In 2019, French President Macron announced a €5 billion investment to boost homegrown tech startups in France. The €5 billion pledge was made part of the commitment to support Macron’s push to nurture France’s fledgling startups into a cohort of highly valued heavyweights. […]
Smartless, the podcast hosted by three friends Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes, has been acquired by Amazon and Wondery (a podcast network owned by Amazon Music), according to a report from Deadline. Even though the exact amount of […]
Just when some thought they are done wearing masks and social distancing, Los Angeles residents woke up to a new announcement from The Los Angeles County health agency suggesting that all residents wear masks—regardless of vaccination status—due to the so-called “Delta” […]
Recent studies of medical errors have estimated that medication errors may account for as many as 251,000 deaths annually in the United States (U.S)., making medical errors the third leading cause of death, according to a 2017 report from the National […]
Duolingo started out in 2009 as a free app to help people of all backgrounds learn new languages. We last wrote about Duolingo in 2019 when the language learning app had 300 million registered users worldwide. Two years later, Duolingo is the most popular […]
The red-hot video gaming industry continues to grow with no sign of slowing down. However, we’re beginning to see some consolidation in the space as big players acquired smaller gaming companies. No sector of the market is consolidating faster or […]
For over a year now, we have been trying to shed more light on the issue of mental health and what some tech startups are doing to help organizations reverse the trend, especially among tech workers around the world. Zhang […]
And so it begins. After reports of hundreds who suffered rare heart inflammation following Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccines early this month, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added a warning about the risk of developing heart inflammation to […]
The past 15 months have forever changed the American way of life. And we have China and Former President Bill Clinton to thank for it. While Americans are busy talking about talking and debating about which gender-neutral pronouns to use, the Chinese […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS), a cloud-computing business of Amazon, announced Friday it has acquired Wickr, a secure and encrypted messaging platform used by government agencies and enterprises. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The announcement comes as part of […]
Happy Friday! Who would have thought anyone could build a multibillion-dollar business reselling sneakers? GOAT (“Greatest of All Time”) is a sneaker resale marketplace launched six years ago to let people easily buy and sell authentic, highly coveted, and general-release sneakers. Today, […]
Cryptocurrency continues to gain steam despite recent volatility in the price of bitcoin. Compared to a year ago, about 46 million Americans now own at least a share of Bitcoin — or about 17% of the adult population, according to estimates […]
Berkeley SkyDeck global accelerator is working with the Canadian Tech Accelerator to showcase eleven Canada-based early-stage startups. The startups will participate today in the Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) program’s first U.S. Demo Day. Eleven Canadian startups will participate today in the […]
Nium, a global payments platform redefining how consumers and businesses can send and receive funds around the world, announced the expansion of its global footprint and global payments network with the opening of an office in one of Europe’s biggest economies […]
As cryptocurrency becomes more mainstream, so are the threats faced by financial institutions and investors, and governments around the world. As such, government agencies are prioritizing threats like ransomware that abuse it, and cryptocurrency exchanges are seeking a competitive edge. […]
Bitcoin has taken some beating since its all-time high of $64,000 in April to a little to over $33,000 today. Now a group of fintech and tech leaders has launched “The ₿ Word,” a Bitcoin-focused initiative that aims to demystify […]
Sanity, a provider of a unified content platform that helps brands treat content as data for transformative digital experiences, announced today that it has raised $39 million in Series B funding led by the VC that bet early on Marketo, Canva, […]
Just last week we wrote about Andreessen Horowitz after the Silicon Valley venture capital firm’s foray into tech publishing with the launch of Future.com, a new tech platform that explores how technology is transforming our world—from crypto and biology to gaming and […]
Visa announced Thursday that it is acquiring Swedish financial tech startup Tink for $2.1 billion (1.8 billion euros) which includes cash and retention incentives. The deal will help bolster the payment giant’s digital ambitions. The announcement comes after Visa abandoned the bid to buy […]
When we thought we’re finally done with COVID-19, it turns out we’re not out of the woods quite yet. Today, Dr. David Nabarro, a special envoy on coronavirus for the World Health Organisation (WHO), said that social distancing and mask […]