We wrote about DiDi Chuxing yesterday before the Chinese ride-sharing startup made its official debut at the New York Stock Exchange. As we reported, instead of the planned 288 million shares, DiDi sold 316.8 million American Depository Shares (ADS) at $14 apiece, […]
ION Energy, a Mumbai, India-based energy-tech startup said today it has raised $3.6 million in Pre-Series A funding to grow its team and invest in product development and expand the software business in North America and Europe. Backers in this round […]
After 17 months of the Covid-19 pandemic, many who have been homebound for over a year want to go about their normal lives. However, just when you thought it was safe to finally toss your masks in the trash and […]
Remember Robinhood, an online broker and free-trading app that restricted thousands of retail investors from trading Dogecoin back in April? The company’s past always is now catching up with the founders. Today, U.S. financial regulator, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), has […]
Having a solid credit history is key to building future financial health. However, for many people, the hardest part about building a credit history is getting access to it in the first place. Enter Kikoff, a San Fracisco-based fintech startup […]
Over the past three decades, the price of lithium-ion batteries has declined by 97 percent. For example, a battery with a capacity of one kilowatt-hour that used to cost $7, 500 in 1991, fell as low as $181 in 2018. […]
As competition in the app space heats up, tech giants like Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft are providing new incentives to attract more app developers to their app stores. Today, Shopify, a subscription-based software platform that allows anyone to set up an […]
Onboarding new hires has always been a critical step in converting new hires into long-term employees, which in turn increases employee engagement and retention rates. Unlike bigger companies, however, several studies have shown that most small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) […]
Chinese ride-hailing startup and Uber competitor, DiDi Chuxing, has been aiming to go public since April of 2018. The day finally came today when the unicorn startup raised $4.4 billion in its U.S. IPO, pricing it at the top of its […]
Dr. Robert Malone is the inventor of mRNA vaccines (and DNA vaccines) used in coronavirus vaccines manufactured by pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna. Dr. Malone invented mRNA vaccines while he was at the Salk Institute in 1987 and 1988. During […]
In 2019, French President Macron announced a €5 billion investment to boost homegrown tech startups in France. The €5 billion pledge was made part of the commitment to support Macron’s push to nurture France’s fledgling startups into a cohort of highly valued heavyweights. […]
Smartless, the podcast hosted by three friends Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes, has been acquired by Amazon and Wondery (a podcast network owned by Amazon Music), according to a report from Deadline. Even though the exact amount of […]
GENIUS NY, the world’s largest accelerator competition for unmanned systems and a business accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden, announced 13 teams as semi-finalists in the competition’s fifth round. The companies, which are developing innovations in unmanned aircraft systems […]
Just when some thought they are done wearing masks and social distancing, Los Angeles residents woke up to a new announcement from The Los Angeles County health agency suggesting that all residents wear masks—regardless of vaccination status—due to the so-called “Delta” […]
Recent studies of medical errors have estimated that medication errors may account for as many as 251,000 deaths annually in the United States (U.S)., making medical errors the third leading cause of death, according to a 2017 report from the National […]
Back in March, SpaceX filed with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to build a 469-ft tall steel launch tower for its Starship rocket in Texas that will catch the super-heavy booster when landing. A month later, Elon Musk later shared the catching system […]
Duolingo started out in 2009 as a free app to help people of all backgrounds learn new languages. We last wrote about Duolingo in 2019 when the language learning app had 300 million registered users worldwide. Two years later, Duolingo is the most popular […]
Earlier this month, El Salvador made a dramatic move to make bitcoin a legal tender, making it the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender alongside the United States dollar. The announcement came after Congress approved President […]
On July 11, 2011, Facebook became the first website to top one trillion page views per month, leading some financial analysts to speculate that Facebook could be the first one-trillion company. But that title was taken by Apple when its shares hit […]
New Program Will Support Entrepreneurial Training for Scientists and Accelerate Deep Decarbonization Program Supports Governor Cuomo’s Goal of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions 85 Percent by 2050 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced more than $9 million is available to establish the Carbontech […]
