In late 2019, we wrote about 50 tech startups with the most chance of becoming unicorns. One of the startups on the list is Embark Trucks, a San Francisco-based tech startup that is building self-driving semi-trucks for freight and logistic services. Fast […]
Smartwatches are the new battlefield for the world’s biggest and best phone manufacturers. Apple and Samsung, the two leaders in the field, have been constantly improving and innovating to try and gain the upper hand in this market. This is also […]
It was just four months ago that Electronic Arts (EA) acquired gaming developer Glu Mobile for $2.1 billion. Since then, EA has been on a buying spree. Now with billions of dollars war chest, the company just announced another acquisition. This […]
With millions of software and apps out there on the Internet, finding the right software is like looking for a needle in a haystack. That was why G2 (formerly known as G2 Crowd) decided to help organizations find the right software […]
Early this month, Virginia-based MicroStrategy announced it was borrowing $400 million to buy more bitcoin even as the company’s stocks plunged from an all-time high of $1292 to $553.72 today. Since then, the price of bitcoin has also fallen from […]
As part of our new Startup Spotlight series, we explore the minds of startup founders, CEOs, and business owners and their stories to help others navigate the startup journey and help them become successful business entrepreneurs. In addition, we also […]
For 14 months, the travel industry was decimated as billions were on lockdown and confined to their homes due to the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Thanks to vaccines, the travel industry is slowly returning back to normal and millions of Americans […]
Quarter4 is an Ontario, Canada-based tech startup and the developer of the world’s first AI-powered sports predictions and stats search engine. Quarter4 provides an artificial intelligence platform that generates thousands of daily predictions for sports, media, and betting companies. Today, Quarter4 […]
Another day, another bad news for cryptocurrency miners. Just as the crypto investors are digesting the news of China’s crypto crackdown on bitcoin mining in the country, Reuter is reporting that Iranian police have seized 7,000 computer miners at an illegal cryptocurrency […]
The price of bitcoin crashed below $30,000, a level we haven’t seen since January 2021. So far this year, Bitcoin has lost more than 50 percent since it hit an all-time high in April. Bitcoin is not alone. The so-called […]
Today, 12 of the UK’s leading universities announced they have joined forces to create an impact investment fund, Impact 12, to support mission-led university ventures. The ten-year, multi-million-pound fund will support social ventures created within the twelve participating universities across the UK. […]
On November 20, 2020, we wrote about Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich after the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the tiny-house-looking satellite to monitor and track the rise in global sea level. Now six months after the flawless launch, NASA announced this […]
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one person dies every 36 seconds in the United States from […]
Late last year, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk announced at the 2020 Mars Society Virtual Convention that SpaceX is planning to send Starship to Mars as early as 2024. “I think we’ve got a fighting chance,” Musk said of making the […]
Less than three months after acquiring live audio app Locker Room maker Betty Labs to take on Clubhouse, Spotify has snapped up another tech startup in the podcast space. Yesterday, the Stockholm, Sweden-based Spotify announced it has acquired Podz, a tech […]
Happy Friday! In early March, we wrote a piece about how the 760 miles per hour Hyperloop could become the fastest way to travel and forever change the future of transportation. The idea behind the hyperloop was first conceived by Tesla CEO Elon […]
Curate, a St. Louis, Missouri-based tech startup, has raised $1.25 million in seed round funding to help creative small businesses thrive online. The round was led by Chicago-based OCA Ventures, with participation by Square co-founder Jim McKelvey, Cultivation Capital, and Stout […]
What a difference a year makes. As we reported early last year, 23andMe, a home DNA-testing startup founded by the former spouse of Google founder Sergey Brin, laid off about 100 people, or 14 percent of its staff due to a decline in DNA […]
As part of its ambition to dominate and rule the world, China continues to infiltrate and steal cutting-edge technology from top U.S. universities, tech companies, laboratories, and strategic government organizations like the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Today, The Department […]
We featured Lexion back in 2019 after the Seattle, Washington-based artificial intelligence startup that provides voice-operated and intelligent assistant for professionals, closed $4.2 million for its AI-powered solution for managing contracts. Lexion has witnessed rapid growth since our last story. To further […]
