There’s a popular saying that “when a product is free, you are the product.” For about two decades now, Facebook (now called Meta) has been making billions off the back of children and billions of people on its platforms. Facebook has now […]
On Wednesday, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said four covid vaccine doses may be needed sooner than expected to fight the Omicron variant. In an interview with CNBC’, Bourla said, “When we see real-world data, will determine if the omicron is well covered […]
Better.com CEO Vishal Garg, who recently got into a controversy after firing 900 employees over a Zoom call, is “taking time off effective immediately” from the company he founded five years ago. Garg is taking leave effective immediately, according to a […]
Late last month, MicroStrategy announced it bought 7,002 bitcoins for $414 million at an average price of about $59,187 per bitcoin. Now, the Virginia-based company has doubled down on its cryptocurrency investments by increasing its bitcoin reserve. In a Twitter post, Microstrategy founder […]
Mambu’s exponential growth has helped the company to nearly triple its valuation in less than six months. We covered Mambu back In January when the Berlin-based SaaS tech startup raised $134 million at a $2.09 billion valuation. Now the startup […]
Today, organizations struggle to keep up with changing infosec and privacy regulatory requirements from governments around the world. Some companies are unable to distribute and communicate information about compliance posture to their customers. And that’s where Laika comes in. The JP […]
Back in April, Apple launched its $29 coin-sized tracker AirTag to help people find lost things. The AirTag is a tracking device and an iPhone accessory that provides a private and secure way to easily track and locate your keys, wallet, luggage, […]
The ingenuity of technology startups never stops to amaze me. Who would have thought anyone would have built an app around WhatsApp, an instant messaging app owned by Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook)? However, when you look deeper into it, you realize it […]
As you may recall, just a few hours ago we told you about Pfizer after the pharmaceutical giant and its partner, BioNTech, said in a statement on Wednesday that three doses of their vaccine can “neutralize” the Omicron variant and provide a […]
In January, everyone was told to get one dose of vaccine to protect against the deadly covid-19. Then came the Delta variant, a more transmissible form of SARS-CoV-2 that started to spread around the middle of the year. Once again, we […]
The first iteration of the DYGYCON event is now in the book. DYGYCON is a virtual metaverse that connects you to blockchain projects. The event was organized by the creators of Splinterlands, the hit blockchain trading card game in which players really […]
Starly, a brand new launchpad and marketplace for gamified nonfungible token (NFT) collections, has closed $6.125 million in pre-IDO funding round to create a space for artists and collectors and deliver the ultimate experience for creators and their fans. With the rapidly expanding NFT […]
Tomorrow.io, a SaaS Weather intelligence platform that provides real-time weather forecasts, is going public through a merger with a blank-check firm Pine Technology Acquisition Corp in a deal worth nearly $1.2 billion, the two companies said on Tuesday. The deal is expected […]
Facebook continues to face an exodus of top engineers after former employee and whistleblower Haugen said Mark Zuckerberg should step down as CEO rather than rebranding to Meta. The latest example is four former Facebook engineers who left the social giant to […]
The best of Bitcoin & Ethereum is now together in one place. Phase One of the NEVM launch is complete! Our Bitcoin-secured Layer 1 for EVM smart contracts reached mainnet on block 1,317,500, December 6th, 2021. With this upgrade to […]
US Judge Doughty once said, “If boosters are needed six months after being “fully vaccinated,” then how good are the COVID-19 vaccines, and why is it necessary to mandate them?” This is a rational question the US government failed to […]
It was just last month that we wrote about Lucid Motors after the so-called Tesla killer made its public debut in July via a SPAC with Michael Klein’s blank-check acquisition firm that valued the company at $24 billion. By November, Lucid’s market […]
The highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) of Chinese AI facial recognition startup SenseTime is finally happening. After several false starts, SenseTime Group is looking to raise up to $767 million in its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), according to […]
A little over a year ago, we wrote a piece titled, “These 6 corporations control 90% of the media outlets in America and The illusion of choice and objectivity.” Today, these six corporations along with big tech companies, now control a majority […]
NSO Group is a cybersecurity tech startup you’ve probably never heard of. Founded about 12 years ago, the Tel Aviv, Israel-based NSO Group develops technology that helps government agencies prevent and investigate terrorism and crime to save thousands of lives around the globe. The […]
