Last week we wrote about Qualtrics after the survey software company received a $12.4 billion buyout offer from Silver Lake and Canada’s CPPIB. Today, Silver Lake and CPP Investments announced it plans to acquire Qualtrics for $12.5 billion, making it […]
Electric vehicle (EV) maker Rivian Automotive is in talks with its largest shareholder Amazon to end the exclusivity part of their electric van deal, CNBC reported, citing the company spokeswoman. As we reported back in 2019, Amazon had placed an […]
SaasGuru, an EdTech startup founded to solve the cloud skills crisis by creating the bridge between learning and certifications, announced today it has closed $2.7 million (A$4 Million) in funding to transform the industry and redefine the way people approach […]
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is the US’s 16th largest bank that mostly served venture capital firms and tech companies and startups, including some of Silicon Valley’s biggest names, such as Roku. With over 200 billion dollars of assets, Silicon Valley Bank […]
As the Silicon Valley Bank situation unravels by the hour, the US financial regulators announced Sunday night that depositors of the failed Silicon Valley Bank will have access to all of their money starting Monday, March 13 In a joint statement, […]
Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk said he is open to the idea of buying the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and turning it into a digital bank. Musk made the revelation while responding to a tweet by Min-Liang Tan, […]
Good evening! It’s another light news Friday. As a result, we’ll keep it short and sweet..Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Friday, March 10, 2023. General Motors (GM) is exploring the use of ChatGPT […]
Up until yesterday, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was one of the most successful banks in the tech industry. As the name suggests, the bank was a specialized financial institution that provides loans and other financial services to startups and tech […]
After losing billions of dollars on its ambitious metaverse project, Facebook’s parent company Meta is now setting its sight on Twitter. According to an exclusive report from Reuters, Meta Platforms is currently exploring plans to launch a new social media […]
Not sure how many of you have been paying attention to the entire YouTuber Logan Paul’s CryptoZoo drama. His CryptoZoo NFT project was a total mess but later he issued an apology to his fans and investigative reporter CoffeeZilla. But […]
After several weeks of good news, Bitcoin experienced a significant drop on Friday and fell below the $20,000 mark, hitting a low point not seen in almost two months. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency plunges as low as $19,613 before […]
Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today Thursday, March 9, 2023. Monnai lands $6.5M Series A funding to connect disparate data sources through a single API, so fintechs can focus on growth The […]
Randy Nonnenberg is a 45-year-old entrepreneur and the co-founder of Bring a Trailer (BaT), an online platform and a community-based auction marketplace for buying and selling unique and rare vehicles. The site curates classic, collector, and enthusiast vehicles submitted by […]
New York’s attorney general Letitia James on Thursday sued KuCoin for failing to register with the state before allowing investors to buy and sell cryptocurrencies on its platform. The move is part of the state’s effort to rein in what […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged software firm Blackbaud for making misleading disclosures about a 2020 ransomware attack that impacted more than 13,000 customers. The SEC also said that Blackbaud has agreed to pay $3 million in […]
The expansion of fintech companies into emerging markets presents a tremendous opportunity that could bring in tens of millions (if not hundreds) of new customers. However, both fintech companies and financial institutions are becoming more aware of the significant costs […]
Popular video game chat community app Discord is the latest in a series of tech companies to jump into the generative AI bandwagon following the success of OpenAI ChatGPT. Discord announced on Thursday that it will roll out new artificial […]
German eVTOL startup Lilium Air Mobility announced Thursday it had reached a maximum speed of 250 kilometers per hour with a technology demonstrator for its unmanned flying air taxis. The 8-year-old company reached the threshold during the testing of the […]
Silvergate Capital, the crypto-focused bank at the center of the crypto industry crisis is finally shutting down its operations and liquidating after the market meltdown. In an announcement on Wednesday, Silvergate Bank said it will “voluntarily liquidate” its assets and […]
Unknown to many, the transportation sector is the largest domestic contributor to climate change. According to the US Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. transportation sector is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than any other sector of our economy. […]
