Every year, millions of people around the world fall victim to credit card fraud. The situation is not getting any better as hackers and scammers are now improving their tradecraft and tools by targeting victims on social media. Last month, […]
This week is probably the worst week for Tesla since its inception nearly two decades ago. Tesla lost more than $350 million in market value from its record high in mid-April. But the bad news didn’t stop there. Tesla stock was […]
What started out as a conspiracy theory and science fiction a few years ago became a reality in April 2021 after Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) revealed it has developed an implantable microchip that the agency said would continuously […]
Back in March, crypto tech startup iZUMi Finance, , the innovative multi-chain DeFi protocol that provides Liquidity as a Service (LaaS) on multi-chains, made a splash after it partnered with HOURAI to bring its upcoming NFTs with value from iZUMi’s DeFi derivatives. A month earlier, […]
One of the things we like about covering technology startups is the ability of the founders to come up with innovative ideas no one ever thought of before. In other cases, some of these ideas might not be unique but […]
Y Combinator (YC) is one of Silicon Valley’s most renowned startup accelerators that provides funding for early-stage startups. Since its inception in 2005, over 2,000 tech startup companies have been launched through its accelerator program. Notable among them include Stripe, Airbnb, […]
Singapore-based B2B e-commerce startup Zilingo has ousted its CEO and co-founder Ankiti Bose for what the company described as “serious financial irregularities.” In a statement on Friday, Zilingo said it fired Chief Executive Ankiti Bose after an independent investigation into complaints about […]
In just a few years, blockchain technology has revolutionized the Internet and cryptocurrency market. The impact of blockchain on business, finance, and wealth creation cannot be emphasized enough. It has heralded the digital revolution with lots of hopes and promises for new technologies […]
As you may recall, about two years ago, Space tourism startup Space Perspective announced its plan to send people to the edge of space aboard Spaceship Neptune, a balloon-borne pressurized capsule that’s scheduled to make its first test flights early this […]
In February 2021, a US District Judge was “disturbed” to learn that Google still tracks users in ‘Incognito’ mode in its Chrome browser. Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California said says she was “disturbed” over Google’s data collection practices after she […]
Former Disney CEO Bob Iger is now a part-owner of Gopuff, a grocery delivery tech startup founded by two former Drexel University students Rafael Ilishayev and Yakir Gola. While the total amount of the investment was not disclosed, Gopuff said Wednesday […]
After a blockbuster in 2021, public mergers and acquisitions via special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) fell off the cliff in the first quarter of 2022. However, SPAC activities are beginning to take off again. Today, Pasadena, California-based privacy-led data intelligence startup Near announced […]
Crypto.com is one of the tech companies making a big impact in the world. Late last year, the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency platform donated $1 million to support water.org’s mission of ending the global water crisis. Today, Crypto.com announced the company has committed […]
While millions of people around the world have moved on and put the covid pandemic behind them, it’s worth remembering the contributions made by scientists, researchers, nurses, doctors, truck drivers, and others. However, there is another group that gets less […]
The past couple of years may have been difficult for businesses in general, but e-commerce companies saw a windfall of opportunities with most consumers shifting to online transactions. E-commerce is estimated to be 19.6 percent of the total global retail […]
DoraHacks, the organizer of the global hackathon and one of the most active Web3 developer incentive platforms, has raised $20 million in funding led by FTX Ventures, the investment arm of crypto exchange FTX, and Liberty City Ventures. Other participants in […]
Non-fungible token (NFT) was previously written off as a fad. Now, the demand for NFTs has soared as tech heavyweights like Visa and other big tech companies threw their hats into the ring. 2021 was the year of the NFT as […]
France’s Thales Group announced Tuesday it had struck a deal with Sonae Investment Management to acquire its two cybersecurity startup companies, S21sec and Excellium for a total of 120 million euros ($125.32 million). Thales said the acquisition will enable the company […]
The popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has led to the sudden explosion of blockchain games as more and more players look to cash in from play-to-earn games. According to some estimates, the number of ‘active’ blockchain games doubled in the past year […]
As the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine reaches its third month, Russia is now using the war to showcase the latest arms in its arsenal. Russia on Wednesday said it’s now fighting against Ukraine with its new Zadira laser […]
