In June 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order directing the state to require all new cars and passenger trucks sold in California to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. Then on August 24, the state of California banned the sale of new gasoline-powered […]
While everyone is busy talking about the crypto bear market, Bybit, the world’s third largest crypto derivatives exchange by volume, continues to position itself for the long term by expanding its crypto trading platform and building new alliances. Just two months ago, Bybit […]
Wreno, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based proptech startup that aims to connect tradespeople and trade partners with institutional real estate companies, has raised $5 million in seed funding led by Lerer Hippeau with participation from Fifth Wall, Owl Ventures, and NFX, among others. The […]
In May, Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) pioneer Klarna announced it was laying off 10% of its workforce as the economic downturn hits the buy now, pay later space. Then in June, Klarna raised a massive $800 million in down round funding […]
In less than two years, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have gone from just a fad to a multi-billion dollar market. There’s an increase in mainstream and institutional adoption of NFTs as major brands like Nike and Visa enter the space. The NFT […]
As the battle against climate change rages on, people are now turning to alternative foods to save the planet. According to a recent study conducted by Ipsos Retail Performance, there has been a 300% increase in veganism in the United States alone. […]
Snapchat parent company Snap is planning to lay off about 20% of its more than 6,400 employees starting tomorrow, the Verge reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The social network company joins a growing list of tech […]
This is a guest post by Ethan Drower, co-founder and Operating Partner of CiteMed, a Chicago-based tech startup that’s disrupting and revolutionizing the European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) process). Saas and software-based platforms are never what they seem. To most […]
Nanotechnology has been around for over half a century. American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate Richard Feynman first introduce the concept in 1959. More than six decades later, advances in nanotechnology are making it possible to develop tiny electronics embedded in […]
One of the lessons learned from the pandemic is how research institutions, governments, and pharmaceutical companies worked together to quickly develop vaccines to cure the deadly coronavirus. The pandemic is a reminder of the need to accelerate clinical drug development. Currently, […]
Many people today cannot imagine life without their smartphones. These small devices are constantly by our side. But have you ever stopped to wonder what the future might hold? According to analysts at CCS Insight, there is a very high […]
It’s been a while since we last covered Kochava, a Sandpoint Idaho-based mobile attribution tech startup that helps people-based marketers and optimizes their marketing across connected devices. In November 2020, we covered Kochava after the startup acquired database maker Thalamus to connect […]
Early this month, we wrote about Thoma Bravo after the private equity firm acquired Ping Identity for $2.8 billion in an all-cash buyout deal. Now Thoma Bravo is selling one of the companies in its portfolio. Today, Sarasota, Florida-based Roper Technologies announced it would […]
Remember TerraUSD (UST), the stablecoin that collapsed and lost 99% of its value overnight? Terra was ranked among the top 10 most valuable cryptocurrencies before the collapse. But in just 24 hours, the Terra crash wiped out the life savings […]
Eth.link, a web3 domain name service that provides a centralized way to access information in the ENS from DNS, has expired. The domain expired on July 26 and will be up for sale at the GoDaddy auction on September 5, according […]
Sony Group Corp announced on Monday it will acquire Helsinki, Finland-based mobile games tech startup Savage Game Studios as part of a major push to expand beyond console gaming. The total amount of the transaction was not disclosed. As part of […]
Indonesia’s biggest tech company GoTo Gojek Tokopedia has acquired a local crypto exchange startup PT Kripto Maksima Koin for 124.84 billion rupiahs ($8.38 million) to expand into the cryptocurrency space, the company said in a filing with the stock exchange regulator on Monday. […]
The pandemic-induced global supply chain pain that started in 2020 continues this year as the war rages on between Russia and Ukraine. The supply chain issue has led to food shortages and rising food prices across the globe. The situation […]
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has postponed its Monday launch of the Artemis I rocket to the moon after an unexpected engine issue. NASA had planned to launch the 30-story-tall rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on Monday […]
Bitcoin’s roller-coaster ride continued over the weekend as the world’s most popular dipped below $20,000 for the first time since June. Bitcoin was down by 1.5% at $19,946 on Saturday after rumors that the now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox was selling […]
