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HealthTech startup ShiftMed lands $200M in funding to connect hospitals & nursing facilities to licensed nurses
Nickie Louise Posted On February 6, 2023


The demand for healthcare workers continues to rise with no signs of slowing down. As Americans live longer and Baby Boomers get older, more doctors and nurses will be needed to care for these groups. According to America Hospital Association, […]


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DeFi giants join forces to promote decentralization and tout the value of decentralized finance
Daniel Levi Posted On February 6, 2023


With the recent collapse of centralized finance (CeFi) firms in 2020, about 20 DeFi projects, including Aave, MakerDAO, and Yearn, have come together to begin sharing each other’s tweets on Monday as part of a 24-hour campaign to promote the […]


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Peer acquires elite team of engineers from Zenly to develop its AI-powered 3D maps
Daniel Levi Posted On February 6, 2023


‘Wonka’ is an elite team of engineers popularly known in the tech circles for developing Zenly’s Innovative 3D social maps, a platform that has grown to more than 160 million downloads, with more than 35 million daily active users in […]


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Binance launches a free tax tool to let investors download tax statement of their crypto gains and losses made with Binance
Nickie Louise Posted On February 6, 2023


Today, Binance announced the launch of a new tool to provide tax details for crypto transactions. Known as Binance Tax, the new tool will enable users to easily access details of the tax associated with their crypto trading activity. Binance […]


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Dell to lay off over 6,000 employees amid ‘uncertain market future’
Daniel Levi Posted On February 6, 2023


Dell becomes the latest company to lay off thousands of employees. Today, the computer maker announced it is cutting about 6,650 jobs, or 5% of its global workforce amid what it describes as amid ‘uncertain market future.’ The company has […]


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AI startup Cohere in talks to raise funding at $6 billion plus valuation as race for regenerative AI heats up
Nickie Louise Posted On February 6, 2023


Cohere, an AI foundation model tech startup and OpenAI competitor, is in talks to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in a funding round that could push the Toronto-based tech startup to more than $6 billion, Reuters reported, citing sources […]


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US military has shot down the Chinese spy balloon at the order of President Biden
Nickie Louise Posted On February 4, 2023


The US military has shot down the alleged Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard of the United States at the order of President Joe Biden, a US official said Saturday. On Saturday, President Joe Biden […]


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Top tech startup news for Friday, February 3, 2023: Apple, DappRadar, Tesla, Upwardli, and Voyager Space
Nickie Louise Posted On February 3, 2023


Good evening and happy Friday! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Friday, February 3, 2023. Voyager Space raises $80M as it partners with Airbus to develop future Starlab Space Station for NASA Voyager Space, […]


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Jury: Musk didn’t deceive investors with 2018 ‘funding secured’ tweets; Musk and Tesla not liable in securities fraud 
Nickie Louise Posted On February 3, 2023


After almost five years of legal, a jury on Friday found Elon Musk and his company, Tesla CEO not liable in a securities fraud trial following ‘funding secured’ tweets. In a decisive win for the billionaire, the jury said Musk […]


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Top AI Startups to Watch in 2023
Daniel Levi Posted On February 3, 2023


OpenAI’s ChatGPT continues to dominate the headlines and offline conversations. Since its launch in November, ChatGPT has brought attention to artificial intelligence (AI) and vaulted the concept of regenerative AI into mainstream consciousness. In just two months, ChatGPT reached 100 […]


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Apple now has more than 935 million paid subscriptions and 2 billion installed active devices worldwide
Nickie Louise Posted On February 3, 2023


Despite having the largest quarterly revenue decline since 2016, Apple still managed to amass more than 935 million paid subscriptions worldwide across its service business including Apple TV+, Apple Music, and more. It was the largest number ever recorded by […]


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Upwardli raises $2 million Seed to help new immigrants and the underserved population get access to credit
Nickie Louise Posted On February 3, 2023


A study conducted by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found that nearly 50 million Americans lack a credit score and have no history with national credit reporting agencies. This problem disproportionately impacts those newly arrived in the country and the emerging […]


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Tesla lost $140 million on its Bitcoin investments in 2022
Daniel Levi Posted On February 3, 2023


On February 8, 2021, Tesla announced it bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin. The world’s largest electric automaker said it bought bitcoin for “more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns on our cash.” But since then Bitcoin has lost […]


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Bill Gates says Elon Musk’s vision to colonize Mars is not a good use of money; “rather pay for vaccines than travel to Mars”
Daniel Levi Posted On February 3, 2023


Microsoft co-founder is always making headlines. When he’s not talking about vaccines, he’s talking about how to save humanity from the impending doom of climate change. But this time, he’s shifted gears to talk about space as he renews his […]


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Top tech startup news for Thursday, February 2, 2023: Alphabet, Lavender, Meta, Triple Whale, and Twitter
Daniel Levi Posted On February 2, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Thursday, February 2, 2023. Google’s search business drops along with YouTube ad sales amid a slowdown in advertising The global economic slowdown is here and no […]


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E-commerce startup Triple Whale raises $25 million to grow its Shopify data platform
Nickie Louise Posted On February 2, 2023


After raising $27.7 million in Series A funding about a year ago from investors including a Warby Parker co-founder, the Columbus, Ohio-based Triple Whale has added another $25 million to grow its Shopify data platform, bringing its fundraising tally to […]


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Twitter to charge developers for API access as part of Musk’s push to bring the social platform to profitability
Daniel Levi Posted On February 2, 2023


Twitter will start charging developers for API access in a push to generate additional revenue as the company tries to monetize more of its services just a few months after Elon Musk took ownership of the company. The announcement is […]


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OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman confirms ‘ChatGPT has shortcomings around bias’
Daniel Levi Posted On February 2, 2023


“We know that ChatGPT has shortcomings around bias, and are working to improve it.” Yesterday, we wrote about OpenAI after some users of ChatGPT reported that the organization co-founded by Elon Musk and Sam Altman has turned the chatbot into […]


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Meta stock surges 20% after Zuckerberg hints at more layoffs; stock doubled in just 3 months from $89 to $180
Daniel Levi Posted On February 2, 2023


Shares of Meta soared on Thursday by more than 20 percent after the social media giant reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue of $32.17 billion. Analysts were expecting revenue of $31.53 billion, according to Refinitiv. The social giant was rewarded by investors […]


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Lavender lands $13.2 million to use AI to help you write better sales emails
Nickie Louise Posted On February 2, 2023


ChatGPT is currently dominating the headlines as the dialogue-based AI chatbot impressed millions of users with its writing ability, proficiency in handling complex tasks, and ease of use. But before the popularity of ChatGPT, users including sales teams have been […]


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