As coronavirus epidemic claims over 5,000 lives around the world, tech giant Google is partnering with the U.S. government to develop a coronavirus website dedicated to COVID-19 education, prevention, and local resources nationwide. This includes best practices on prevention, links to […]
Two days ago, we published an article about Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, an MIT biologist, after he posted a tweet sharing his concerns about the the coronavirus and how the “fear mongering on coronavirus will go down as biggest fraud to manipulate […]
Last week, we published a story about a team of German researchers who claimed to have identified an existing drug with potential to treat coronavirus Covid-19. Now, U.S. scientists from Greffex, a Houston, Texas-based genetic engineering company said it has completed […]
Just three days ago, we wrote a story about Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates when his foundation, Gates Foundation, announced a partnership with Wellcome Trust and Mastercard to launch a $125 million Therapeutics Accelerator to combat coronavirus (COVID19) epidemic. Today, 64-year old […]
TIB Molbiol Syntheselabor GmbH is a technology company you probably never heard of. Since 1990, Tib Molbiol, a Berlin, Germany-based biotech company that has developed tests for ailments ranging from swine flu to SARS. The company has been providing custom synthesis of […]
Bitcoin investors have more to worry about beyond the ongoing coronavirus. The world’s most popular crypto currency went from a little over $8,000 to $4,290. This morning, Bitcoin price drops to $3,637 before it later rebounds above $5,200 within minutes. Bitcoin […]
Forty trillion dollars of physical oil and gas is traded annually and 3 – 5% of that value evaporates due to opaque and fragmented product quality data. Enter Validere, a provider of informatics platform that enables energy companies to realize efficiencies through […]
As of March 3, the coronavirus mortality rate is 3.4% according to an estimate by the WHO. However, the media is doing a good job at scaring people. Most people are panic, instead of preparing for the virus. Unfortunately fear-driven […]
Good morning! Below are the top tech startups news for today, Thursday, March 12, 2020. Bitcoin tumbles as cryptocurrencies suffer in market turmoil. The coronavirus is not sparing anyone. Not even Bitcoin. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency plummets to $6,206. The biggest […]
Even with available technologies out there, the current expense processing is still inefficient and cumbersome. Many companies still rely on a combination of hybrid or manual way to process their expenses. Experiencing this problem first hand, the founders of Expense Robot, […]
b.well Connected Health, a Baltimore, Maryland-based healthtech startup and a provider of platform designed to provide consumers a new front end to healthcare, has closed $16 million Series A investment to enhance patient experience and improve population health. The round, which brings […]
Just three months into the deadly disease, SARS-CoV-2 (also known as 2019-nCoV), the virus that causes COVID-19, has infected more than 120,000 people worldwide and caused more than 4,300 deaths—far more than the 2003 SARS outbreak caused by a genetically similar virus, […]
A team of Australian engineers from the University of New South Wales Sydney (UNSW) just make a major quantum computing breakthrough when they solved a problem that has stood for more than half a century. In a study published in Nature, a […]
This is TechStartups’ live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. The live updates information is based on data complied by Johns Hopkins University. This blog will be updated throughout […]
With Coronavirus casualties continue to rise around the world, many are already comparing the virus to the epidemic of 1918. Just as in 1918, we currently lack a vaccine or wonder drugs to cure the disease. People are panicking and […]
With coronavirus causing havoc around the world, Amazon announced today it’s offering extra time off with pay for employees diagnosed with the illness. The retail giant also launches a $25 million initial contribution fundfocused on supporting independent delivery service partners and […]
For the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on Wednesday as the novel coronavirus, which originated from Whuan China just three months ago, has rapidly spread to more than 121,000 people from Asia, the […]
Many have been downplaying the risk and the impact of the novel coronavirus by comparing it to seasonal flu. However, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the disease caused by the novel […]
Zheng Zhongwei, China director of the Science and Technology Development Centre of the National Health Commission (NHC) announced that the country is making progress and that a new coronovirus vaccine may be ready for emergency use next month. Zheng said that a […]
Good morning! Below are the top tech startups news for today, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Uber may suspend accounts of riders, drivers who test positive for coronavirus. Ride-hailing giant Uber notified riders and drivers that it may temporarily suspend the […]
