With hundreds of social apps out there, you may be wondering why we need another one. The reason is that people are always looking for the in-thing, something new and different. In addition, some people are tired of crowded social […]
Do you think your online postings are anonymous? Think again! Even with VPN, anonymity is no guarantee in online postings, especially if the government requests the owner of the site to provide information about an individual or group of people. In recent […]
Early this month, we told you about tech giant Google after more than 200 of its employees came together to form a union known as the Alphabet Workers Union. In a New York Times op-ed by two employees, Parul Koul and Chewy Shaw, […]
Cellvie is a Zurich, Switzerland-based biotech startup pioneering Therapeutic Mitochondria Transfer, a novel treatment approach aimed at the cellular energy metabolism. The company is deriving medicines from cells, leveraging one of the cornerstones of evolution: mitochondria. Today, the Harvard University […]
Honeywell announced today it has received new funding from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to create the next generation of inertial sensor technology that will one day be used in both commercial and defense navigation applications. Recently, […]
In less than 10 years, Tesla has revolutionized the electric car industry by creating premium electric vehicles with a great ownership experience. Just the gold rush of the 1800s, old and new carmakers are now jumping on the bandwagon. Global carmakers […]
Last week, we wrote about Intel chairman Omar Ishrak after he announced the launch of his new blank-check company with $750 million in funding. Now, another well-known digital ad company is joining the SPAC craze. Today, digital ad startup Taboola announced Monday that it […]
AirAsia food is a Malaysia super app launched in May 2020 to help support local and small food and beverage businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. With restaurants only allowed to offer take-out services, AirAsia food’s riders continue to do their part in […]
Bit.com, the secure and high-performance derivatives exchange by Matrixport, will be launching Bitcoin Cash (BCH) perpetual swaps and options. BCH options trading will go live on 01 Feb 2021, following the launch of BCH perpetual swaps on 20 Jan 2021. […]
SAP and Microsoft announced Friday they have reached a partnership agreement to integrate Microsoft Teams with SAP’s intelligent suite of solutions. The two companies also formalized an extensive expansion of an existing strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of SAP […]
Just when you thought the discussion about the origin of coronavirus was going away, now Jamie Metzl, a World Health Organization (WHO) adviser, is breaking his silence over the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Metzl was appointed in 2019 to the WHO expert advisory committee […]
Happy weekend! 2020 was a difficult year for all of us. With people spending more time working from home, reading great books could offer a lot of help in these trying times. We could learn from history and how people before […]
After a year in which the coronavirus pandemic changed our ways of life, a big question that is often asked is, how is COVID-19 severity going to change in the years ahead? Now, we may have the answer to this […]
The German city of Ulm, which is about 75 miles west of Munich, has just unveiled futuristic insulated sleep pods for its homeless citizens on cold winter nights. Dubbed ‘Ulmer Nest,’ the pods are equipped with solar panels and placed in parks […]
Fossil Fuels are Dead, Long Live Fossil Fuels. For many years, environmentalists have been talking about the death of fossil fuels. However, with new carbon capture and sequestration technologies, fossil fuels could be part of the zero-carbon solution. Yesterday, Elon Musk […]
In October 2014, Janet Yellen was appointed to replace Ben Bernanke as chair of the Federal Reserve. Her nomination came at a time when the discussion about regulating Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies was a hot button issue. Then after three […]
Thirty-seven years ago today, the world was introduced to the Apple Macintosh personal computer with a one-minute advertisement that ran during Super Bowl XVIII. On January 22, 1984, Apple introduced the first commercial computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user […]
With millions of people concerned about their privacy over the Internet, internet users are abandoning popular browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge in favor of privacy-focused browsers like DuckDuckGo and Brave. However, the browser alone doesn’t offer you the […]
Crosslink, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that invests in ambitious early-stage founders, announced it has closed $350 million for its ninth flagship venture capital fund, Crosslink Ventures IX. The new fund, which was oversubscribed, includes support from both new and existing investors. […]
The impacts of climate change are global in scope, unprecedented in scale, and can no longer be denied. We can see the impacts of climate change all around. Some of the major impacts include increased heat, drought, insect outbreaks, increased […]