WhatsApp is currently experiencing a global outage. According to multiple reports, mobile and web WhatsApp users said the app is not ‘connecting’ when they try to send messages. Issues have been reported across the world, including Europe, US, India, Pakistan and […]
The Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) has fined Google €600,000 for failure to comply European rules on a person’s “right to be forgotten” online. The fine, which is the highest fine ever imposed by the Belgian authority, came after Google rejected […]
We have more good news on multiple fronts in the race to develop vaccine against the deadly coronavirus. According to a posting published Tuesday on ClinicalTrials.gov, biotech company Moderna will begin its late-stage trial testing a potential vaccine to prevent […]
Today, millions of American patients still struggle to get timely access to on-demand healthcare specialists. This results in poor outcomes and higher cost of care, impacting everyone across the healthcare spectrum. With non-emergency, proactive care and elective procedures being canceled […]
Another day, another billion dollars investment in technology startups. Today, Indian e-commerce startup Flipkart announced it has raised $1.2 billion in funding led by majority owner Walmart Inc as India emerges from the Covid-19 crisis. The new funding will help Flipkart to better compete with […]
We covered Citadel Defense back in March after the AI-powered drone startup expanded its manufacturing capabilities to support production of up to 50 Titan systems a month as drone attacks escalate. Citadel Defense is a counter-drone (C-UAS) technology company that builds industry-leading drone mitigation […]
Security is all about timing. All the security technology in the world is designed to either prevent something bad from happening or tell you when something suspicious is happening. For many organizations, this has led to technology sprawl, multiple dashboards […]
We covered Paige back in April after the New York City-based artificial intelligence startup secured $5 million Series B funding from Goldman Sachs to transform the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Paige builds software to advance diagnosis, treatment and biomarker discovery for […]
In recent weeks, there’s a nationwide campaign in the United States for everyone to wear masks or face coverings in public places. Even though there’s no conclusive scientific evidence that masks or face coverings provide perfect protection against coronavirus, there […]
We’ve written extensively about malaria drug hydroxychloroquine since March of this year. The sudden rise in hydroxychloroquine popularity came after President Trump touted the drug as a potential “game-changer.” Hydroxychloroquine spiked by 367% from March 9 to March 19, but […]
The last time we wrote about UiPath was back in March 2018 when the enterprise robotic process automation startup raised $153 million to accelerate its product roadmap. Since then, the New York-based startup has grown exponentially and expanded its service offerings. […]
Tesla is now the 10th biggest US company by market value. The electric company reached a major milestone last week when its market cap climbed $250 billion. Tesla jumps more than 15% to reach $1,756.26 following a growing speculation that the company will […]
Aiming to boost its market share in automotive and 5G chipmaking, semiconductor maker Analog Devices announced on Monday it would buy rival Maxim Integrated Products Inc for about $21 billion in the largest U.S. deal this year, according to a […]
Hong Kong has been making headlines this past week after the Chinese unanimously passed a national-security law that prohibits any Hong Kong citizen or resident from acts of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces to endanger national security. […]
On Friday morning we wrote about Amazon after the e-commerce giant told its employees to delete TikTok from their mobile devices, citing security risks. However, on Friday afternoon, the company told several media outlets that the email was “sent in error” and […]
With the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns delivering hard blows to the hospitality and food & beverage industries across the United Arab Emirates (UAE), lack of staff is evident within a variety of venues as businesses struggle to rake in […]
Last Friday, pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences shared more good news about the effectiveness of its COVID-19 treatment drug remdesivir. According to new clinical trial results published on Friday, the drug maker says new analysis of its antiviral drug remdesivir suggests a 62% cut […]
The most famous equation in all of science is Einstein’s E = mc2. The equation is derived by the twentieth-century physicist Albert Einstein, in which E represents units of energy, m represents units of mass, and c2 is the speed of […]
The last time we wrote about CureVac was back in April when the Tübingen, Germany-based biopharmaceutical startup company was thrust into the spotlight for following the announcement it was developing mRNA vaccine against coronavirus. Then in June, CureVac received regulatory clearance to start […]
The days of “if you build it, they will come” are over. Back in January, we wrote about Quibi after the mobile-first video streaming service startup raised $400 million for its mobile-first video streaming service built for millennials. At the […]
