A self-driving shuttle bus was involved in an accident on its first day of service. The vehicle carrying several passengers was hit by a truck driving at slow speed. The new self-driving shuttle bus got off to a bumpy start in Las […]
Good morning! Here is the startup news you need to know this Thursday. Uber struck a deal with NASA to develop Flying Taxi Air Control Software. Uber is working with NASA to develop software for managing “flying taxi” routes in the air […]
The Chinese smartphone maker, Xiaomi launched MiA1 Smartphone on Tuesday during a grand launch event in Madrid, Spain. This is the first time that Xiaomi had gone for a phone set release in Europe as it revs up a global […]
Did you know that about 40 percent of the food makes its way through the American food distribution system ends up in landfills without ever having made it onto someone’s plate? More than 130 billion pounds of food in the […]
You probably love ad blockers. According to New York Times, roughly 11 percent of internet users globally relied on ad blockers to block some form of digital advertising last year when surfing the web. That equates to more than 600 million […]
The stock of Snap Inc., the parent company of SnapChat, tumbled yesterday. The stock fell $2.47 to $12.65 in after-hours trading. Its shares were down more than 16 percent on Tuesday after the company posted a quarterly loss of $443.2 million. […]
Good morning! Here is the startup news you need to know this Wednesday. A unicorn startup, Compass, is now valued at $2 Billion according to Fidelity. Compass, a New York-based startup is pitching investors that it can disrupt the home-buying […]
Navya announced a plan to roll its robot-driven automobiles in the next few weeks to try to compete with General Motors Co and Alphabet Inc’s Waymo. NAVYA is a Lyon and Paris-based company that develops driverless vehicles for the specific […]
Tourch Surgery announces today it has raised $20m (£15m) from the backers of Facebook’s Oculus headset. Touch Surgery is an interactive mobile surgical simulator that guides you through a step-by-step of every part of an operation, and every decision that’s made along […]
Tech Bureau Corporation announced today it has raised US$767,500 from Shinsei Bank and OKWave. The Osaka, Japan based company operates a bitcoin exchange platform. The Company offers online financial information platform. Tech Bureau Tech Bureau provides cryptographic currency and Blockchain technology using […]
Ali Yahya, Mad Scientist @ Google Brain, Formerly GoogleX, announces on his twitter page he’s joining Andreessen Horowitz to work closely with @cdixon on crypto and A.I. investments. The Google Brain Team is a machine intelligence team focused on deep learning. […]
Everyone would like to be in good shape. Fitness and health is important for all of us. For many people, going to a local health club is a way to stay fit. However, doing the same exercises over and over, […]
Good morning! Here is the tech startup news you need to know this Tuesday. I.am+, the tech startup founded by pop star and entrepreneur will.i.am, has raised $117 million in venture funding ink.me raised $7M in new funding round to […]
With a growing number of start-ups taking up the tech space and expanding it to new horizons, Stream, which is a company on the rise has received a funding of $5 million of which $2.5 comes from Upfront Ventures and […]
Looking to invest in the cryptocurrency market and wondering what’s a good bet? While there are a good number of ways to make money, perhaps nothing beats investing in ICOs. Initial coin offerings (ICOs) can offer as much as 1,320% […]
There are more than 6 million apps in the App Store and Google Play. Think about that number for a second……6 million apps. For an ‘app user’ or consumer that loves to download (apps), that is a overwhelming amount of […]
It’s hard to keep your family and friends in the loop when you’re busy juggling between work and play. Never fret, as one new app can change the way how you manage your day and bring fun interactions with the […]
When you want to stay connected to work and life and everything in between, isn’t it great to have a device like a smartwatch to keep you stay updated and ahead of all things? Smartwatches do a great job of […]
There’s just so much the underwater world can offer. However, there’s a big caveat when it comes to exploring this rich and diverse world – advanced technologies are too expensive to deploy for the sole purpose of documenting everything beneath […]
If you’re a content creator on some of the most popular hosting sites like YouTube, Netflix, Twitch and Periscope, chances are you’re looking for a better way to get paid fairly for your creations. Many content hosting sites are taking […]