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Israeli biotech startup OncoHost raises $35 million in funding to personalize cancer treatment using AI

Daniel Levi Posted On May 10, 2022

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. In 2017, every sixth death in the world is due to cancer, according to data from the Global Burden of Disease which estimates that 9.56 million people […]

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Crypto exchange KuCoin hits a unicorn valuation of $10 billion after a $150M Series B raise

Daniel Levi Posted On May 10, 2022

KuCoin, the fifth-largest cryptocurrency exchange, has raised $150 million in Series B funding to expand its presence in Web3, a decentralized version of the Internet that is based on blockchain technology. The round, which was led by Jump Crypto, brings the company’s valuation to […]

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Israel-based Cogniteam raises $5.6M in Series A funding to enhance its low-code AI robotics platform Nimbus

Daniel Levi Posted On May 9, 2022

In October 2021, we covered Cogniteam after the Tel Aviv, Israel-based robotics startup unveiled its Nimbus operating system, a cloud-based drag-and-drop platform for robotics development that promises to cut time to market by 80% for new robotics programs. Fast forward […]

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DNA sequencing company Illumina ordered to pay $333 million for infringing on patents of Chinese genomics company BGI Group

Daniel Levi Posted On May 9, 2022

Early last year, we wrote about Illumina after the DNA sequencing company partnered with venture capital firm Sequoia Capital to launch a genomics incubator in China. Little did we know at the time that the company was going through a […]

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Bitcoin lost half its value; down 50% from its peak to below $30,500

Daniel Levi Posted On May 9, 2022

The turmoil in the stock market turmoil continues to spill over into the cryptocurrency markets. Just last week, Bitcoin was trading at a little over $36,000. Now, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency has shed all its gain and has fallen […]

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This Layer-0 Protocol Aims to Step Up The Game for dApp Developers – Here’s How

Daniel Levi Posted On May 8, 2022

Interoperability is one fundamental problem that the blockchain sector hasn’t been able to fully overcome since its start. Although this keyword is commonly mentioned in blockchain technology circles, it’s difficult to define precisely what interoperability is and what it implies […]

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Nvidia agreed to pay $5.5 million in SEC fine for failure to disclose the impact of crypto mining on its gaming business

Daniel Levi Posted On May 6, 2022

In February 2021, we wrote about Invidia after the gaming chip giant unveiled its GeForce RTX 3060 processor chip dedicated to Ethereum mining. Also known as the Cryptocurrency Mining Processor (CMP), the product is geared toward miners that would use […]

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Elon Musk expected to be temporary Twitter CEO after deal closes, report

Daniel Levi Posted On May 5, 2022

Elon Musk is expected to serve as temporary CEO of Twitter after closing his $44 billion takeover of the social-media company, CNBC reported on Thursday. The announcement comes after reports this morning that Musk has secured over $7 billion in additional […]

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This Finnish tech startup wants to revolutionize the travel industry and make it more sustainable

Daniel Levi Posted On May 5, 2022

The transportation sector generates the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, according to data from the US Department of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In 2020 alone, 27% of 2020 greenhouse gas emissions came from the transportation sector. […]

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10 Benefits of Trading Forex in 2022

Daniel Levi Posted On May 4, 2022

Whether you are a new trader or a seasoned veteran, there are multiple benefits of trading forex that you may not know about. Forex has emerged as one of the most popular trading options due to its simplicity and the […]

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AI-assisted 3D animation startup Kinetix raises $11M in Seed funding to drive user-generated content in the metaverse

Daniel Levi Posted On May 4, 2022

The hype around the metaverse has accelerated in recent months following Facebook’s name change to Meta in October of last year. Since then, investments in metaverse-focused startups have ballooned to billions of dollars as investors look for opportunities to invest […]

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LongHash Ventures leads a $1.5M pre-seed funding round for Web3 mobile game development platform Particle Network

Daniel Levi Posted On May 4, 2022

The decentralized web or Web3 has grown at a rapid pace in the last two years. From its glory days of static pages or Web 1.0, the Internet quickly evolved to Web 2.0 which brought platforms and user-generated content such […]

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Drops DAO launches Mainnet to bring much-needed utility and liquidity to NFT and DeFi assets

Daniel Levi Posted On May 4, 2022

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has been gaining a lot of momentum since the idea was first born in August 2018. As an ecosystem of financial applications being built with blockchain technology, DeFi aims to democratize finance by replacing legacy and centralized banking and financial […]

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Cybersecurity tech startup Network Perception secures $13M Series A to protect enterprise mission-critical assets

Daniel Levi Posted On May 3, 2022

As we reported back in February, cyberattacks on US companies are at a record level. In 2021, data breaches in the US hit a record high affecting nearly 300 million victims. According to a recent IBM study conducted by the Ponemon […]

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Bill Gates is back with more bad news about the Covid pandemic; “We haven’t even seen the worst of it,” Gates says

Daniel Levi Posted On May 3, 2022

It’s been a while since we last covered Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. That does not mean Gates has stopped making the headlines. This time, Gates is making the news after his comments about the negative outlook of the ongoing pandemic. […]

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Gains Network becomes the world’s first DeFi ecosystem to provide leveraged on-chain stock price trading

Daniel Levi Posted On May 3, 2022

The growth of Web3 since 2021 has led to the rapid adoption of decentralized finance (DeFi), which facilitates transactions between individuals without bank or government involvement. The popularity of DeFi has also accelerated the need for investors and venture capital firms […]

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China’s EV tech startup CH-AUTO to go public via a $1.7 billion SPAC deal

Daniel Levi Posted On May 2, 2022

After a record 2021, public mergers and acquisitions via special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) fell off the cliff in the first quarter of 2022. However, it appears things are beginning to take off. Today, Chinese electric vehicle tech startup CH-AUTO Technology Corp announced it […]

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Yuga Labs, the creator of Bored Ape NFTs, raises nearly $285 million worth of crypto in a virtual land sale

Daniel Levi Posted On May 2, 2022

Last month, we wrote about Yuga Labs after the creator of the “Bored Ape” series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) raised $450 million in funding to build an NFT metaverse. The round, which was led by a16z crypto, with participation from top-tier game studios, brings […]

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How the Futures NFTs will shape the new “phygital” world

Daniel Levi Posted On May 2, 2022

The Futures is an NFT collection consisting of 5,000 unique 2D NFT avatars that are created to become an iconic, community-owned brand. While NFTs are evolving from simple digital collectibles, The Futures founding team created the project to enhance the […]

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Spanish prime minister’s mobile phone breached by Israeli NSO Group’s military-grade Pegasus spyware

Daniel Levi Posted On May 2, 2022

NSO Group is a cybersecurity tech startup you’ve probably never heard of. We first covered NSO Group back in 2018 when the Herzliya, Israel-based startup made headlines after its military-grade Pegasus spyware was used in a botched attempt to break into the iPhone of […]

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