Whether you like it or not, Google is tracking your every movement online. And it’s worse than we originally thought. Last month, we wrote about Big Tech Detective, a new browser extension that shows how Big Tech are invading your privacy […]
We covered SalesLoft back in January when Atlanta-based sales engagement startup raised $100 million to grow its sales engagement platform, pushing its valuation to $1.1 billion and a new member of the highly coveted unicorn club. The startup has seen increasing demand […]
As the prices of drones go down, companies and governments around the world are exploring how they can use drones to solve day-to-day problems. In Europe, for example, several startups like Quaternium, Drone Tools, and Manna Aero, and in the US and […]
It’s been a while since we heard from Vulcan Cyber, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based cybersecurity startup that helps enterprises quickly detect and fix vulnerabilities in their software stack and code. Since our last story, Vulcan has grown exponentially. In 2020 […]
SumUp, a London, England-based fintech startup and global payments service provider, has raised $895 million (€750 million) facility from Goldman Sachs, Temasek, Bain Capital Credit, Crestline, and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. SumUp will use the funding proceeds to […]
The grocery industry is facing one of the most transformative years in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. By 2025, digital grocery sales are projected to be 60% higher than pre-pandemic estimates. Yet the rising popularity of online grocery shopping, […]
Less than two weeks ago, Elon Musk’s partner Grimes made $5.8 million in just 20 minutes selling digital art (NFT). Now, Musk decides it’s time to jump into the game and cash in. This evening, Musk tweeted he’s selling a […]
The digital art market has exploded in recent weeks with a single piece of a non-fungible token (NFT) art sold at Christie’s Auction for a record-setting $69.3 million, making it the most expensive digital art ever sold. Since the beginning of […]
There are over 31 million people with Type 1 diabetes around the world. In the U.S. alone, approximately 1. 25 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes. By 2050, 5 million people are estimated to be diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. An […]
We wrote about Stripe when the digital payments behemoth acquired Nigeria’s fintech startup Paystack for over $200 million to expand its footprint in Africa. The startup continues to grow with no sign of slowing. Stripe now operates in 42 countries. Of this […]
Last week, we wrote about Deliveroo after the Amazon-backed food delivery startup posted a $309 million loss in 2020 ahead of the much-anticipated IPO. In a filing last week, Deliveroo provided details on its dual-class share structure, which will see the company […]
DNA, which stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, is the genetic code that determines all the characteristics of a living thing. The genome of every organism, be it bacteria, virus, potato, human, is made up of DNA. Each organism has a unique DNA sequence that […]
Last July, NASA successfully launched the Mars Perseverance rover into space. After traveling for 203 days and 300 million miles at the speed of about 24,600 miles per hour, NASA Perseverance Rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021. Today, the […]
It’s been a while since we last featured the daily and weekly top tech startup news. We needed to catch our breath, and now we’re back in full force. Here’s your weekly tech news roundup for the week ending March 12, 2021. […]
If you have ever bought a home in the past, you know that closing a home sale still involves mountains of paperwork. The traditional home closing process is not only manually intensive but also time-consuming and error-prone with a bonus case of […]
FalconX, a Silicon Valley-based cryptocurrency brokerage and digital asset trading platform that uses data science to provide institutions with trading, credit, and clearing, announced it has secured a $50 million investment to scale its team and further expand its business lines to […]
The stranglehold that the big media outlets have on Americans is on the decline. Back in the summer of 2020, we wrote a piece about a survey from Pew Research which found that about a quarter (26%) of U.S. adults […]
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been dominating the headlines in recent months as everyone jumps on the crypto-collectibles and digital arts bandwagon. Although NFTs have been around for quite a while, the public is just beginning to understand the future potential especially […]
In late 2019, we shared the story of how a Harvard dropout created the largest e-commerce company in South Korea. Kim Beom-Seok, also known as Kim Bom, was born in Seoul, South Korea. He migrated to the US with his parent at the […]
Last week, we wrote about Elon Musk’s partner Grimes making $5.8 million in just 20 minutes after she sold her digital art (Non-fungible token) at auction. Just when you thought NFTs couldn’t get any crazier. This morning, Christie’s Auction announced it has sold […]
