Gilead Sciences, the maker of coronavirus drug remdesivir, today announced it has reached a deal to acquire cancer drugmaker Immunomedics for $21 billion. According to the announcement, the offer will be funded through about $15 billion in cash on hand […]
Have you ever wondered about the tech stack or the underlying technologies and tools behind popular tech companies? In this infographic, we would show the technologies used by 5 popular tech companies. A tech stack is defined as the set of […]
In early August, we wrote about Chinese virologist Dr. Li-Meng Yan after she claimed that coronavirus was derived from the Zhoushan bat virus. In a live stream interview with the YouTube channel G-Translator on August 5, Dr. Yan Li-Meng alleged that coronavirus […]
Theranos was a privately-held health technology startup company that is now arguably the largest biomedical fraud in U.S. history. The Silicon Valley-based startup was founded in 2003. Initially, Theranos was touted as a breakthrough technology company, with claims of having devised […]
Wink is an Internet of Things (IoT) tech startup and provider of a smart home platform that brings hundreds of products from major brands together into the easy-to-use hub via its Wink mobile app. The Wink Hub allows your diverse collection of […]
Back in June, we wrote about NS8 after the fraud prevention startup raised $123 million Series A funding to provide online fraud detection and prevention for small-and-medium-sized businesses. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and AXA Venture Partners […]
Have you ever wondered how potential asteroids have not hit our planet? We earthlings might have the giant planet that is 10 times larger than the Earth to thank for our very existence. It turns out that Jupiter may be more than just an […]
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 […]