In May 2019, U.S. federal officials finally revealed that roughly 12 metric tons of surplus plutonium is being stored at the Savannah River Site. The revelation puts an end to a nagging question that has long been the subject of […]
On August 20, Tesla closed above $2,000 for the first time valuing the company at $373.06 billion. 12 days earlier, Tesla announced a 5-for-1 stock split, which takes effect today. Today, Apple also announced its stock split. Apple split its stock 4-for-1, while […]
Amazon on Monday announced it has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate its fleet of Prime Air delivery drones. In an announcement on Monday, the FAA said the approval will give Amazon broad privileges to “safely […]
Air taxis are no longer the things you see in fiction movies. Welcome to the future of flying cars. Japan’s drone and robotic startup SkyDrive becomes the first company to demonstrate the first successful test flight of a flying car […]
Pyramid Biosciences, a Boston-based biotech startup developing new precision therapies focused on the modulation of cell surface receptors, today announced it has raised $28 million in funding to accelerate the growth of Pyramid Biosciences’ programs focused on novel tropomyosin receptor […]
We covered Expense Robot back in March after their seed-round-announcement when the Swiss fintech startup raised $1.79 million to automate expense and business credit card processing using AI. A lot has changed since then. In an email to TechStartup early this […]
It’s August, we’re more than halfway into the year. With coronavirus continuing to wreak havoc and disruption around the world, 2020 has been a year of chaos, pandemic, and uncertainties. But that does not mean that the technology sector remains standstill. […]
A little over a year ago, Elon Musk announced his new ambitious project called Neuralink that seeks to connect human brains to a computer. Neuralink is a product that can make anyone superhuman by connecting their brains to a computer. Musk […]
It’s on! As the battle rages on between Apple and Fortnite maker Epic Games, Apple announced just an hour ago that it has suspended the Epic Games’App Store account. Apple’s action follows a temporary restraining order on Monday evening, in which a […]
At the time when most college students are busy dividing their time between studying and partying, Ioanna Angelidaki and John Tsioris were busy working on their startup. The two Greek partners co-founded InstaShop, a hyperlocal grocery app, and an online marketplace for supermarkets, […]
Movano is a stealth mode San Francisco Bay Area digital health startup that transforms glucose monitoring with its non-invasive wearable technology. Today, Movano announced it has closed its bridge round at $12.5 million to expand both internal and external testing efforts. The capital will […]
The United States continues to dominate technology space. Thanks in part to the trillion-dollar tech club companies like Apple, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. Their dominance is reflected in their market capitalizations on Wall Street. According to a report released today by Bank […]
What once seemed like something out of a science fiction movie is becoming a reality. About four years ago, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk came up with the idea of a hyperloop and high-speed tunnel to address the traffic […]
According to a 2018 study by McKinsey, the market for ID verification-as-a-service will grow from $10 billion in 2017 to between $16 billion and $20 billion in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the trend toward social isolation and it […]
ACTO is a Toronto-based drug and medical device company that uses AI-powered mobile experiences and agency partnerships. ACTO helps to improve treatment access by disrupting how drugs and devices are commercialized globally. Today, ACTO announced it has closed $11.5 million Series […]
On July 1, Tesla passes Toyota to become the world’s most valuable automaker at a market capitalization of $206 billion. But not many people are happy with the company’s success. It turns out some state actors and foreign hackers are out […]
We wrote about Y Combinator (YC) back in June after the startup incubator relaunched its Startup School as a Continuous Program. Y Combinator is a startup incubator that provides funding for early-stage startups. Since its inception in 2005, over 2,000 companies have […]
Renewable energy generation is expected to account for more than half the world’s power supply by 2035, rising to 75% by mid-century. The cost of lithium-ion batteries has decreased quickly and markedly, enabling more enterprises and utilities to harness renewable […]
As the day goes by, the future of TikTok’s presence in the US is becoming more uncertain. With less than 20 days to go, Microsoft and other big tech companies are reportedly competing to buy the TikTok’s U.S. operations. Other bidders competing […]
It’s 2020, companies around the globe are still struggling to find the best candidates for their organizations. One of the startups helping to solve this problem is Pune, India-based Mocha Interview, a SaaS-based digital skills assessment solution platform that helps organizations assess, […]
