Project100 is a startup started by technology developers, brand executives, business executives, writers, lawyers, not-for-profit executives, political strategists and more. Project 100 is a new organization facilitating support for progressive women running for Congress. Their mission is to build a movement to diversify […]
Scientists at Sangamo Therapeutics, make first ever attempt at gene editing inside the body. In a press release, the company today announced treatment of the first patient in the Phase 1/2 clinical trial (“the CHAMPIONS study”) evaluating SB-913, an investigational in […]
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know this Wednesday in tech startup news. Moderna Therapeutics, a $5 Billion startup made its first cancer vaccine—for just one person. Glenda Cleaver, a 67-year-old retiree suffering from lung cancer, becomes the first person to […]
CAMX Power, a Lexington Massachusetts startup, has developed a promising new battery material and unconventional survival strategy. The new material will help to advance lithium-ion cathodes, propel electric vehicles, and help other battery startups succeed. CAMX Power was founded by Kenan Sahin. Sahin, 75, […]
Cord-cutters rejoice! Philo, a streaming service startup, today launched a low-cost Internet-based TV streaming service for just $16 a month. So, what’s the catch? The service excludes sports channels and popular broadcast networks like NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox. Philo is an […]
The Redwood City, California-based startup has raised $87.5 million from Temasek Holdings. Temasek Holdings Private Limited is a state-owned holding company that can be characterized as a national wealth fund owned by the Government of Singapore. Poshmark has gone through multiple rounds of funding.The […]
Good morning! Here is the startup news you need to know this Tuesday. 29 start-ups that prove Silicon Valley innovation isn’t dead. CNBC just published a list of 29 startups that are using innovative and emerging technologies to solve challenging […]
Geely, the Chinese parent company of Volvo completed the acquisition of flying-car startup Terrafugia, the company announced in a press release Monday. Before you start thinking of placing your, make sure you check your wallet. A Terrafugia flying car will set you […]
You probably have never heard of Honeycomb. That is is because it is a new startup that was launched early this year. As part of our feature coverage of new and upcoming startups, we scour Portuguese websites to new and […]
Amazon shuts down its online product discovery platform, Junglee, given up the Indian market. The ecommerce giant Amazon has reportedly shut down online product discovery platform, Junglee. Amazon made an entry into the Indian market with Junglee.com back February 2012. […]
The cybersecurity firm Bkav said a $150 3D-printed mask was used to fool the Face ID software, which is used to unlock the iPhone X, authorize payments and log in to apps. If this claim is true, it means Apple […]
Bill Gates commits $100 mn for VC fund, startups to fight Alzheimer’s. Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is to invest $50 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund, a venture capital fund that brings together industry and government to seek treatments for […]
A former U.S. Secret Service Special Agent, who had been a member of the Baltimore Silk Road Task Force, was sentenced to prison today on charges of money laundering, the Justice Department said in a press release statement. Shaun W. […]
Star Wars Battlefront 2 is now available in a one-week preview. The official release date is November 17, 2017. Battlefront 2 is the sequel to Dice’s 2015 multiplayer shooter. The Battlefront 2 is an upcoming action shooter video game based […]
It took just two minutes and one second for e-commerce giant and China powerhouse Alibaba to hit $1 billion in sales for Singles Day, China’s annual online shopping extravaganza, the company spokesperson said Saturday. Within one hour and six minutes, […]
With funding of $928 million in just 2 years, Mobike plans to expand to more cities around the world. The company now operates in more than 180 cities, with 8 million bikes and more than 200 million registered users. Mobike […]
Apple users rejoice! Apple has now released fixes for a bug that prevented some users from typing the letter “i.” as part of the the new iOS 11.1.1 update. iPhone and iPad user can download the update by going to “settings” […]
Elastic, provides a distributed, multitenant-capable full-text search engine with an HTTP web interface and schema-free JSON documents, has acquired Swiftype for undisclosed amount. Eslastic is backed by Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures, and NEA with more than $100 million in funding. Elastic […]
Good morning! Here is the startup news you need to know this Friday. US Navy cruiser tests new AEGIS baseline 9 combat system. The US Navy’s Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) has conducted a live-fire missile exercise off […]
Alphabets, Goldman Sachs are among other investors that filed a lawsuit against ad tech startup Outcome Health for allegedly misleading them in the run-up to a nearly $500 million. Outcome Health fired back at investors suing the firm, saying their accusations […]