When Jeff Bezos stepped down as Amazon’s CEO back in July, he promised to spend the rest of his time on passion projects like his space company Blue Origin, Washington Post, and philanthropic efforts. In an email to Amazon employees, whom […]
Over the past five years, the digital banking space has mostly been dominated by fintech startups and challenger banks that compete directly with the longer-established banks. Unlike the legacy banks, digital banks distinguish themselves by offering modern financial technology practices, such […]
Last Wednesday, SpaceX made history as Elon Musk’s space company sent the first all-civilian space crew into space on a 3-day mission. SpaceX became the first private company to send a full crew of four non-professional astronauts to fly to space. […]
It was almost a year ago that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak launched a new cryptocurrency startup called Efforce, to revolutionize the $250 billion energy efficiency market. Just like Apple, the company he co-founded 46 years ago changed our lives forever, the renowned […]
Avalanche, a new blockchain tech startup that promises to offer the industry’s fastest smart contracts, has raised $230 million in a token sale to institutional investors led by Polychain and Three Arrows Capital. Avalanche is a smart contract-enabled cryptocurrency that also supports the proof-of-stake blockchain. […]
Six months after the U.K. food delivery startup Deliveroo went public, Amazon announced yesterday its first major tie-up with the company since it invested in the company two years ago. As part of the partnership, Amazon said it will offer its […]
On May 30, 2020, NASA and SpaceX made history after Elon Musk space company carried two NASA astronauts into space from American soil after nearly a decade, making Space X the first commercial company to take humans into space. Last night, SpaceX […]
Popular video-game chat community app Discord has raised $500 million in new funding round five months after walking away from $10 billion sale talks with Microsoft. The deal values the company at about $15 billion according to a report from Bloomberg News but Discord […]
As the self-driving delivery service market heats up, Walmart, Ford, and Argo AI announced today they’re teaming up to launch an autonomous vehicle delivery service in Miami, Austin, and Washington, D.C. As part of the pilot, the last-mile delivery service will […]
In 2018, Quek Siu Rui, the 26-year-old founder of Singapore-based Carousell turned down a $100 million offer for the startup he founded six years earlier. As we reported back then, Rui was offered $100 million for his startup that makes […]
Chinese autonomous driving start-up DeepRoute.ai said today it has raised over $300 million in Series B funding to further research and development, expand its team, and scale automaker collaboration and fleet operation. The round was led by Alibaba Group, with participation from other investors […]
4D sensors have traditionally been the domain of high power, expensive military-grade radar or laser systems. Until now. Oculii is an Oregon-based developer of high-resolution imaging radars for autonomous systems. Backed by prominent Silicon Valley angel investors and VCs, Oculii is leveling the playing […]
We all love underdog stories, like in the biblical story of David versus Goliath. But this time, it is a story we’ve been following over the past year–the battle between Fortnite creator Epic Games and tech giant Apple. As you […]
Remember back in 2013 when Google launched Google Glass, a brand of smart glasses with an optical head-mounted display designed in the shape of a pair of glasses? At the time, they were slated as the next big thing in tech. Wearers […]
Advance.ai, a Singapore-based AI tech startup has raised $200 million in funding to scale up its operations and accelerate future expansion, according to an exclusive report from Reuters, citing two sources familiar with the matter. The new funding makes the startup one […]
Microsoft said Tuesday it has acquired Clipchamp, an Australia-based video-editing app startup used by over 17 million registered users worldwide. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The announcement comes just two weeks after Adobe acquired video collaboration tech startup Frame.io for […]
As you may recall back in April, we wrote about Bill Gates after he turned his $55 million vaccine investment in Pfizer’s partner, BioNTech, into over $550 million in just under two years. BioNtech is not the only vaccine maker […]
Just last month, Jack Dorsey’s payments company Square acquired Australian buy now pay later (BNPL) fintech company Afterpay for $29 billion. The acquisition brings together two of the fastest-growing global fintech companies to advance the shared mission of economic empowerment and financial […]
The NASA Perseverance Rover has succeeded in obtaining the Martian rock sample, which is only slightly thicker than a pencil. Photographs sent by the #Perseverance rover have since confirmed the presence of the rock inside its tube. The tube has been […]
Coinbase, Gemini, Kraken, and a number of other cryptocurrency exchanges appear to have crashed or restricted trading after the price of bitcoin suddenly collapsed on Tuesday wiping $400 billion off people’s investments. The price fell from above $52,500 to below […]
