The Latin American country of El Salvador becomes the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender after Congress approved President Nayib Bukele’s proposal to embrace the world’s most popular cryptocurrency. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, who […]
It’s about three years since we last wrote about Blockdaemon, a New York City-based tech startup that facilitates and manages the deployment of nodes and payment rails for blockchain networks. At the time, Blockdaemon partnered with Citizens Reserve to help the startup quickly deploy nodes […]
Premier early-stage global startup accelerator K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) is looking for innovative technology entrepreneurs and startups to participate in the sixth installment of its yearly competition located in Pangyo Techno Valley, the Silicon Valley of South Korea. Open to […]
The story of Apple and its ambition to develop its own electric cars is not going away. Early this year, Hyundai said it was in early talks with Apple to develop self-driving electric vehicles and batteries, according to a report […]
The red-hot Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) market continues to grow with no sign of slowing down. are all the rage these days. In 2021 alone, there are 330 SPAC IPOs of the 463 IPOs, according to data from the […]
Last month, Colonial Pipeline surrendered to the Darkside hacker group after it paid nearly $5 million in ransom via an untraceable cryptocurrency, contrary to what the company first told the general public. Today, we have some good news. The U.S. law enforcement […]
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will fly on the first passenger flight of his space company Blue Origin on July 20, the billionaire announced Monday. “I want to go on this flight because it’s the thing I’ve wanted to do all my life,” […]
Today, with the rising cost of healthcare and drugs, patients continue to demand more transparent, affordable, and convenient pharmacy experiences and often turn to discount card solutions to meet their needs instead of their payer or PBM. Enter Truepill, a digital health […]
Reporting misconducts in the workplace have always been challenging to employees. Many fear losing their jobs due to retaliation from their bosses or the upper management. Now, one startup is changing that by fixing the way misconducts are reported in […]
Five years ago, the European Commission launched multiple investigations into Amazon, Google, and Microsoft business practices. As we reported in December 2020, Google was fined $120 million for placing tracking cookies on users’ computers in France without their permission. Today, The […]
It’s been more than a year since we last wrote about Flipkart, a Walmart-owned Indian e-commerce tech startup. In 2018, Walmart Inc. invested $16 billion for a majority stake in the company. Just at the beginning of the covid-19 crisis in February 2020, Walmart […]
Today, an estimated one-third of all the food produced in the world goes to waste. According to new UN research, an average of more than 900 million tons of food is thrown away every year. The Food Waste Index Report 2021 also […]
Getir, an Istanbul, Turkey-based tech startup that provides on-demand delivery services, has raised $550 million in a Series D investment round, pushing the company’s valuation to a whopping $7.5 billion. Getir was last privately valued at $2.6 billion in a May funding round. The […]
Back in February, we wrote about Bill Gates after the Microsoft co-founder and Amazon Jeff Bezos invested in nuclear fusion startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS). CFS is an MIT spinoff research company that focuses on bringing fusion energy technology to the market. Unlike […]
Outreach, a Seattle, Washington-based sales engagement platform, has just landed $200 million in Series G funding. The round was co-led by new investors, Premji Invest and STEADFAST Capital Ventures. To date, Outreach has raised a total of $489 million in funding. The […]
In the middle of last month, we reported that Twitter was planning to “Twitter Blue,” a subscription service priced at $2.99 per month to let you “undo tweets” and much more. Today, the social giant announced Thursday the launch of Twitter Blue, […]
Apple announced Wednesday that its App Store facilitated an estimated $643 billion in billings and sales in 2019, according to a new study commissioned by the tech giant. The sales figure marks a 24% jump from last year, as many consumers […]
U.S.-based cybersecurity firm FireEye announced Wednesday that it’s selling its products business, including the FireEye name, to a consortium led by private equity firm Symphony Technology Group for $1.2 billion in cash. The transaction is expected to close by the end […]
Cryptology Asset Group, a Malta-based crypto asset and venture investment firm, announced today that it’s investing $100 million over the next two years into crypto-related venture funds. In a statement, Cryptology said it plans to focus on first-time funds and emerging managers, […]
Yesterday, the Internet was ablaze after thousands of emails of Dr. Anthony Fauci were published online. The emails, which spanned from January to June 2020, were first obtained by The Washington Post and BuzzFeed News through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). […]
