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Former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen changes her tune on the roles of the US Central Bank in regulating cryptocurrencies
Nickie Louise Posted On January 22, 2021


In October 2014, Janet Yellen was appointed to replace Ben Bernanke as chair of the Federal Reserve. Her nomination came at a time when the discussion about regulating Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies was a hot button issue. Then after three […]


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Today in history: Apple Macintosh becomes the first commercial computer to popularize computer mouse and graphical user interface on Jan. 22, 1984
Nickie Louise Posted On January 22, 2021


Thirty-seven years ago today, the world was introduced to the Apple Macintosh personal computer with a one-minute advertisement that ran during Super Bowl XVIII. On January 22, 1984, Apple introduced the first commercial computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user […]


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Privacy
Does a VPN really provide digital safety?
Nickie Louise Posted On January 22, 2021


With millions of people concerned about their privacy over the Internet, internet users are abandoning popular browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge in favor of privacy-focused browsers like DuckDuckGo and Brave. However, the browser alone doesn’t offer you the […]


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Crosslink launches $350M fund to back early-stage startup founders
Nickie Louise Posted On January 22, 2021


Crosslink, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that invests in ambitious early-stage founders, announced it has closed $350 million for its ninth flagship venture capital fund, Crosslink Ventures IX. The new fund, which was oversubscribed, includes support from both new and existing investors. […]


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Energy  / Environment  / Environment  / Featured
Elon Musk is donating $100 million towards a prize for best carbon capture technology; a key effort to fight climate change
Nickie Louise Posted On January 21, 2021


The impacts of climate change are global in scope, unprecedented in scale, and can no longer be denied. We can see the impacts of climate change all around. Some of the major impacts include increased heat, drought, insect outbreaks, increased […]


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Health
WHO releases new tightened guidelines regarding the diagnostic criteria for COVID-19. PCR positive no longer means you have COVID-19. You need a second test to confirm you have the virus
Nickie Louise Posted On January 21, 2021


Yesterday, The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new set of tightened guidelines and diagnostic criteria for detecting COVID-19 on the same day the 46th President of the United States was sworn in. The new guidelines may impact how healthcare […]


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Top tech startup news for today, January 21, 2021: General Aeronautics, Cisco, Amazon, Tesla, Quantifind, and Parler
Nickie Louise Posted On January 21, 2021


Good afternoon! Below is a list of the top tech startup news for today, the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century. Sorry, we missed yesterday’s top stories. Former Cisco CEO John Chambers says his startups are leaving […]


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Parler app to return by the end of January even after it loses bid in court to have service restored by Amazon
Nickie Louise Posted On January 21, 2021


In a minor setback to the free speech social app Parler, a federal judge on Thursday rejected its demand that Amazon.com restore its web hosting services. However, Parler CEO John Matze said he is ‘confident’ the platform will return back fully […]


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Tech companies, founders, and executives are moving out of Silicon Valley to Texas in an exodus sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic
Nickie Louise Posted On January 21, 2021


Back in May, we wrote about tech companies moving out of California to Austin, Texas due to the state’s lockdown rules and poor handling of the stay-at-home order. A couple of months later, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Tesla headquarters […]


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Quantifind, an AI startup founded by two atomic physicists, secures $22M in funding to use data science to help automate financial crimes investigations
Nickie Louise Posted On January 21, 2021


Quantifind, a Silicon Valley-based startup that provides AI solutions for anti-money laundering and fraud detection, today announced it has closed a $22 million funding to accelerate its pursuit of a growing market for automated financial crime and risk investigation. Founded in […]


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New York-based GlassesUSA.com raises $45M funding to disrupt the $147 billion global eyewear industry
Nickie Louise Posted On January 21, 2021


The global eyewear market, which is made up of spectacles, contact lenses, sunglasses, and other eyewear products, was estimated to be valued at $147.60 billion in 2020, according to data from research firm GrandViewResearch. One startup disrupting this space is […]


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India-based UAV startup General Aeronautics lands nearly $1M in pre-Series A funding for precision agriculture drones
Nickie Louise Posted On January 21, 2021


General Aeronautics (GA), a Bangalore, India-based UAV startup that specializes in drones for precision agriculture, today announced it has raised nearly $1 million (INR 65 million) in pre-Series A financing led by Mela Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, GA also […]


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Bitcoin rollercoaster ride continues as the world’s most popular cryptocurrency lost 10% of its value in 2 days
Nickie Louise Posted On January 21, 2021


Imagine you had $42,000 in your bank account. Then you checked back a week later only to find out you’ve lost about 25 percent of its value. What would you do? That’s the case with bitcoin, the world’s most popular […]


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Software
How to find the right PHP developer for your startup project
Nickie Louise Posted On January 20, 2021


While Python is widely popular among AI and data science tech startups, PHP continues to be the language of choice for web development. PHP stands for Hypertext Preprocessor. PHP is a scripting language mainly used for the server-side development of simple, […]


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Netflix-for-finance-learning startup Finance Unlocked raises $2.39 million for its video learning platform for the finance industry
Nickie Louise Posted On January 20, 2021


Finance Unlocked, a London-England-based EdTech platform used by top banks, asset managers, and law firms, today announced it has raised $2.39 million (£1.75 million) in funding from strategic angels including the managing partner of one of Europe’s largest SaaS VCs, Chairman of one […]


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Crypto startup Wintermute raises $20M Series B funding to create liquid markets on crypto exchanges and trading platforms
Nickie Louise Posted On January 20, 2021


Wintermute, a London, England-based global crypto market maker focused on proprietary trading and an algorithmic liquidity provider for digital assets, today announced it has closed a $20 million Series B round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners (“Lightspeed”) with participation from Pantera Capital. […]


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Ari Stiegler: Startups are rethinking the SaaS space
Nickie Louise Posted On January 20, 2021


The ways Americans consume content have shifted drastically over the last five years. Network television, downloadable music, and now even movie theaters have all given way to streaming subscription services. These trends track closely with younger generations’ consumption preferences, which […]


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Intel chairman launches a new SPAC with $750 million in funding to acquire a health-tech startup company
Nickie Louise Posted On January 20, 2021


Blank-check companies (or SPACs) are one of the hottest themes on Wall Street these days and rich investors are eager to jump right in and get their own piece of the pie. SPACs are formed with the intention of acquiring or merging […]


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Alibaba founder Jack Ma appears for the first time after weeks out of the spotlight
Nickie Louise Posted On January 20, 2021


In the first week of January, we wrote about Jack Ma after the absence of Alibaba’s founder from the public eye sparked social media speculations. CNBC was first the first media outlet to report at the time that Ma was just laying […]


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Startups  / Technology News
How Employee Training Influences and Supports the Continuity of Growing Enterprises
Nickie Louise Posted On January 20, 2021


The emerging trends in the new normal are encouraging enterprises to adopt new paradigms in managing talent and human resources. For one, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its opinions on what constitutes compensable employee training time. Businesses are […]


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