From 2011 to 2020, there were an average of 62,805 wildfires annually and an average of 7.5 million acres impacted annually in the United States, according to wildfire statistics from the Congressional Research Services (CRS). Data also showed that in 2020, […]
The highly-anticipated Pfizer’s safety and efficacy study of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is finally out. After six months of monitoring over 45,000 patients, the study found that there were 15 deaths in the vaccine group and 14 deaths in the unvaccinated […]
In 2020, nearly 20,000 people were murdered by guns, and another 40,000 were injured. The number does not include the approximately 24,000 suicides by gun in 2020. In other words, guns are involved in 75 percent of all murders and […]
Most of us don’t comply with the CDC-recommended minimum amount of time to wash our hands. Now, e-commerce giant Amazon just unveiled a smart soap dispenser with a 20-second timer that also works with Alexa. The $54.99 dispenser, which is now available on […]
Authored by Edward Snowden via “Continuing Ed” substack, “Just as we cannot trust governments to decide what can and cannot be said, we must not empower them to determine the things we can or cannot install.” Last month, we wrote […]
Late last year, Facebook acquired customer relationship management (CRM) startup Kustomer.com for $1 billion. As we reported back then, Facebook said that Kustomer.com will continue to own the data that comes from interactions with their customers. However, Facebook said it […]
SPACs have been dominating the IPO scene in recent months but they are not the only ones making the waves. It’s been a busy year for electric vehicle (EV) IPOs as well. Just last month, at least three EV tech startups […]
Last year, carbon dioxide emissions rose to 2.4 million pounds per second. All the world’s nations combined pumped nearly 38.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the air from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil, according […]
Marvell Technology, a Broadcom rival and one of the leading companies in infrastructure semiconductor solutions, on Tuesday announced it has agreed to acquire chip startup Innovium in a $1.1 billion all-stock deal aimed at bolstering Marvell’s share of networking chips […]
After more than seven years of helping modern software teams work collaboratively and ship quickly, Clubhouse.io announced it is changing its name to Shortcut. The announcement came after users start confusing Clubhouse.io with the popular social audio app Clubhouse. In a blog post, […]
Festo is a German industrial control and automation tech startup based in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. The company develops and markets pneumatic and electrical automation technology solutions for factories. Founded 1985 by Albert Fezer and Gottlieb Stoll, FESTO offers pneumatic drives, servo-pneumatic positioning […]
A little over a year ago, we wrote about Zoom after a team of cybersecurity researchers at the University of Toronto-based Citizen Lab found that the Zoom app sent user data and encryption keys to China. “This report examines encryption in the […]
UC Berkeley SkyDeck, the global startup accelerator of the University of California at Berkeley, has opened the application period for its upcoming Batch 13 program for startups. Around 20 accepted startups will receive $105,000 funding along with other benefits. Applications for […]
As you may recall, we covered Bolt back in May after the Uber rival and European ride-hailing startup launched a car-sharing service in Europe called Bolt Drive. Just like ZipCar and Drivy, the new car-sharing service enables customers to rent a car […]
Last week, we wrote about Edward Snowden after the former NSA whistleblower warned about the risk and the danger posed by the mobile devices we use today. Snowden noted that smartphones have become the most “the most dangerous item” we possess. Snowden […]
In recent years, the frequency and severity of cyberattacks against the world’s critical infrastructure, particularly pipelines, electric & power grid, oil & gas, and manufacturing verticals, has increased exponentially. That’s why one startup makes its mission to protect and provide an […]
Jack Dorsey’s payments company Square announced it has acquired Australian buy now pay later (BNPL) fintech company Afterpay for $29 billion. In an announcement on Sunday, AfterPay said Square has agreed to acquire all of the issued shares in Afterpay by way […]
Back in April 2020, we wrote about Germany’s largest newspaper BILD after it condemned China for endangering the world and also for being the world’s “greatest export of coronavirus.” With a circulation of currently about 1.37 million copies daily, the BILD newspaper […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced yesterday in its recent report that the high viral load in vaccinated people infected during the recent outbreak in Massachusetts demonstrated that “vaccinated people with breakthrough infections can spread the Delta variant” […]
The Kindred Group has made a name for itself as a leading iGaming operator, which includes 9 of the biggest names including Unibet, Maria Casino, and 32Red. As the company expands its online presence and branding, Kindred Group announced it […]
