Last year, we wrote several stories about Libra, a digital currency created by Facebook with a mission of launching a simple global currency and financial infrastructure that empowers billions of people. Libra uses cryptography and powered by Blockchain, a method of protecting information, […]
Twitter is refusing to delete a tweet from President Trump about Joe Scarborough. In a decision that will test Twitter’s policy specifically carved-out for world leaders, Twitter is refusing to bow to pressure opponents of the President. The tweet was about […]
The last time we wrote about Bolt was back in March 2018 when the startup was called Taxify. It later rebranded as Bolt to expand its transport options beyond private cars. Bolt is an Estonia-based transportation platform that currently operates its ride-hailing […]
1961: First human in space 1969: First human on the moon 2000: First human long-term stay aboard the ISS 2020: First SpaceX flight with humans on-board Tomorrow (May 27) a new chapter of human space exploration begins. Last week, we […]
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, online ordering was on the rise in the restaurant industry. Experts had projected the online food delivery industry to reach $200 billion by 2025. Current circumstances have only accelerated this growth with a continued increase in […]
Fundbox, a Silicon Valley-based fintech startup and a B2B payment and credit network that transforms how funding flows, today announced it announced a fresh equity investment from MUFG Innovation Partners Co., Ltd., the corporate venture capital arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial […]
It’s year 2020 and farmers worldwide still spray their fields uniformly using a chemical-intensive treatment, without distinguishing between the crop, the bare soil, and the weeds. This market failure results not only in a significant economic loss to the farmers, […]
Yesterday, we told you about coronvirus model from Neil Ferguson’s team at Imperial College London that gathered a lot of attention in March. Back then, the team estimated that around 1% of infections of COVID-19 would ultimately result in 2.2 […]
Happy Memorial Day Holiday! As coronavirus overwhelms the health care system, people with other illnesses are struggling to find treatment. The fight against coronavirus has shifted attention away from patients suffering from cardiovascular disease and other chronic and life threatening diseases. According […]
On March 12, we wrote an article titled, “Coronavirus Panic: What the media is not telling you even if COVID-19 mortality rate is 3.4%.” The story was written in response to mainstream media fear and mongering during the early months […]
Following several weeks of coronavirus lockdown, the number of new confirmed novel coronavirus cases in the U.S. has steadily declined in the last three days. Now, there could potentially be even more good news. According to a new predictive model developed by a team […]
Bonac, a Fukuoka, Japan-based biotechnology startup that specializes in research and development of nucleic acid medicines, announced today that it is partnering with Fukuoka prefectural local authorities in an effort to develop a drug to treat COVID-19 using its RNA technology. Under an agreement struck […]
We’ve been following Gilead’s Remdesivir for over two months now. In April, Remdesivir’s study was touted by Dr. Anthony as a smashing success. The stock market soared after the news. But, it didn’t take more than 24 hours before medical […]
Getting venture capital companies (VCs) to invest in your business can be hard. Proving that your business has the potential for growth and getting the right valuation is just the tip of the iceberg. Each stage of every round of […]
Coronavirus has claimed over 90,000 precious lives in the United States and another 200,000 more lives around the world. The deadly virus has caused significant damage to the US economy. So far, the federal government has spent more than $6 trillion […]
On Wednesday, we told you about JP Morgan Study that showed coronavirus infection rates have declined (not increased) in states where lockdowns have ended. However, government health officials have been telling the nation that coronavirus lockdowns are critical to controlling […]
Since March, we’ve been telling you about hydroxychloroquine, the malaria drug that has now turned to be the most controversial drug in America. Although there is anecdotal evidence that coronavirus patients and health workers benefited from the hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and […]
Chief, a New York City-based social network startup and the only organization designed for women seated at or around the table, announced today it has closed $15 million in new funding to accelerate growth and meet demand in new cities, and […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci expressed cautious optimism on Friday about the possibility that a Coronavirus vaccine may be available by the end of this year or early next year. In an interview with NPR on Friday, the White House’s top infectious disease […]
With more than 100 experimental vaccines against Covid-10 currently being developed worldwide, Oxford University researchers continue to make progress in various phases of its vaccine trial program. The first phase of the trial which began in April, involves 1,000 healthy adults […]