A new study from Juniper Research, a research firm that provides research and analytical services to the global hi-tech communications sector, found that total operator-billed revenue from 5G IoT connections will reach $8 billion by 2024; rising from $525 million in […]
Back in January, we wrote about the beleaguered startup Oyo when the budget hotel chain laid off about 2,000 of its employees in China and India. Now, according to a new report from Reuters, Oyo’s losses have widened to more than […]
Behavioral health disorders are on the rise in every country around the world and will cost the global economy $16 trillion by 2030. Over 26 million Americans with a behavioral health issue go untreated, according to data from Mental Health […]
Deloitte Legal becomes exclusive legal and professional services partner of PhD entrepreneurship program Conception X; Unique tie-up will see PhD students becoming ‘venture scientists’, applying cutting-edge research to solve future industry problems; Unrivalled access to R&D capability and talent places […]
GM to cease Holden sales, design and engineering operations by 2021, plans to focus on growth opportunities in specialty vehicle business GM and Great Wall Motors sign binding term sheet for sale of Thailand manufacturing plant Chevrolet to cease domestic sales in Thailand by […]
Inovio Pharmaceuticals announced it has created a coronavirus vaccine three hours after getting access to the virus’ genetic sequence in mid-January. Based in Pennsylvania, Inovio Pharmaceuticals said its scientists in its laboratory in San Diego made the discovery. Just like a regular flu […]
As coronavirus continues to toll on people of China and a dozens around the world, Chinese tech giant is taking steps to help the affected people in China and stop the spread of the virus. Alibaba has pledged $140 million (RMB1 billion) […]
Google announced today it has completed $2 billion acquisition of big-data analytics startup Looker after green light from UK regulators. The Alphabet Inc-owned Google first announced the all cash deal back in June 2019. As part of the acquisition, Looker, a […]
Your Fare, an online ordering management platform for restaurants that allows its users to track sales on one dashboard, announced it has closed $2.4 million in equity funding to accelerate growth and invest build its software to help restaurants increase profit margins and […]
Praetorian, an Austin, Texas-based cybersecurity startup, has secured $10M Series A round of funding to help enterprises navigate the escalating cybersecurity risks of the coming decade. The backers for this round include Bill Wood Ventures and McKinsey & Company. In […]
Virtualization has fundamentally transformed IT over the past decades. Now, the San Francisco-based cloud Datometry wants to brings the core tenets of virtualization now to databases with Hyper-Q, a platform that virtualizes the data warehouse. Here is why this a […]
Twenty years ago, if anyone had suggested that video gaming could create millionaires, the assumption would have been that it was the games’ developers who’d be making the money. But now it’s more than possible to win seven-figure sums simply […]
Battery Ventures, a 37-year old global, technology-focused investment firm, announced today it has closed two new funds worth a combined $2 billion to continue backing innovative technology companies worldwide in a variety of sectors. Battery closed Battery Ventures XIII, a […]
Nearly 70% of the world’s population is expected to live in urban areas by 2050. Therefore, it is no longer just governments that need to understand cities — business are turning to urban planning for key insights too. Enter UrbanFootprint, a […]
For years, IT experts promised technology would solve the world’s information management problems, but 85% of business information is still “dark data,” potentially useful insights lost in a rising tide of disconnected documents, emails, Slack conversations, voice-to-text messages, and myriad […]
Andrew Yang, a respected tech leader and founder of Venture for America founder, has dropped out of the presidential race. The announcement ends his ambition, this time around, for the president of the United States. For some of you following […]
As SpaceX prepares to launch first astronauts, the space company announced today it has hired William “Bill” Gerstenmaier, the former NASA Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations. He will be reporting to VP Hans Koenigsmann. SpaceX is only a couple of […]
In the United States, startup employees, the company builders, forgo 50% of $60 Billion in unexercised stock options every year. When employees leave their startup, they have a limited amount of time to exercise their stock options before they expire. […]
Back in January, we wrote about GoDaddy when the world’s most popular domain registrar acquired South Africa-based social content startup Over to expand beyond domain names and websites. Now the biggest news in the industry in years. Today, GoDaddy announced it […]
Two US wireless providers T-Mobile and Sprint are merging together in a bid to take on Verizon. A federal judge in New York has approved the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint in a controversial decision Tuesday, according to a report from Wall […]
