Last week, Facebook changed its corporate name to Meta. As part of the announcement, Mark Zuckerberg said the new name reflects the company’s work invested in the metaverse, rather than its namesake social media service. Zuckerberg also revealed that the company plans to […]
Just last week, Crypto.com, a crypto exchange that lets you buy, sell and pay with crypto, became the third most downloaded app in the United States Apple App Store. This week, Crypto reaches a new milestone becoming the #1 most downloaded app […]
Fraud and money laundering, already a critical challenge to all digital transactions, have been on the rise due to the global instability brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Investigations such as the Pandora Papers have also reignited concerns on AML compliance and […]
Decentralized service protocol, Automata Network rolls out its mainnet alongside a $20 million ecosystem incentive program aiming at boosting the development growth in the future. In a statement released on Monday, Automata Network confirmed the successful launch of its mainnet […]
In 2019, an estimated 80,500 cases of bladder cancer were diagnosed in the United States, representing 4.6% of all cancer diagnoses (greater than the global average), according to a report from NIH. This makes bladder cancer the sixth most common […]
Back in June, we wrote about Watergen, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based tech that makes safe drinking water out of the air while building bridges in the Middle East across nations with different cultures, religions, and ideologies. According to the United Nations, […]
In July, electric vehicle startup Rivian announced it raised $2.5 billion in funding led by Amazon and Ford to bring electric pickup trucks and delivery vans to market. With the success of Tesla, Rivian is now one of the dozens […]
On Thursday, August 2, 2018, Apple made history to become the world’s first company to reach a $1 trillion market cap after its shares hit the magic number of $207.05. To put this in perspective, Apple’s $1 trillion market cap […]
In a move that in some ways resembles Google’s big corporate re-brand to ‘Alphabet’ in 2015, yesterday, Facebook announced yesterday that it has changed its corporate name to Meta. The social giant unveiled the new identity 17 years after its inception. […]
Sugar tastes good but too much of it is also bad for your health. American adults consume an average of 77 grams (about 18 teaspoons) of sugar per day. This adds up to around 60 pounds of added sugar each year, […]
Last month, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pledged $1 billion to conservation efforts to help combat climate change. The pledge is part of the Bezos Earth Fund, a $10 billion fund he launched in February 2020 designed to invest in scientists, activists, and […]
We covered ClickUp late last year after the San Diego-based task management software startup raised $100 million in Series B funding to replace other workplace apps across an organization. Since then, the company has grown exponentially. Its platform is now used by […]
Over the past five years, Didi has been dominating the car-sharing market in China. Then in 2019, something changed–a dozen of companies including internet firms and three major automakers decided to launch a challenger to take on Didi. And that was […]
We all love our pets. However, the cost of pet care has skyrocketed in recent years. Ranging from food to veterinary care, Americans spend about $99 billion a year on all things pet, according to the data from The American Pet […]
Over the past few years, advancement in transportation technology has primarily been in the areas of ground and sky transportation such as electric bikes, electric cars, high-speed trains, flying cars, and hoverboards. Is there a better way? Enter Hoverbike, a drone-like […]
In July 2019, we wrote about Amazon after the retail giant submitted its application to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC ) for permission to launch over 3,000 broadband internet satellites for its ‘Project Kuiper’ initiative. Project Kuiper consists of 3,236 satellites […]
The last few years have seen an unprecedented amount of attention fall on social injustice. From the George Floyd protests to the growing support of universal basic income in the US, the country — the world, really — has never […]
In September, a Russian official warned that ISS could suffer “irreparable” failures due to outdated equipment and hardware. Then on October 15, a Russian spacecraft pushed the International Space Station (ISS) out of position, causing astronauts to go into emergency mode. Although the […]
The world is never short of great and impactful ideas. However, once in a while technology startups come up with strange ideas that sound like something out of a sci-fi movie. One of those outlandish ideas is a metallic orb developed […]
Flying cars, also called eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) vehicles, have gained a lot of interest from automakers and startups in recent months. Just last week, Israeli eVTOL startup AIR unveiled a flying vehicle that also transforms into a […]
