Earlier this week, the Russian military tested an anti-satellite weapon that left a cloud of debris in orbit. The test was conducted some 500 kilometers (310 miles) above the Earth. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) were told to seek […]
On July 20, 1969, the United States became the first country to successfully land humans on the Moon. Although Russia and China have landed spacecraft on the Moon eight and three times respectively, to this day, the United States is the […]
With the saturated real estate market, this new startup is aiming to revolutionize the $156.2 billion real estate sales and brokerage industry and innovate its way to the top. Place is a new prop-tech startup and provider of business services platform […]
LabMinds is a life science startup founded over a decade with the simple idea of helping scientists around the world automate their most ubiquitous processes in laboratories. LabMinds founders later pitched the idea a few months later and went on to win […]
Celer’s cBridge, the multi-chain network that enables instant and low-cost value transfers into Ethereum and its Layer2s, has surpassed $1 billion in total cross-chain transaction volume and assets bridged. Celer’s cBridge has shown steady and rapid progress since launching in […]
It’s been a while since we checked in with Gemini, a crypto startup and licensed digital asset exchange and custodian built for both individuals and institutions founded by the Winklevoss twins. In March, Gemini launched a full suite of crypto […]
The story of Apple and its ambition to develop its own electric cars is never going away. Early this year, Hyundai said it was in early talks with Apple to develop self-driving electric vehicles and batteries, according to a report from local […]
Every day, an unprecedented amount of data is generated every second by continuous interactions on our digital devices, online platforms, organizations’ IT systems, and cloud data centers. However, making sense out of this data has remained a challenge for most […]
German digital bank N26 is pulling out of the United States and shutting down its U.S. operations to focus on its core European business. The announcement comes less than two-and-a-half years after it launched in the country. In a surprising […]
With daily headlines of data breaches and new waves of security challenges, investors are pouring billions of dollars into promising cybersecurity startups. One of the leading startups in the cybersecurity space is Lacework, a provider of the data-driven security platform for the […]
Decentralized finance (DeFi) has been hailed as a new way for users to lend, borrow and save while bypassing traditional gatekeepers of finance such as banks and government regulations. DeFi is built on the premise that the technology will potentially eliminate […]
Technology has been leaving its mark on real estate. From novel land record storage solutions to innovative listing platforms, buyers and sellers can now rely on technical solutions to solve their issues. When speaking of real estate negotiation and related […]
Employees’ wellness is one of the major challenges for most organizations. More than 90 percent of business leaders say that promoting wellness can affect employee productivity and performance, according to survey results from the nonprofit Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO). […]
CloudWalk, a fintech startup that is democratizing the payments industry in Brazil, has raised $150 million in funding led by Coatue, an investment firm focused on companies in the technology, media, and telecommunications space. The latest round brings the company valuation to $2.15 billion, making […]
Just a few weeks ago, Facebook announced it was changing its name to Meta to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, a new concept that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg described as the “embodied internet.” The announcement also marks the start of […]
Upgrade, a neobank that offers credit to mainstream consumers through cards and personal loans, announced Tuesday it has raised $280 million in a funding round is a Series F round valuing the fintech startup at a $6 billion pre-money valuation. The round […]
The electric car revolution is here to stay. With global concerns about climate change and the goal to reach net-zero global emissions by 2050, automakers around the world are slowly moving away from the production of gas-powered vehicles and transitioning […]
Alluxio (formerly Tachyon Nexus), a provider of an open-source cloud data orchestration platform, announced today it raised $50 million in Series C funding led by a leading global investment firm, with participation from existing investors including a16z, Seven Seas Partners, and […]
Did you know that skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States and worldwide? According to data from SkingCancer.org, more than two people die of the disease every hour and more than 9,500 people in the United States are diagnosed […]
We first covered SoundHound back in 2018 when the conversational AI tech startup raised $100 million to drive the adoption and distribution of its Houndify voice AI platform across verticals including automotive, Internet of Things, consumer products, and enterprise apps and […]
