The health of our oceans is at a tipping point with unprecedented plastic pollution and damage to marine life and ecosystems. Covering 71% of our planet and containing 96% of all of our water, the health of our oceans is […]
2021 is a blockbuster year for Ethereum–a decentralized opensource platform that enables developers to build decentralized applications (dApps) and deploy smart contracts that employ blockchain technology. However, as the mainstream Ethereum adoption continues to grow, a new problem began to emerge: scalability. As […]
In May, fintech startup and online mortgage lender Better.com announced it was going public via a SPAC deal with Aurora Acquisition Corp. in a deal that valued Better at $7.7 billion. However, the SPAC merger is now in question after a […]
Facebook continues to face an exodus of top engineers after former employee and whistleblower Haugen said Mark Zuckerberg should step down as CEO rather than rebranding to Meta. The latest example is four former Facebook engineers who left the social giant to […]
Arabic is one of the widely spoken languages around the world. Today, it is estimated that there are more than 420 million Arabic speakers globally with 30 different dialects. Egypt has the highest population of Arabic speakers with the highest population of […]
The highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) of Chinese AI facial recognition startup SenseTime is finally happening. After several false starts, SenseTime Group is looking to raise up to $767 million in its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), according to […]
In the past 20 years, the average cost of college in the United States has tripled to $35,720 per student per year, with an annual growth rate of 6.8%. Even with all the scholarships available, the rising cost has put thousands […]
The New Zealand Lotteries Commission known as Lotto NZ has integrated Neccton’s mentor software to strengthen the player protection policy. The collaboration began when Neccton obtained a contract through a public tender process in which the applicant had to prove […]
The iGaming industry has seen a big boom in the past two years as millions of people turned to online gaming as a way to pass time amid the ongoing pandemic. For example, in the first nine months of 2021, iGaming generated […]
Glorify, a Christian faith-based app for worship and meditation, has raised $40 million in funding from investors including SoftBank Latin America Fund, Silicon Valley heavyweight Andreessen Horowitz, and reality TV star Kris Jenner, Corey Gamble, Michael Ovitz, Michael Bublé, Jason Derulo, […]
Maven 11 Capital, a global blockchain and digital asset investment firm., has closed $120 million for its second fund, Venture Fund II as the booming cryptocurrency market heats up and investors’ appetite to include crypto assets in their venture portfolio. Maven 11 […]
Wealth disparities are on the rise in the United States. Today, the top 20% of Americans owned 86% of the country’s wealth and the bottom 80% of the population owned 14%. Closing the racial wealth gap requires more than just taxing […]
London-based digital asset investing company CoinShares International has acquired French fintech Napoleon Crypto SAS and its social trading platform for $15.8 million (about 13.9 million euros), as the booming cryptocurrency market heats up. As part of the acquisition agreement, CoinShares said […]
One of the basic rules of safety is that testing never ends. This is even more profound in autonomous vehicles, also called driver-less or self-driving vehicles. Unlike regular vehicles with human drivers, an autonomous vehicle is one that senses its environment […]
Reibus, a provider of B2B e-commerce platform for the industrial metals market, has raised $75M in Series B funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. This investment brings Reibus’ total funding to over $100 million and a valuation of $750 million. […]
Colony is a new community-driven platform you’ve probably never heard of. Imagine you’re a developer and you’re trying to raise funds to launch your project on blockchain platforms like Ethereum or Ethereum rival, Avalanche. What you may not realize is […]
About an hour ago, we wrote about Jack Dorsey stepping down from his role as chief executive officer of Twitter. Now, Jack just confirmed the report in a tweet that he has resigned from Twitter. Jack has been replaced by CTO Parag […]
The global pandemic has changed the way patients see doctors. A recent report from McKinsey & Co. estimated that physicians saw between 50 and 175 times more patients via telehealth than they did prior to the pandemic. Many doctors also turned to telemedicine […]
The metaverse craze is spreading like wildfire just about a month after Facebook changed its name to Meta to reflect its focus on developing virtual reality products for the metaverse. Thousand of big tech companies and venture capitals are pouring billions […]
New Order said today it has raised $4 million to kick start its community-led venture DAO incubator for promising new DeFi projects. The initiative is backed by an assortment of venture and angel investors, including Digital Finance Group, Outlier Ventures, […]
