Today, with the rising cost of healthcare and drugs, patients continue to demand more transparent, affordable, and convenient pharmacy experiences and often turn to discount card solutions to meet their needs instead of their payer or PBM. Enter Truepill, a digital health […]
EmiSwap, a Dubai, UAE-based crypto tech startup, announced today it has closed $1.38 million in private funding for the world’s first community-governed decentralized exchange (DEX) with gamified NFT mechanics. The round was led by some of the major crypto leaders. Founded […]
Every few decades an unexpected development in semiconductor availability will arrive to have a wide-reaching negative effect on the technology market. The last time this occurred was in 2011, where the Japanese earthquake created a limited supply for parts in […]
Reporting misconducts in the workplace have always been challenging to employees. Many fear losing their jobs due to retaliation from their bosses or the upper management. Now, one startup is changing that by fixing the way misconducts are reported in […]
Five years ago, the European Commission launched multiple investigations into Amazon, Google, and Microsoft business practices. As we reported in December 2020, Google was fined $120 million for placing tracking cookies on users’ computers in France without their permission. Today, The […]
It’s been more than a year since we last wrote about Flipkart, a Walmart-owned Indian e-commerce tech startup. In 2018, Walmart Inc. invested $16 billion for a majority stake in the company. Just at the beginning of the covid-19 crisis in February 2020, Walmart […]
Last week, the internet was set ablaze after hundreds of pages of Dr. Fauci’s emails were released to the public. The emails, which The Washington Post described as “deadly serious,” were obtained by The Post and BuzzFeedNews through the Freedom of Information […]
Cryptocurrencies are gradually changing the landscape of financial markets by introducing a decentralized architecture. The past few years have seen a growing interest in the digital asset space, with both retail and institutions making a debut. While the adoption has […]
PlanetWatchers, a London, England-based crop monitoring startup that uses advanced machine learning to provide detailed insurance claims assessment, has closed $3.5 million in the Pre-A series funding round. The round was co-led by Seraphim Capital and Creative Ventures, a Deep Tech venture fund, […]
There’s an ongoing debate around the death of fossil fuels and how they contribute to global warming which eventually leads to climate change. Unknown to many, more than 6,000 products are estimated to be made from fossil fuels. Clothing is a […]
Four months ago, TikTok was caught harvesting and selling personal data of minor children without parents’ permission. The ByteDance-owned company later agreed to pay $92 million to settle the class-action lawsuits. The settlement, which lawyers in the case have called among […]
Thanks to hundreds of pages of Dr. Fauci’s emails released this week. A majority of Americans now believe that the coronavirus pandemic originated in the Wuhan Institute of Virology, according to the latest Economist/YouGov poll. Despite a massive and coordinated effort […]
Croptimistic Technology, a Saskatchewan, Canada-based AgTech startup announced today it has closed $3.5M in Series A investment from Forage Capital Partners (Forage) to complement an additional $1.7M in funding from the founders and institutional debt. Croptimistic is the company behind SWAT (Soil, water, […]
As big tech companies continue to censor free speech and de-platform many, some countries are now fighting back. Nigeria announced Friday that it had indefinitely suspended Twitter’s activities in the country, just two days after the social media giant removed […]
Over the last year, there has been an increase in the use of video conferencing tools as businesses and organizations use them to connect with remote workers, customers, and employees during the coronavirus pandemic period. Apart from the pandemic, many […]
Today, an estimated one-third of all the food produced in the world goes to waste. According to new UN research, an average of more than 900 million tons of food is thrown away every year. The Food Waste Index Report 2021 also […]
Getir, an Istanbul, Turkey-based tech startup that provides on-demand delivery services, has raised $550 million in a Series D investment round, pushing the company’s valuation to a whopping $7.5 billion. Getir was last privately valued at $2.6 billion in a May funding round. The […]
Back in February, we wrote about Bill Gates after the Microsoft co-founder and Amazon Jeff Bezos invested in nuclear fusion startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS). CFS is an MIT spinoff research company that focuses on bringing fusion energy technology to the market. Unlike […]
Outreach, a Seattle, Washington-based sales engagement platform, has just landed $200 million in Series G funding. The round was co-led by new investors, Premji Invest and STEADFAST Capital Ventures. To date, Outreach has raised a total of $489 million in funding. The […]
In the middle of last month, we reported that Twitter was planning to “Twitter Blue,” a subscription service priced at $2.99 per month to let you “undo tweets” and much more. Today, the social giant announced Thursday the launch of Twitter Blue, […]
