As COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreck havoc on companies and startups around the world, Sitata from Canada, a global health and safety platform offering live insights into disruptions around you, and Soundpays from Canada, a system that utilizes ultrasonic sound […]
Funds will provide immediate financial relief, sustained support and long-term investment to expand economic opportunity for Black and underrepresented minority businesses and communities PayPal today announced a $530 million commitment to support Black and minority-owned businesses and communities in the U.S., especially […]
Cloud Providers are changing the way enterprise software is bought and sold. As a result, software buyers are turning to the Cloud Marketplaces for third-party software purchases, allowing them to consolidate IT spend, simplify procurement, take advantage of committed spend […]
Today, Twitter admitted for the first time that China used nearly 200,000 fake accounts to influence politics. In blog post titled, “Disclosing networks of state-linked information operations we’ve removed,” China admitted that Chinese Communist Party has weaponized nearly 200,000 Twitter accounts to […]
In recent weeks, Headspace has filled the airwaves with ads about its guided meditation courses. With millions of people impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many Americans have lost their jobs and others are suffering from mental health. Founded a little […]
Yesterday, Amazon announced it has banned police from using its facial-recognition technology for a year to give Congress “enough time to implement appropriate rules.” Amazon went on to say it had advocated that governments put in place stronger regulations to govern the […]
From Amazon to Twitter, big tech companies continue to suppress free speech and censor people who disagree them. Instead of having open debates to discuss different opinions and encourage diverse views, the big tech companies have been working on overdrive […]
The number of individuals aged 65+ is projected to double from 703 million in 2019 to 1.5 billion globally by 2050. With this expected growth, Grand View Research predicts the home healthcare market will grow at a compound annual growth […]
OPORA, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based cybersecurity startup that brings to the private sector a ‘preemptive advantage’ over cyber criminals with its adversary threat protection solution, today announced a $7 million seed funding for for product development, sales, and marketing efforts. The round was […]
For the first time, Tesla eclipsed $1,000 per share valuing the company at $188 billion as of market close today. That means Tesla is now worth more than GM, Ford, Ferrari, BMW, Nissan, Mazda, Aston Martin, and Fiat Chrysler, which have combined worth of $181 billion. The surge […]
Late last month, we wrote about a study that showed there will not be a second wave of coronavirus. The predictive model developed by a team of scientists at the Singapore University of Technology Innovation Lab, predicted the US will be free […]
It’s been over four months since we last wrote about Daimler-backed car service startup RepairSmith. Back in January, RepairSmith acquired CarDash, a service-based startup with a shared mission to bring car owners convenient car repair and maintenance service. The Los Angeles-based […]
Amazon Lending, a subsidiary of Amazon, today unveils a credit line for U.S.-based small businesses. The new digital credit line will be offered in partnership with Goldman’s Marcus brand. U.S.-based merchants who sell on the e-commerce giant’s platform will soon be receiving […]
NS8, a Las Vegas-based cybersecurity startup focusing on online fraud detection and prevention for small-and-medium-sized businesses, today announced it has closed $123 million in venture funding to accelerate product development and expand its global reach with an increased focus on growing its […]
Early this year, we wrote about NextFlex, after the consortium announced $12M in funding to promote the adoption of Flexible Hybrid Electronics and development in the US advanced manufacturing industry. NextFlex is a consortium of companies, academic institutions, non-profits and state, local and […]
A little over a year ago, we wrote a story about how social media app TikTok is taking teens by storm and making Snap and Facebook nervous. TikTok was developed and owned by China-based company ByteDance. Originally released in 2014, the […]
Online casinos are hardly a new development in the world of digital entertainment, having dated back at least as far as 1996. As one of the oldest forms of online entertainment, outsiders might expect some degree of stagnation, but this […]
M1 Finance, a Chicago, IL-based fintech startup reinventing personal finance, today announced it has $33 million Series B funding round to accelerate growth. The round was led by Left Lane Capital, a New York-based growth equity firm focused on high-growth consumer internet and […]
We wrote about Policygenius back in January after the Brooklyn, New York-based insurtech startup closed $100 million in Series D funding to grow its online insurance marketplace. Since then, the company has been busy working behind the scene on a […]
Over the past two weeks, health experts have softened their stance on social distancing after thousands of protesters flood American cities to protest the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police. Over 1,000 health […]