Over the past two decades, cloud computing continues to gain popularity as organizations and software buyers are turning to the cloud marketplaces for third-party software purchases. Since then, the cloud has revolutionized the ways software is bought by allowing users […]
AppDirect is a San Francisco-based tech startup and a provider of a subscription commerce platform for monetizing and managing digital customer relationships. We covered the company back in September 2020 after it raised $185 million in funding to fuel global expansion. One […]
As the Omnicron variant continues to spread around the world, the UK government has once again tightened its COVID restrictions, which further dealt a devastating blow to small charities at a pivotal time of year. That’s why one fintech startup […]
The world continues to adopt cryptocurrencies and their associated technologies. Questions on how cryptocurrencies solve problems industries face have surfaced. Change is occurring. Industries are going through massive shifts because of the changing times. The hospitality sector is one of […]
It’s been eight months since we last wrote about Parler, a free-speech social media platform focused on protecting users’ rights. A lot has changed since April when we last covered Parler. Now, the social media platform is expanding into Non-fungible tokens (NFTs). […]
Ekos, a Charlotte North Carolina-based tech startup that provides business management software for craft beverage makers, has raised a $21 million Series B funding to accelerate innovation, grow its existing platform and forge industry-leading partnerships. The round was led by growth equity firm […]
As you may recall last week, we reported that Tesla CEO Elon Musk faces over $15 billion in taxes this year. This morning, Musk now confirmed the exact amount of tax he owed Uncle Sam, which may also include the […]
As of 2021, there are over half a million homeless people in the United States. The situation is even worse outside the United States. It is estimated that 150 million people are homeless worldwide. The latest 2015 data from Habitat for Humanity […]
Last year, we compiled a list of the world’s unicorn startups, private tech companies with valuations of $1 billion or more. A lot has changed since then. At the end of 2020, there were 500 unicorn startup companies. Fast forward […]
There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who are happy for someone else’s success and achievements and those who are resentful and jealous of others’ success. On January 7, 2021, Elon Musk surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become […]
On November 29, Jack Dorsey stepped down from his role as Twitter CEO. Just two days after the announcement, Dorsey’s payments company Square announced it was changing its corporate name to Block to reflect the company’s expansion beyond payments to […]
GoTo Group, a unicorn tech startup created in May as a result of a merger between Indonesia’s internet startups Gojek and Tokopedia, announced in November that it raised $1.3 billion in a pre-initial public offering (IPO) funding round. Now we’re getting some […]
If you think you have witnessed the biggest technological revolutions of your generation with the internet and smartphone, hang onto your keyboard because you’re about to have a wild ride. We are now entering the metaverse. Metaverse is the immersive […]
Infarm, a Berlin, Germany-based AgTech startup that grows food indoors in racks, announced today it has raised $200 million in Series D funding led by the Qatar Investment Authority, with participation from new and existing investors including Partners in Equity, Hanaco, […]
Globalization and a relatively stable government have led to a growing shift toward technology investments in Africa. In addition, the recent coronavirus pandemic and China’s repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang have led to a momentous shift in people’s attitudes toward China. […]
As you may recall back in September, we reported that Reddit was planning to go public and seeking to hire advisers for its U.S. IPO. The report followed a $700 million round in August at a valuation of more than $10 billion. […]
Just last week, we wrote about how Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates spent over $319 million on media outlets to promote his global agenda. Bill Gates is a busy man. When he’s not spending time on his Foundation that helps millions […]
In 2018, Jaron Lanier, who is considered the father of virtual reality, warned that social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are dopamine farms that reprogram people’s brains and change how they think and feel. Lanier further warned that spending too […]
It has been almost two years since we last covered Sysdig, a container security startup that enables companies to securely run cloud-native workloads in production. Back then, Sysdig raised $70 million in late-stage funding round to extend market presence. Since then, Sysdig has witnessed […]
Mixhalo, a San Francisco-based tech startup that delivers high-quality audio in real-time to attendees at live events, has closed $24 million Series B funding led by led by funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC (“Fortress”), with participation from other […]