Although the tech giant is known mostly for its search engine, what rarely gets attention is the company’s efforts and initiatives to help support and lift up the underserved communities, especially the Black and Latino communities. As you may recall, […]
When Jeff Bezos stepped down as Amazon’s CEO back in July, he promised to spend the rest of his time on passion projects like his space company Blue Origin, Washington Post, and philanthropic efforts. In an email to Amazon employees, whom […]
Bill Gates once said that the best investment he has ever made was investing in vaccines. In 2019, CNBC wrote a piece titled, “My ‘best investment’ turned $10 billion into $200 billion worth of economic benefit.” In an interview, Microsoft […]
The Org, a New York-based tech startup that is building organization charts for public and private companies, announced today it has raised $20 million in Series B funding to shift into the second phase of their product; grow their team in New […]
Twitter said on Monday that it has agreed to pay $809.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that it misled investors about its daily and monthly user engagement numbers. In a regulatory filing, Twitter and the individual defendants continue to […]
Our Earth’s atmosphere has five major and several secondary layers. From lowest to highest, the major layers are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) defines the beginning of space as the Kármán line, which is […]
French cloud computing services provider OVHcloud is planning to launch an initial public offering (IPO) as soon as Monday that could value it at more than $4.7 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. […]
Over the past five years, the digital banking space has mostly been dominated by fintech startups and challenger banks that compete directly with the longer-established banks. Unlike the legacy banks, digital banks distinguish themselves by offering modern financial technology practices, such […]
Last Wednesday, SpaceX made history as Elon Musk’s space company sent the first all-civilian space crew into space on a 3-day mission. SpaceX became the first private company to send a full crew of four non-professional astronauts to fly to space. […]
GitLab, the popular open-source code collaboration platform that enables developers to create, review, and deploy codebases, announced its initial public offerings on Friday. The company said it plans to list on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol “GTLB,” according to initial […]
In a big blow to Pfizer and other health officials pushing for a new round of jabs, scientists finally say enough is enough. This evening, The FDA advisory panel votes against Pfizer booster shots for the general population. The FDA panel […]
It was almost a year ago that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak launched a new cryptocurrency startup called Efforce, to revolutionize the $250 billion energy efficiency market. Just like Apple, the company he co-founded 46 years ago changed our lives forever, the renowned […]
Avalanche, a new blockchain tech startup that promises to offer the industry’s fastest smart contracts, has raised $230 million in a token sale to institutional investors led by Polychain and Three Arrows Capital. Avalanche is a smart contract-enabled cryptocurrency that also supports the proof-of-stake blockchain. […]
Is the American military under silent attack? Just when you think the coronavirus is the only thing to worry about. CBS News just broke the news about Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI) reported across the DoD, CIA, State Department, and other federal […]
In July, former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden sounded the alarm bell about how government agencies are using military-grade spyware to spy on citizens. As far back as 2018, the U.S. government and private companies around the world have been using Pegasus spyware developed by an […]
Six months after the U.K. food delivery startup Deliveroo went public, Amazon announced yesterday its first major tie-up with the company since it invested in the company two years ago. As part of the partnership, Amazon said it will offer its […]
The FinTech industry is changing the face of finance and banking. Unlike in the past when companies only care about making profits, a new generation of leaders and a thriving ecosystem of startups are unlocking new possibilities to make broader […]
On May 30, 2020, NASA and SpaceX made history after Elon Musk space company carried two NASA astronauts into space from American soil after nearly a decade, making Space X the first commercial company to take humans into space. Last night, SpaceX […]
Popular video-game chat community app Discord has raised $500 million in new funding round five months after walking away from $10 billion sale talks with Microsoft. The deal values the company at about $15 billion according to a report from Bloomberg News but Discord […]
Prenetics, a Hong Kong-based genetic testing startup, is going public through a merger with Artisan Acquisition — a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) — in a deal that will value the combined entity at $1.7 billion, the two companies announced Thursday. […]
