Contrary to the reports that came out last week, South Korean carmakers Hyundai and Kia announced Monday they are not in talks with Apple to produce an Apple-branded autonomous electric vehicle. The two automakers made the announcement in regulatory filings on Monday. […]
Early this week, we wrote about Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine after scientists showed that the vaccine is 92% effective in fighting COVID-19. Scientists said the vaccine is “deemed to be safe – and offer complete protection against hospitalization and death.” The results […]
Creative workspace and accelerator Huckletree announces the opening of applications for its eighth cohort of the Alpha Programme, a 12-week pre-seed accelerator designed to turbocharge the launch and growth of the most exciting and impactful businesses in the UK and […]
Jack & Bry, a producer of plant-based meat alternatives, has secured £1.25 million in seed funding. The round was led by SFC Capital, with other backers including KM Capital, Rubix Ventures, and a number of high net worth private investors. […]
Happy Friday. As part of our weekly Today in History series, we look at a historical event that happens 50 years ago today. On February 5, 1971, Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell landed on the Moon for […]
In June 2020, we wrote a piece about Section 230 law after the U.S. Justice Department announced unveiled a plan to remove the Section 230 immunity that protects big tech companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Google’s YouTube from being sued […]
Deplatforming, also known as no-platforming, is a form of political activism or prior restraint by an individual, group, or organization with the goal of shutting down controversial speakers or speech or denying them access to a venue in which to […]
This is a guest post by Andy Thurling, NUAIR Chief Technology Officer. NUAIR (Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance, Inc.) is a New York-based nonprofit organization that provides expertise in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations, aeronautical research, safety management, and consulting […]
Venmo, a mobile payment service owned by PayPal, is under investigation by U.S. consumer watchdog for unauthorized fund transfers and collections processes, according to a report from Reuters. On Friday, PayPal Holdings Inc announced that it received a civil investigative demand from the […]
As part of Microsoft’s effort to reimagine the fragmented $300 billion employee experience platform market, Microsoft on Thursday unveils Viva, a suite of apps to help people become more informed and avoid burnout. Viva provides online learning materials, internal announcements, an encyclopedia of […]
Late last year, we featured the top unicorn startup companies of 2020. The list includes the top 500 unicorn startups with a valuation of $1 Billion or more. The top five unicorns on the list include industry leaders such as Bytedance at […]
Early this month, we wrote about Apple Car after Hyundai said it was in early talks with Apple to develop self-driving electric vehicles and batteries. After many years of speculation and rumors, it now seems that Apple is really serious about […]
We wrote about AUTO1 after the German used car marketplace startup raised $558 million from SoftBank to expand internationally and build direct car sales and financing opportunities for dealers. Today, AUTO1 makes its debut on Germany’s Frankfurt stock exchange. The shares of SoftBank-backed AUTO1 rallied 45% […]
Medical research is hard. As such, any tools to improve productivity and collaboration is welcomed by researchers and scientists. Flywheel is a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based health-tech startup that is transforming research productivity, collaboration, and reproducibility with a next-generation platform for imaging and machine […]
In 2019, we wrote about Careem after Uber acquired the Middle East ride-hailing startup for $3.1 billion. Uber completed the acquisition in January 2020 after completing various regulatory requirements. Careem later became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Uber, preserving its brand. […]
In a sign of the ongoing conflicts at Google over diversity and ethics, an engineering director and a software developer have resigned from the search giant over the firing of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru, according to Reuters, which first […]
That didn’t take long. Just a few days ago, Elon Musk said he was taking a break from Twitter, perhaps to focus on important things. “Off Twitter for a while,” Musk tweeted at 3:45 AM on February 2 without giving any […]
Just a few hours ago we wrote about the Parler to ask about the status of the free speech app after CEO John Matze said back in early January that he was ‘confident’ the platform will return back fully by […]
For whatever reasons, Americans are not eager to take the coronavirus vaccines. Even with millions of lives lost around the world, so far, less than 2% of Americans have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to data from […]
We live in strange times. What happened to hire Americans first before foreigners? Not so long ago, it was considered patriotic to always hire American citizens first before hiring people from other countries. Not anymore. According to court documents, The U.S. Department of […]
