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Reddit secretly files to go public at a $10 billion valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On December 16, 2021

As you may recall back in September, we reported that Reddit was planning to go public and seeking to hire advisers for its U.S. IPO. The report followed a $700 million round in August at a valuation of more than $10 billion. […]

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Bill Gates invests $10 million in this startup with only 7 employees, no customers, and zero revenue

Nickie Louise Posted On December 15, 2021

Just last week, we wrote about how Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates spent over $319 million on media outlets to promote his global agenda. Bill Gates is a busy man. When he’s not spending time on his Foundation that helps millions […]

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Boston-based EdTech startup Esme Learning secures an additional $15 million in funding to close out 2021

Daniel Levi Posted On December 15, 2021

In recent years, there is a significant growth in online learning as millions of people for opportunities to gain new skills. The arrival of the covid pandemic early last year further accelerated the need for online learning. In addition, rapid […]

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Instagram surpasses 2 billion monthly active users worldwide as users get addicted to dopamine-induced content

Nickie Louise Posted On December 15, 2021

In 2018, Jaron Lanier, who is considered the father of virtual reality, warned that social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are dopamine farms that reprogram people’s brains and change how they think and feel. Lanier further warned that spending too […]

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Cloud software tech startup Airtable raises a massive $735 million Series F funding at $11 billion valuation; adds Salesforce, Michael Dell as investors 

Daniel Levi Posted On December 14, 2021

Airtable, a cloud-based software tech startup that offers an online platform for creating and sharing relational databases, has raised a massive $735 million Series F funding round that nearly doubles its valuation to $11 billion from a year ago. AirTable joined the highly […]

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SpaceX launches a new program to take CO2 out of the atmosphere and turn it into rocket fuel

Nickie Louise Posted On December 13, 2021

With 84% of world energy usage still coming from fossil fuels, climate change has become a major issue facing the modern world. The world’s leading scientists estimate that we may need to remove as much as 6 gigatons of CO2 per […]

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Facebook’s parent company is behind the $60 million acquisition of the trademark assets of Meta name rights

Nickie Louise Posted On December 13, 2021

In October, Facebook changed its corporate name to ‘Meta’ to reflect its foray into the metaverse. In addition, CEO Mark Zuckerberg also revealed that the new company plans to spend $10 billion to transition from its much-criticized social network and related family […]

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Elon Musk: “I am against forcing people to be vaccinated, not something we should do in America”

Nickie Louise Posted On December 13, 2021

Earlier today, TIME magazine named Tesla CEO and the world’s richest person Elon Musk as their “Person of the Year 2021” In a statement, Time magazine’s editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal said, “For creating solutions to an existential crisis, for embodying the possibilities and the […]

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Climate tech startup Sensible Weather launches with $10 million in funding to de-risk weather for travelers

Daniel Levi Posted On December 13, 2021

Travelers have many things to worry about when traveling to their destinations. The situation is further compounded especially during the holiday seasons when millions of travelers are traveling to see friends and loved ones. However, one of the major concerns […]

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Techstars alum Punchlist lands $2 million in seed funding to change and improve the way creative work is done

Daniel Levi Posted On December 13, 2021

Atlanta-based tech startup Punchlist has raised $2 million in seed funding to save teams time by allowing creative companies to add feedback directly to websites, images, and pdfs in one place. The round was led by Overline and PJC, with participation from Meritech […]

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Israel’s tech sector raises a record $25.4 billion in 2021; 33 tech startups joined the unicorn club

Daniel Levi Posted On December 13, 2021

2021 has been a blockbuster year for technology startups around the world. From crypto, DeFi, health, NFT, and renewable energy, investors have poured a record $240 billion into promising and innovative technology startups as of September 30, dwarfing 2020’s full-year total […]

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Elon Musk named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year’

Nickie Louise Posted On December 13, 2021

Tesla CEO and the world’s richest person Elon Musk has been named Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2021. The announcement comes a year after Musk’s electric car company also becomes the most valuable carmaker in the world and over […]

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Pfizer buys rival drugmaker Arena Pharmaceuticals for $6.7 billion cash

Nickie Louise Posted On December 13, 2021

With billions in war chest from the sales of covid vaccines, pharma giant Pfizer announced on Monday it has agreed to buy rival drugmaker Arena Pharmaceuticals Pfizer for $6.7 billion cash or  $100 per share. Pfizer said it expects to finance the transaction with […]