Arrington XRP Capital, a crypto-denominated hedge fund. Arrington XRP Capital is a digital asset management firm in blockchain-based capital markets. The new $100 million cryptocurrency hedge fund will be denominated in XRP, the […]
Move over Uber, here comes the flying taxi that wants to help you beat the rush hour traffic. The startup has chosen Pensacola Florida for its first test. The startup is founded by Kathy Carlton. He also owns Brock’s Auto Sales in Brent. […]
Circle, a blockchain startup backed by Goldman Sachs, is planning to launch a new investment product next year. Though the specifics are not known at this point, the company announced a new product called “Circle Invest” app in a new post on its […]
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know this Tuesday in tech startup news. GOtivation, a fitness startup, is using chatbot technology to help trainers with backend logistics. GOtivation, is a Naperville-based fitness startup. The company is using chatbot technology to […]
According to a Bloomberg report, Japan’s SoftBank is offering to buy shares of unicorn startup, Uber Technologies at a valuation of $48 billion. This amounts to a 30 percent discount of its most recent valuation of $68.5 billion, a person […]
SpellBound, a Michigan startup, is changing the way that pediatric therapy is done and create amazing patient experiences. SpellBound is a therapeutic tool that uses augmented reality technology to help children cope and engage with medical treatment. SpellBound is used by […]
According to Wall Streat Journal, the price of bitcoin surged past $9,000 over the weekend for the first time. The cryptocurrency has risen nine-fold since the beginning of 2017. Bitcoin price also rose as high as $9,682 Monday morning in […]
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know in tech startup news. DoneGood, a Boston-based startup wants to make it easier to help others with your holiday spending. DoneGood co-founders Cullen Schwarz and Scott Jacobsen want to transform consumer spending into […]
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 […]