On February 8, 2021, Tesla announced it bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin. The world’s largest electric automaker said it bought bitcoin for “more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns on our cash.” But since then Bitcoin has lost […]
Microsoft co-founder is always making headlines. When he’s not talking about vaccines, he’s talking about how to save humanity from the impending doom of climate change. But this time, he’s shifted gears to talk about space as he renews his […]
Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Thursday, February 2, 2023. Google’s search business drops along with YouTube ad sales amid a slowdown in advertising The global economic slowdown is here and no […]
After raising $27.7 million in Series A funding about a year ago from investors including a Warby Parker co-founder, the Columbus, Ohio-based Triple Whale has added another $25 million to grow its Shopify data platform, bringing its fundraising tally to […]
Purdue University innovators who create new processes and products need capital, among other resources, to bring their ideas to reality. A Purdue fund is making financial support available to help them further develop their work. Researchers from the College of […]
In the 1980s and 90s, little Black girls growing up in places like Memphis, Tennessee, where Jiljuana J. Coleman grew up, dreamed different dreams than they do today. The idea of owning a company and traveling the world wasn’t top […]
Twitter will start charging developers for API access in a push to generate additional revenue as the company tries to monetize more of its services just a few months after Elon Musk took ownership of the company. The announcement is […]
“We know that ChatGPT has shortcomings around bias, and are working to improve it.” Yesterday, we wrote about OpenAI after some users of ChatGPT reported that the organization co-founded by Elon Musk and Sam Altman has turned the chatbot into […]
Shares of Meta soared on Thursday by more than 20 percent after the social media giant reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue of $32.17 billion. Analysts were expecting revenue of $31.53 billion, according to Refinitiv. The social giant was rewarded by investors […]
ChatGPT is currently dominating the headlines as the dialogue-based AI chatbot impressed millions of users with its writing ability, proficiency in handling complex tasks, and ease of use. But before the popularity of ChatGPT, users including sales teams have been […]
Zopa, a UK-based digital banking startup that started as a peer-to-peer lender, has raised 75 million pounds ($92.40 million) as the company pivots to becoming a digital bank. The round was backed by existing investors excluding major backer Softbank. In […]
Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Tinder parent company to lay off 8% of its staff as growth slows Match Group announced on Wednesday that it is laying […]
“The damage done to the credibility of AI by ChatGPT engineers building in political bias is irreparable.” ChatGPT is the fastest-growing consumer application in history, that is according to a study conducted by the preeminent Swiss bank UBS. The bank […]
ChatGPT took the internet by storm late last year as the dialogue-based AI chatbot crossed one million users just five days after its launch. Now ChatGPT creator OpenAI announced on Wednesday it is launching ChatGPT Plus, a $20 per month […]
Today, many in the West viewed the rise of China as a threat to the US hegemony and dominance as a global power. Others also see Chinese companies as linked to the Chinese government’s power and its techno-authoritarianism government. For […]
While tech startups in the United States and Europe are still struggling to raise new funding due to the ongoing economic slowdown, fintech startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region continue to thrive as they empower and […]
AppDirect, a San Francisco-based subscription commerce platform for monetizing and managing digital customer relationships, announced today it has acquired TBI, one of the leading technology service aggregators in North America. The total amount of the deal was not disclosed. Uniting […]
Learn from the best collective experiences and insights from some of the world’s most successful blockchain companies on navigating the evolving web3 space Israel’s most successful web3 businesses have come together to organize the first annual ETHTLV, which will run […]
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our times. According to various estimates, losses due to weather-related events have increased nearly ten-fold over the last four decades, from a ten-year global average of $12 billion in 1980 to […]
Michigan-based battery startup Our Next Energy (ONE) has raised $300 million in Series B funding. The latest round now puts the company at a valuation of $1.2 billion, making the three-year-old startup a member of the highly-coveted unicorn club. The […]
