Take-Two Interactive said Monday it is acquiring FarmVille game creator and mobile gaming company Zynga for $12.7 billion, marking it one of the largest acquisitions in the video game industry. In an announcement, Take-Two said the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement, under […]
Would you buy shoes or houses that don’t exist? If yes, how much would you be willing to pay? Now imagine if you have to sell these products in the metaverse for millions of dollars. That’s exactly what one NFT tech […]
The Omicron variant continues to spread around the world and has been reported to be three to six times as infectious as previous variants. Unlike earlier variants like Delta, Omicron has proven to cause mild symptoms and fewer hospitalizations. However, the […]
The era of the Internet is upon us and the metaverse is here to change the internet as we know it. Unless you’ve been living in a cave, the ‘metaverse’ is now the latest buzzword in technology and among the […]
In just a few years, Solana has grown to become the fastest blockchain in the world. Solana is also the fastest-growing ecosystem in cryptocurrency, with over 400 projects spanning decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), Web3, and more. Now Serum, the underlying protocol […]
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most lethal cancer in the U.S. and Europe, but also the most preventable with early detection providing survival rates above 90%. Annual testing costs per patient are minimal, especially when compared to late-stage treatments […]
The augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) worlds have come of age. Thanks to these technologies, many online shoppers now prefer to preview products to see what they look like in real life before they make the purchase. Now […]
The New York Times Company is buying sports site The Athletic for $550 million in an all-cash deal. The acquisition will enable The Times to diversify its media business into online sports and increase its readers’ subscriptions as the newspaper […]
With cybersecurity breaches at a record high, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced last August 2021 the tech giant will invest $10 billion in cybersecurity over the next five years. As part of the multi-billion investment, Google announced yesterday it has acquired Israeli […]
Last year, Israel’s tech sector raised a record $25.4 billion in 2021. During the same 12 months, 33 tech startups also joined the unicorn club. Now Israeli tech startups are off to a great start as Tel Aviv-based venture capital […]
Southwest Airlines is known for its affordable and low-priced fares and unmatched profitability in the industry. According to the information on its website, the company has been profitable for 38 years in a row. Now, one startup wants to give Southwest […]
2021 was a great year for cryptocurrency investors around the world as the frenzy for bitcoin and other crypto-assets reached new highs. However, crypto investors are not the only winners. Crypto scammers also had a blockbuster year with a windfall […]
France’s data privacy watchdog CNIL has fined Alphabet’s Google €150 million ($169 million) and Facebook €60 ($68,000) million for violating EU privacy rules by making it difficult for French internet users to refuse online trackers known as cookies. According to the information […]
On January 3, Mercedes-Benz AG launched its Vision EQXX concept car, setting the technical tone for the marque’s next-generation production electric vehicles (EVs). Vision EQXX is the company’s most efficient electric vehicle ever built. German automaker presented the car earlier this week […]
The global market for Aquaculture is estimated at $180 billion and is expected to reach $245.2 billion by 2027. However, fish farms around the world face major risks from environmental including climate change, antibiotic overuse, and ocean pollution. To address these problems, […]
Goldman Sachs is the most prestigious and investment bank in the world. The Wall Street giant is also the most popular bank in Silicon Valley especially among tech startups planning to companies public. For decades, there has been a revolving door […]
After two years of difficulty, the hospitality industry is slowly coming back to life again. As economies around the world rebound from the shock of the covid pandemic, investors are cautiously optimistic as they look for the next big winners […]
Back in October 2021, we wrote about Our Next Energy (ONE), after the EV battery startup emerged from stealth mode with $25 million in Series A funding led by German automaker BMW and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. ONE develops advanced battery storage solutions […]
Gains Network, the creator of the next-generation decentralized leveraged trading platform gTrade, has applied for $750,000 in financing from the Polygon DeFi in order to hit the next two major milestones on its roadmap. Gains Network has unlocked an initial […]
China and Russia have teamed up to set up a moon base by the year 2027, eight years earlier than originally planned, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported. The joint unmanned moon base, called the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), is […]
