Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Thursday, January 19, 2023. Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings steps down as CEO Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is stepping down from the CEO post at the company he founded […]
2022 was one of the worst years for the crypto industry. From the beginning of 2022, the crypto sector was faced with the onslaught of terrible news and a massive bloodbath of about $2 trillion in crypto assets wiped out […]
When it comes to PR for startups, we’re dealing with a good ol’ chicken or egg scenario… A new startup needs positive media coverage to create buzz. Buzz is needed to create a solid customer base and attract investors. Investors […]
Israeli gaming company Playtika on Thursday offered to buy Rovio for 683 million euros ($737.50 million) in a sweetened all-cash deal. The 9.08 euros per share offer represents a premium of about 60% to Rovio’s close of trading on Jan. 19. The Finnish […]
Every year, millions of startups are created globally. The story is no different in the United States where a record 5.4 million new business applications were filed in 2021 alone. While Silicon Valley is known as a melting pot for […]
With thousands of news sites out there, it’s almost impossible to get noticed online, especially for marginalized Black voices in entertainment. That’s why one media startup is on a mission to create spaces for Black voices and share the latest hottest news topics […]
Late last year, Twitter relaunched its Blue subscription at $11 per month for iOS users. The relaunch came after Twitter paused the rollout of Twitter Blue following the impersonation abuse from trolls who took advantage of the blue checkmark verification feature. Fast forward […]
The collapse of FTX has rippled across the crypto industry like an earthquake, causing the downfall of other crypto-related startups including BlockFi, Genesis Trading, Galaxy Digital, and Voyager Digital. The latest casualty is CoinDesk, a crypto publication outlet owned by parent […]
While chatters about the metaverse have cooled off in recent months due to the global recession and ongoing economic slowdown, investors are seizing the opportunities to invest in promising startups that they’re hoping would dominate the space once the recession […]
Product demos in the B2B SaaS world offer so much more than just a showcase of your product’s value. They provide an opportunity to prove that your product is the perfect fit for what potential customers have been searching for […]
While analysts are expecting the autonomous truck revolution to come sometime in the early 2030s, tech startups including San Diego-based TuSimple and China-based MoonX.AI have already completed more than 550 miles of fully driverless truck driving on public roads without a human […]
Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Amazon is set to begin a fresh round of layoffs affecting more than 18,000 people Retail giant Amazon on Wednesday will begin a new […]
Cumul.io, a Belgium-based- data that lets users build interactive dashboards using its embedded analytics tools, has raised €10M in a Series A round of funding to provide a low-code platform for data analysis with integration into other SaaS platforms or applications. The round […]
Back in 2011, Stefan Thomas produced an animated video explaining how digital currency works. He was later awarded 7,002 bitcoins for his efforts by a bitcoin enthusiast. Later that year, Thomas forgot the password to his IronKey, the USB hard drive that contains the digital […]
Even with the rising price of Bitcoin, the crypto market is going through turbulent times and no company is immune from the ongoing crypto winter. The plunging value of digital assets amid rising interest rates has led to the collapse and […]
“We’re living through times of significant change, and as I meet with customers and partners, a few things are clear.” Yesterday, we wrote about Microsoft after reports the tech giant was planning to cut thousands of additional jobs as layoffs […]
Quantum computing and cryptography are two terms we’ve all probably heard of. But what about quantum cryptography or quantum encryption? Quantum cryptography is a new method of data encryption that uses the naturally occurring properties of quantum mechanics to secure and […]
As we all know, carbon dioxide (CO2) is the leading cause of climate change. Today, the world’s carbon-neutrality goals are front and center right for institutions and governments—and agriculture has the opportunity to play a leading role. CO2 is also the […]
One of the challenges faced by eCommerce entrepreneurs is shopping cart abandonment. Research from Baymard Institute shows that about 70% of online shopping carts are abandoned. That means, for every 10 customers who add an item to their shopping cart, seven of […]
Last week, bankrupt crypto exchange FTX announced it recovered over $5 billion in cash and crypto assets. The lawyer representing the company disclosed the $5 billion includes cash and digital assets. What wasn’t disclosed at the time was there are still […]
