The wildfires are again raging in the state of California. However, this time is different. This year’s fire season began in a perfect storm of smoke from the blazes, a scorching heatwave, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As expected, the Centers […]
The New York Times Company is investing in the future of speech-to-text technology in its latest undisclosed funding round with Trint, a London-based tech startup and provider of an AI speech-to-text platform for transcription and content production. Trint is the […]
Early this year, we told you about Tesla’s plans to buy cobalt from Glencore for its Shanghai Car Factory. The deal was to help Tesla avoid a supply squeeze on the key battery metal and it is the latest sign that […]
Buckle up, people. We’re in for a bumpy ride. That’s the new warning coming from the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci. During a round table discussion at Harvard Medical School on Thursday, Dr. Fauci warns the U.S. needs […]
As coronavirus spread around the country in April, millions of Americans lost their jobs and many were forced to file for unemployment benefits. For the most part, big technology companies were largely insulated from the pandemic. However, that did not […]
We live in an age where buying used cars online is easier than ever. Buying used cars online is a cheaper alternative to traditional dealerships, as it excludes many costs that are charged by traditional car dealers, and savings are […]
Recursion, a Salt Lake City-based biotech startup using artificial intelligence technology for drug discovery, today announced that it has raised $239 million in equity financing to advance technology-enabled drug discovery platform and pipeline. The oversubscribed financing, which brings the total funding for the 7-year-old […]
As competition grows and China’s economy slows, China’s search giant Baidu has lost more ground to its bigger online rivals Alibaba and Tencent. Over the past few years, Baidu has been trying to expand into new areas from driverless cars to health […]
While everyone’s busy talking about Tesla’s dominance in China, it turns out Tesla Model 3 isn’t Chinese’s top selling electric vehicle (EV)– it’s a GM vehicle. Wuling Hong Guang is a mini EV developed by a General Motors’ local Chinese joint […]
As a critical first step to achieve its goals to accelerate safe and sustainable lunar exploration, NASA today announced it is looking to pay companies to collect dirt or rocks on the Moon within the next four years. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine made […]
Sharpen Technologies, an Indianapolis, Indiana-based tech startup, and developer of a cloud-native platform for contact center agents, today announced it has raised $12 million in capital growth funding. The round, which brings the total amount raised by Sharpen to over $40 million, […]
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) announced today that its employees and the company have donated approximately $3.5 million in aid to assist communities and colleagues impacted by COVID-19. Across various efforts throughout the nation, SAIC and employees have supported […]
While most people are blaming the Chinese government for the spread of coronavirus around the world, the United Nations says China is not to blame. According to the United Nations, the coronavirus pandemic was caused by millennia of patriarchy, and we all […]
The global pandemic has accelerated the shift to remote work as many U.S. businesses give teams the freedom and space to choose where they work from, ensuring safety while also improving quality of life and operational costs. Without the need […]
Many young people face significant barriers, especially when it comes to secondary education, which is crucial for employment, well-being, and citizenship. Ongoing support and investment in education, such as funding of learning supplies and establishing measures for inclusion or removing […]
Progress, an enterprise software provider, today announced plans to acquire Seattle-based software automation platform Chef for $220 million in cash. Progress said the acquisition will help the company to extend its product offerings in DevOps and DevSecOps with market-leading infrastructure automation. The […]
AstraZeneca has put on hold the late-stage (phase three) trials of its vaccine to investigate a “potentially unexplained illness” in one of the participants, the pharmaceutical giant announced yesterday. The vaccine, which is currently being developed in collaboration with the […]
The last time we wrote about Xometry was back in July when the Maryland-based On-demand manufacturing marketplace startup launched a 2D technical drawings marketplace. Xometry is changing the way you order custom parts with custom manufacturing on-demand services for 3D printing, CNC […]
Grand Rounds, a San Francisco-based digital healthtech startup that provides quality care and clinical navigation by partnering with more than 130 companies, today announced it has secured a $175 million round led by investment funds affiliated with global investment firm The Carlyle […]
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have been especially badly affected by the events of 2020, making the new release by business management app vcita particularly timely. Announced last week, Packages is a service that enables SMBs to better highlight, bundle, […]
