Late last year, semiconductor giant Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced its to buy rival chipmaker Xilinx for $35 billion in an all-stock deal as part of its efforts to challenge Intel in the data center chip market. Today, AMD announced it has […]
One in ten Americans suffers from a rare disease, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The agency found that there are approximately 7,000 rare diseases affecting between 25 and 30 million Americans. That’s why Framingham, Mass-based Precision medicine startup Variantyx is […]
Founding a startup is daunting and challenging, but even more so when the founders are minorities, women or people of color. Although a lot of progress has been made over the years, however, a 2020 report by Fortune Magazine found […]
In the late 1990s, there was a popular American television game show called “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” The show was adapted from the same-titled British program created by David Briggs. The show features a quiz competition with several contestants […]
Tensions between the United States and Russia are at their highest point since the Cold War. Yesterday, US President Joe Biden called on all American citizens living in Ukraine to leave the country as soon as possible. “American citizens should leave […]
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday he was “highly confident” his new SpaceX36-story Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket ever built designed for voyages to the moon and Mars, will reach Earth orbit for the first time this year. Despite a […]
Nauman Anees is a name you’ve probably never heard of. Nauman co-founded a home-grown proprietary trading platform ThinkForex in 2010 after graduating from De Paul University about two decades ago. Then in 2016, ThinkForex rebranded to ThinkMarkets. Since launching ThinkMarkets in 2010, […]
Joe Rogan is the world’s most popular podcaster with an estimated 11 million listeners per episode. He made name for himself discussing controversial topics and interviewing popular guests including the former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, astrophysicist, and author Neil deGrasse Tyson, and the world’s […]
The drumbeat of war between Russia and Ukraine escalated in recent weeks as tensions between the US, NATO, Russia, and Ukraine reached a dangerous new level. What will happen next is anyone’s guess. Last week, Russia and China aligned together and […]
Whether for fishing, daysailing, or world cruising, the use of catamarans has grown in popularity over the last decade. Catamarans are twin-hulled sailing and powered boats developed for sport and recreation in the second half of the 20th century. Unlike a sailboat […]
The inflation rate in the US rose to 7.5% in 2021. The rate is more than expected and the highest since 1982, according to today’s report from CNBC. The inflation news is not getting any better. The core inflation rose at […]
ShareChat‘s parent company has acquired local rival MX’s short-video platform TakTak in a cash-and-stock deal worth about $700 million, according to a report from Reuters, citing two sources familiar with the matter. The announcement comes just two months after the startup […]
The impacts of climate change are global in scope, unprecedented in scale, and can no longer be denied. We can see the impacts of climate change all around. Some of the major impacts include increased heat, drought, insect outbreaks, increased […]
The ongoing pandemic has wreaked havoc all around the world. Beyond the tragic deaths of millions, the pandemic has also exposed the financial burden many families faced. Many can no longer afford to pay for basic necesitities, let alone spend […]
Venus, a decentralized finance (DeFi) algorithmic money market and synthetic stablecoin protocol exclusively on Binance Smart Chain, is launching a new pilot initiative to help foster innovation within its ecosystem, supporting developments in DeFi that will pave the way for more institutional […]
The ongoing pandemic has taken a toll on everyone and made it increasingly difficult for millions of Americans to maintain their financial health. Over 40 million Americans have good jobs but have subprime or no credit scores. These Americans can […]
Geomagnetic storm has wiped out 40 of the 49 SpaceX Starlink satellites launched from the Falcon 9 rocket into orbit last week Thursday. In an announcement today, SpaceX said 80% of the satellites it launched last week are expected to burn up […]
With daily headlines of data breaches and new waves of security challenges, organizations and institutions are under constant assault from hackers. A recent Gartner survey of over 2,000 CIOs also reveals the need for enterprises to embrace business composability in 2022. However, […]
As we reported earlier today, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said it has arrested a New York couple for conspiring to launder stolen bitcoin from the 2016 hack of virtual currency exchange Bitfinex. The DOJ said they were able to seize […]
The end has finally come for Peloton. The fitness startup that was once valued at $50 billion announced today it’s firing over 2,800 employees due to an ongoing downturn in the company’s business. The number represents about 20% of Peloton’s corporate workforce. As […]
