A slew of tech executives and high-profile investors including Google’s Bradley Horowitz, Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal, and DoorDash’s Gokul Rajaram, have backed the first round of funding in Humantic AI, a Silicon Valley artificial intelligence-based startup that aims to help salespeople better understand their […]
Is it possible to lose $16 million a day for one straight month? Yes, if you’re CNN. Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of CNN, announced yesterday it is shutting down CNN+ on April 30, just a month after the streaming-only service […]
While many on the Left are accusing big tech companies of censorship and de-platforming, Former President Barack Obama is criticizing big tech companies for not doing enough to combat fake news and disinformation on social media platforms. At a Stanford […]
tvScientific, a California-based AdTech startup and provider of a CTV platform for brands and apps, has raised $20 million in Series A funding to drive performance advertising for connected TVs. The round was led by Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from strategic […]
The good news keeps coming for the world’s richest person, Elon Musk. Yesterday, Tesla beat analysts’ expectations in its first-quarter earnings report after the electric car company reported $18.8 billion in the first quarter versus the $17.92 billion expected. Today, Musk’s tunnel-making […]
For many years, legacy solutions have struggled to protect enterprises due to low accuracy and poor coverage. Enterprise network security is years behind and most of the technology used by legacy security companies is outdated. Machine learning algorithms have dramatically improved in the […]
In October of last year, we wrote about Coinbase after the crypto exchange announced it was launching a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace for a “small number” of users in the United States. Immediately after the announcement, thousands of users sign up […]
There is no denying that issues related to cybercrime are on the rise globally. The problem of identity theft, in particular, has become more rampant than ever before, especially since 2020 after the work-from-home lifestyle has become the norm. In […]
The metaverse is becoming inescapable, and not only to those who regularly read technology and cryptocurrency-related news and websites. These days, it’s attracting interest from anyone who has money to spend, big money in fact, with millions of dollars being […]
A French court has found U.K.-based food delivery platform Deliveroo guilty of abusing the freelance status of its riders. As part of the ruling, two former bosses of Deliveroo were also given suspended one-year prison sentences and fined 30,000 euros […]
Did you know that Asian American professionals are among the least likely demographic in the U.S. to be promoted into management? Although Asian Americans account for ~30% of the total workforce in the technology space, less than 14% of executive ranks and single […]
SpaceX successfully launched another spy satellite into orbit on Sunday. For the first time, the launch was conducted on a previously used rocket out of the Vandenberg Air Force Base Sunday afternoon after its initially scheduled launch on Friday was delayed […]
Another day, another phishing attack. Just last week, we warned about new phishing tactics disguised as fun. Now, a user of crypto wallet Metamask has become the latest victim of non-fungible token (NFT) phishing attacks. In an announcement on Monday, MetaMask asked […]
Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey criticized the company’s board of directors in a series of tweets on Sunday. The criticism came just two days after Twitter’s Board adopted a “poison pill” strategy to block Elon Musk from taking […]
As Germany scrambles to contain the fallout from sanctions against Russia, German vice-chancellor said this week that citizens should start working from home and avoid using cars to reduce energy consumption. The announcement comes just a day after the German […]
A day after Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced his plan to acquire 100% of the social media platform, Twitter’s Board of Directors has decided to adopt a “poison pill” strategy to prevent Elon Musk from taking over the platform. The […]
In just three decades, Amazon has grown from a simple online bookseller to become an e-commerce giant. In 2021 alone, Amazon controls 40% of US e-commerce sales. The remaining 60% of sales are shared among 2.5 million US online retailers. With all […]
In the summer of 2021, a record 4.3 million Americans voluntarily quit their jobs in what some are calling the beginning of the “Great Resignation.” The number is a reminder of the problem faced by employers as they compete to attract top candidates who […]
Laiye, a robotic process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI) provider, has acquired French AI tech startup Mindsay to lead the market shift to intelligent automation. The total amount of the deal was not disclosed. This announcement comes on the heels of Laiye’s […]
Since its inception, artificial intelligence (AI) has disrupted many industries including agriculture, technology, health, automation, fintech, among others. However, the use of AI continues to be resisted in one field–the legal profession. Over the years, there are a lot of […]
