Back in June, we wrote about Watergen, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based tech that makes safe drinking water out of the air while building bridges in the Middle East across nations with different cultures, religions, and ideologies. According to the United Nations, […]
This week, the CDC released a study that finds that vaccine offers better protection than natural immunity. According to the study, “in a new MMWR examining more than 7,000 people across 9 states who were hospitalized with COVID-like illness, CDC […]
In July, electric vehicle startup Rivian announced it raised $2.5 billion in funding led by Amazon and Ford to bring electric pickup trucks and delivery vans to market. With the success of Tesla, Rivian is now one of the dozens […]
Since the pandemic began over 18 months ago, health experts have repeatedly said that we will achieve herd immunity when about 70% of the population is immune to SARS-CoV-2, either through vaccination or natural immunity by having Covid-19. Unfortunately after ten […]
Last week, more than 100 scientists, nuclear engineers, and others were being fired due to a vaccine mandate at Los Alamos National Laboratory. According to the report, dozens of top nuclear scientists with “highest security clearances in the nation” and […]
This is a busy week for big tech companies. It all started on Monday after rental car company Hertz announced it was buying 100,000 Tesla vehicles to build out its electric vehicle rental fleet in a deal valued at roughly $4 billion. Immediately […]
Musculoskeletal conditions are the leading contributor to disability for billions around the world, with low back pain being the single leading cause of disability in 160 countries. According to data from the World Health Organization, there are approximately 1.71 billion […]
On Thursday, August 2, 2018, Apple made history to become the world’s first company to reach a $1 trillion market cap after its shares hit the magic number of $207.05. To put this in perspective, Apple’s $1 trillion market cap […]
In a move that in some ways resembles Google’s big corporate re-brand to ‘Alphabet’ in 2015, yesterday, Facebook announced yesterday that it has changed its corporate name to Meta. The social giant unveiled the new identity 17 years after its inception. […]
This week, Elon Musk made another history after his electric car company Tesla becomes the first automaker to surpass the $1 trillion market capitalization. Musk’s net worth also soared by a $36 billion gain on Monday, pushing his net worth about […]
Just a week after we reported that Facebook was rebranding itself to Metaverse, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg just announced that the new company’s name is ‘Meta’. “Today we are seen as a social media company, but in our […]
As we reported yesterday, many countries are now turning back to coal as renewables fail to meet the increasing energy demands, causing skyrocketing electricity prices in Europe and blackouts in countries like China and Lebanon. Now, it appears the energy crisis […]
Ecommerce has gone global and businesses around the world are now competing for the same customers. Today, customer relationship and brand loyalty are now critical for any organization looking to retain existing customers and attract new ones. However, customer relationship […]
Over the years, SoftBank Group has primarily invested in unlisted technology startup companies. But that changed in September 2020 after the company announced that it has bought a $1.2 billion stake in e-commerce firm Amazon. With billions of dollars in the […]
Thanks to Tesla, the demand for electric vehicles (EVs) has increased in recent years as more consumers move away from cars and trucks with internal combustion engines (ICEs) to EVs. The soaring demand for EVs has also led to more pressure […]
Sugar tastes good but too much of it is also bad for your health. American adults consume an average of 77 grams (about 18 teaspoons) of sugar per day. This adds up to around 60 pounds of added sugar each year, […]
Last month, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pledged $1 billion to conservation efforts to help combat climate change. The pledge is part of the Bezos Earth Fund, a $10 billion fund he launched in February 2020 designed to invest in scientists, activists, and […]
Former US President Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” That’s the case with government planners and decision-makers responsible for developing and implementing the energy transition plan that moves us away from fossils to […]
We covered Paytm back in May when the Indian digital payments leader announced its plan to go public by November with a target valuation of around $25 billion to $30 billion. Back then, Paytm was aiming to raise about $3 billion (218 billion rupees) […]
mPharma, a Ghanaian health startup, announced today it has taken a controlling stake in another African tech startup Uganda’s Vine Pharmacy for an undisclosed amount, according to the news first reported by TechCrunch. The acquisition also marks the 8-year-old mPharma entry […]
