DOKU is Indonesia’s largest and one of the fastest-growing online payments providers in Asia. DOKU enables e-Commerce merchants to accept a wide range of online payment options, from credit cards to emerging payment types. Today, DOKU announced it has raised $32 million […]
While the U.S. federal government has been busy spending billions of dollars on vaccine development and getting coronavirus vaccines to as many residents as possible, an Israeli scientist now says Covid-19 could be treated for as little as $1/day. A new […]
The internet has forever changed the world and our ways of life. In the early 1990s when computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. Who would have thought back then that the internet would account for 30 percent […]
The edge is an essential layer of the manufacturing technology stack. Machines on the factory floor collect vast amounts of raw data from various sources using numerous protocols, which all need to be processed quickly to gain actionable insight. By […]
Pico, a New York-based startup that provides technology services for the global financial markets around the world, announced today it is going public in a SPAC deal with Cohen’s FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp. According to the agreement between the two companies, the merger […]
On Sunday, Jack Dorsey’s Square announced it is acquiring Australian fintech startup Afterpay for $29 billion. It’s a huge validation for the fast-growing “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) market that many are saying is poised to disrupt the $8 trillion US credit card […]
Most of us don’t comply with the CDC-recommended minimum amount of time to wash our hands. Now, e-commerce giant Amazon just unveiled a smart soap dispenser with a 20-second timer that also works with Alexa. The $54.99 dispenser, which is now available on […]
Authored by Edward Snowden via “Continuing Ed” substack, “Just as we cannot trust governments to decide what can and cannot be said, we must not empower them to determine the things we can or cannot install.” Last month, we wrote […]
Late last year, Facebook acquired customer relationship management (CRM) startup Kustomer.com for $1 billion. As we reported back then, Facebook said that Kustomer.com will continue to own the data that comes from interactions with their customers. However, Facebook said it […]
SPACs have been dominating the IPO scene in recent months but they are not the only ones making the waves. It’s been a busy year for electric vehicle (EV) IPOs as well. Just last month, at least three EV tech startups […]
Last year, carbon dioxide emissions rose to 2.4 million pounds per second. All the world’s nations combined pumped nearly 38.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the air from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil, according […]
Marvell Technology, a Broadcom rival and one of the leading companies in infrastructure semiconductor solutions, on Tuesday announced it has agreed to acquire chip startup Innovium in a $1.1 billion all-stock deal aimed at bolstering Marvell’s share of networking chips […]
Festo is a German industrial control and automation tech startup based in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. The company develops and markets pneumatic and electrical automation technology solutions for factories. Founded 1985 by Albert Fezer and Gottlieb Stoll, FESTO offers pneumatic drives, servo-pneumatic positioning […]
A little over a year ago, we wrote about Zoom after a team of cybersecurity researchers at the University of Toronto-based Citizen Lab found that the Zoom app sent user data and encryption keys to China. “This report examines encryption in the […]
UC Berkeley SkyDeck, the global startup accelerator of the University of California at Berkeley, has opened the application period for its upcoming Batch 13 program for startups. Around 20 accepted startups will receive $105,000 funding along with other benefits. Applications for […]
As you may recall, we covered Bolt back in May after the Uber rival and European ride-hailing startup launched a car-sharing service in Europe called Bolt Drive. Just like ZipCar and Drivy, the new car-sharing service enables customers to rent a car […]
In recent years, the frequency and severity of cyberattacks against the world’s critical infrastructure, particularly pipelines, electric & power grid, oil & gas, and manufacturing verticals, has increased exponentially. That’s why one startup makes its mission to protect and provide an […]
Back in April 2020, we wrote about Germany’s largest newspaper BILD after it condemned China for endangering the world and also for being the world’s “greatest export of coronavirus.” With a circulation of currently about 1.37 million copies daily, the BILD newspaper […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced yesterday in its recent report that the high viral load in vaccinated people infected during the recent outbreak in Massachusetts demonstrated that “vaccinated people with breakthrough infections can spread the Delta variant” […]
The Kindred Group has made a name for itself as a leading iGaming operator, which includes 9 of the biggest names including Unibet, Maria Casino, and 32Red. As the company expands its online presence and branding, Kindred Group announced it […]
