Cogito, a Boston, MA-based tech startup that enhances the emotional intelligence of phone professionals by applying behavioral science through artificial intelligence, today announced it has raised $25 million in funding to accelerate the development of new capabilities that enhance the performance of the […]
Over the past few years, several state governments have deregulated the electricity provider industry, allowing homeowners the right to choose who provides their electricity. Today, residents in 14 states can choose among 50+ electricity providers and plans to find one […]
Apple announced today that it will cut its App Store commission rate to 15% for small app makers and software developers with less than $1 million in annual net sales on its platform. Dubbed as App Store Small Business Program, the tech giant says […]
Bitcoin is on fire. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency defies gravity and surges past $18,000 for the first time since December 2017. Bitcoin broke the $18,000 level and rose about 8.6% higher Wednesday morning at $18,172, breaching a level it hasn’t […]
Some types of games have been online for a long time now, with roulette, blackjack, and poker some of the long-established online games. More recently, they have been joined on the internet by the likes of mahjong, andar bahar, Monopoly, […]
We covered WiBotic back in July when the Seattle-based tech startup partners with Ubiquity Robotics to offer wireless charging for Magni Robot. The partnership makes it possible for Magni users to program the robot to navigate to a charging station where […]
Amicus.io, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based fintech company that enables non-profit organizations to turn their supporters into advocates and fundraisers, today announced that it has raised $8.7M in series B funding from mission-driven investors in philanthropic and banking sectors hailing from the US […]
Today’s connectivity and compute constructs are based on legacy networks that are largely closed and monolithic. As new sets of devices (robotics, drones, autonomous vehicles, etc.) enter the network, coupling reliable connectivity and AI compute at the edge becomes essential. […]
In the early nineties, Microsoft used its monopoly power to kill small innovative tech companies. Microsoft is not alone. IBM and other Big Tech like Google and Facebook did the same. VisiCalc was the first electronic spreadsheet developed by a small […]
We wrote about ChargePoint back in September after the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network filed to go public at a $2.4 billion valuation. Today, ChargePoint announced it is partnering with Apple to integrate a wide range of EV charging information […]
PingCAP, a Beijing, China-based tech startup and the team behind TiDB, the open-source, cloud-native, distributed SQL database, announced today that it has closed $270 million in Series D funding. The funding was jointly led by GGV Capital, Access Technology Ventures, Anatole […]
We wrote about Airbnb back in May after the vacation rental marketplace cut 25% of its workforce in the latest round of coronavirus-related layoffs affecting the tech industry. “Today, I must confirm that we are reducing the size of the Airbnb […]
90% of information transmitted to the human brain is visual, and the brain can identify images seen for as little as 13 milliseconds, according to research conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). With a rapid rise in demand for […]
InterVenn Biosciences, a Redwood City, California-based biotech startup announced today it has raised $34 million in Series B funding to commercialize the diagnostic for ovarian cancer and to also accelerate development efforts for the immuno-oncology treatment response and colorectal cancer indications. The […]
Back in February, we wrote about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos after he launched Earth Fund, a $10 billion fund designed to invest in scientists, activists, and other organizations to combat the effects of climate change and help preserve and protect […]
Start Codon, a Cambridge, England-based life science and healthcare business accelerator, today announced it has closed $20 million (£15 million) in funding for its Start Codon Fund I LP (the “Fund”). Start Codon leverages its unique resources of the Cambridge Cluster to […]
Meta: Will we see some major breakthroughs in tech in the next 10 years? Let’s take a closer look at some of the places where we might see big tech breakthroughs soon. We are constantly seeing new areas in tech […]
ShowPay, a global cryptocurrency payment system powered by BitcoinSV, today announced it has raised a $1.5 million angel round of funding to build MetaID, a global ID based on blockchain. The round is led by Jinghe Investment, a subsidiary of China Lantian Corporation, with […]
In a vaccine trial that Moderna believes would give the world more hope to end the coronavirus pandemic, the biotech company announced this morning that its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a […]
Last week, we wrote about SoftBank after the Japanese giant led a $250 million investment in Germany’s e-scooter rental startup Tier Mobility. That was its first foray into the $18.6 billion electric scooter market. Now, SoftBank is back at investing […]
