Throughout the year 2020, Tesla vehicles accounted for 79% of new electric vehicles (EVs)registered in the US. Just a year later, that number has dropped by about 10 percent. According to recent data that came out for 2021 as part of […]
Tinybird, a Madrid, Spain-based tech startup that helps developers productize real-time data at any scale, announced today it has raised $37 million in Series A funding to expand its team and support its ambitious product roadmap, the company’s growth, and its […]
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 us. Some of the major impacts include increased heat, drought, insect outbreaks, […]
Quick Take Tesla CEO Elon Musk will join Twitter’s board of directors after taking a 9.2% stake, according to a release filed with the SEC. Musk is now the largest shareholder of Twitter. Musk owns 73.5 million Twitter shares, valuing his […]
In just a few months, Web3 has taken the internet world by storm. The past few years have seen more people embrace the potential of a decentralized web following the debut of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. As it stands, most […]
Human resources tech startup Remote announced Tuesday it has raised $300 million in a Series C funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with participation from existing investors including Accel, Sequoia, Index Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, General Catalyst, 9Yards, Adams […]
There’s a popular saying that you need money to make money. That’s exactly what happened to the world’s richest person and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Earlier today, we reported that Musk took a 9.2% stake in Twitter for a total of […]
Semiconductor giant Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced on Monday that it is acquiring cloud startup Pensando Systems for $1.9 billion as part of its push to get a lion’s share of the lucrative data center chip market and to also take on Intel. […]
Quick Take Ithaca 2, the ninth upgrade to the Tezos protocol, was activated. The new Tenderbake consensus algorithm lowers block times and improves finality. Tezos ecosystem developers announced plans for upgrade proposals with high-throughput scaling solutions based on transaction and […]
The UK government is one step closer to allowing stablecoin to be used as a form of payment in the country after it released plans for its regulation. Today, the UK Treasury confirmed that stablecoins will be brought within regulation […]
Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are bacteria that have become resistant to certain antibiotics, and these antibiotics can no longer be used to control or kill the bacteria. Also called multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria, these organisms are found mainly in hospitals and long-term […]
Energy powers the world. Today, nuclear power currently provides about 20 percent of US electricity— and 50 percent of its carbon-free electricity, according to data from the US Energy Information and Administration (EIA). However, what’s rarely discussed is the overall […]
Before the pandemic began in February 2020, only about 2 percent of the U.S. workforce was working remotely, by May 2020, that number had jumped to close to 70 percent. The global crisis and the ongoing pandemic have accelerated the hybrid […]
French retail giant Carrefour has partnered with European venture capital firm Daphni to launch a new fund is aimed at investing in early-stage tech startups in the digital retail space. As part of the partnership, Their new venture capital fund […]
Just a week after hinting he might build his own social media platform, Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% stake in Twitter making him the social media platform’s biggest shareholder. Shares of Twitter surged about 26% in premarket trading immediately after the […]
Plastic pollution is a worldwide problem that affects the marine environment. The problem is not just about million tons of plastic floating in our oceans and its contribution to climate change, but it is also about its effect on the health […]
What would you do when your child swallows an object? In most cases, swallowing a foreign object is a medical emergency that requires immediate medical attention where the child is treated by a doctor. In some cases, surgery may be needed to […]
Nitro League, the next-generation decentralized racing hub for the Metaverse, today announced the launch of its fully immersive garage with YGG, Terra Virtua, and others. Coinciding with the launch is a special Twitch stream event featuring prominent development team members […]
Founders of a Taiwan biotech startup were sentenced to over a year in prison each on Tuesday for plotting to steal trade secrets from Genentech in a $101 million scheme, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Racho Jordanov, former […]
It’s been a while since we last covered Yokoy, a Swiss fintech startup that helps companies manage their expenses. Formerly known as Expense Robot, the company rebranded to Yokoy in August 2020. Since then, Yokoy has grown exponentially and has caught the attention […]
