Toward the end of last month, we wrote about Parler after its CEO John Matze said he was ‘confident’ the platform will return back fully by month’s end after series of positive developments. With January behind us, everyone is wondering […]
Crush Capital announced that it has raised $3.25 million in Seed funding to democratize initial public offerings (IPO) and bring IPO investing to everyday Americans through pioneering streaming series “Going Public.” The oversubscribed round was backed by renowned VC Arlan […]
With the arrival of vaccines to combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus, millions of companies are preparing to return back to their office. Just in time when people start going back to the office, video conferencing company Zoom said Tuesday […]
After writing over 5,000 news stories about technology startups, we have found that entrepreneurship is definitely is not for the faint of heart, especially in this fast-paced, hyper-competitive environment dominated by tech giants like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and others. At […]
Recruitment is a tricky profession. Hiring the best talent is not limited to the traditional hiring practices based upon the best resume with reliable references. One golden nugget that has been lost over time is the sense of fit. The […]
What’s going in the beverage market space? And why is everyone interested in the alcohol and wine business all of a sudden? Yesterday, we told you about Uber after the ride-sharing company made a foray its first into the alcohol […]
There is a massive data shortage caused by data privacy laws that are limiting the effectiveness of the development and training of AI/ML models. According to the Gartner Hype Cycle for Privacy released July 2020, authored by Bernard Woo and Bart […]
While Google may be killing it in the search space, the search giant is not doing so well in other areas. Its cloud unit is bleeding money. In the earnings announcement yesterday, Google revealed that its cloud business lost $5.61 billion […]
Valon, formerly known as Peach Street, is a New York-based real-estate startup and tech-enabled residential mortgage servicer with a mission of improving the homeownership experience through technology. Today, Valon announced it has closed a $50 million Series A financing to accelerate growth […]
You can now order alcohol via Uber. Today, Uber announced it is acquiring Boston, MA-based alcohol-delivery service startup Drizly for $1.1 billion in stock and cash. The deal is expected to close within the first half of 2021. Following the completion […]
Amazon announced today that Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO and “transition” to the role of executive chair in Q3 2021, who after 27 years at the helm of the retailer he founder, is ending an era at Amazon. […]
In recent years, the sales of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars have skyrocketed partly due to the success and popularity of companies like Tesla. In 2019, electric cars accounted for 2.6% of global car sales and about 1% of […]
Two weeks ago, we wrote about Tesla after US regulators asked Tesla to recall 158,000 Model S and Model X vehicles over media control unit failures. Now, Tesla announced today it has voluntarily recalled 134,951 Model S and Model X vehicles […]
Time flies! Last month, Wikipedia, the online free-content encyclopedia project helping to create a world in which everyone can freely share the sum of all knowledge, turned 20 years. The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects. Now, […]
Decentralized database Bluzelle is launching its first developer grant program, focused largely on the creation of censorship-resistant applications. As part of the grant program, $500,000 of funding will initially be available for blockchain and software developers to build creative products on […]
Back in August 2020, we wrote about Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine after the Russian scientists said they have completed the clinical trials of a vaccine against covid-19. The phase clinical trials of the Russian vaccine were completed in less than two months […]
Back in December, we featured Divvy Homes in our list of the ten most successful tech startups of 2020. Divvy is a real estate tech startup addressing the housing affordability crisis across the U.S. with a flexible homeownership model for hard-working […]
The last time we wrote about UiPath was back in July 2020 when the New York-based tech startup raised $225 million in a Series E funding. Today, UiPath announced it has closed another $750 million Series F funding round at a post-money valuation […]
Amid the ongoing GameStop controversy and the upcoming SpaceX launches, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is taking a break from Twitter, perhaps to focus on his business. After a busy few weeks responding to the GameStop controversy and throwing his support around Reddit […]
Last week, it was the electric-vehicle startup Faraday Future. This week, another tech startup is joining the SPAC craze. Astra, a San Francisco, California-based rocket launch startup that provides satellite delivery service and launch service, announced Tuesday it is going public through […]
