Over the past two decades, at least $3 trillion has been invested in renewable energy sources including solar, winds, hydropower, and battery storage. A 2019 report from UN Environment Programme (UNEP) found that investments in renewable energy were set to […]
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore has invested $600 million of equity in U.K. energy tech startup Octopus Energy Group. The funding, which valued the company at $4.6 billion, was made via Al Gore’s investment firm Generation Investment Management. As […]
The future of work is here and technology has become an equal opportunity disruptor. It is now clear that it is not a matter of “if” but “when” these new technologies will change how we work. Automation and technological advancements in […]
In 2020, the global GDP amounted to about $84.54 trillion, according to data from research firm Statista. On the other hand, the global B2B eCommerce market was estimated to be $12.2 trillion in 2019, which is over 6 times that […]
Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn), a Taiwan-based company and the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, is nearing a deal to buy the electric truck startup Lordstown Motors’ Ohio plant, according to a report from Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. The […]
In recent years, tech companies have been busy working on a variety of ways to prevent and avoid death — including uploading the human brain to a computer. However, there is still no disruptive technology out there that prevents humans […]
With billions of people now on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, the shift from public to private networks is undeniable. And that’s why this new tech startup has seen phenomenal success as thousands of users turn to its new camera app. Lapse […]
The global B2B payment continues to grow at an exponential rate with no sign of slowing down. It is estimated that B2B payments volume totals approximately $120 trillion per year globally and roughly $25 trillion per year domestically. The growth is expected […]
Shanzhai is a Chinese term that literally means “mountain fortress” or “mountain village.” But the contemporary use of the term usually encompasses counterfeit, imitation, or pirated products, which can involve the imitation and trademark infringement of brands and companies. You […]
There is a wave of optimism in post-pandemic Africa. The recent coronavirus pandemic and China’s repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang have led to a momentous shift in people’s attitudes toward China. Investors are beginning to move away from the communist country to business-friendly countries […]
Google-owned YouTube announced it will block all anti-vaccine content on its video platform as part of its effort to crackdown on anti-vaccine misinformation. YouTube is also moving beyond its ban on false information about the COVID vaccines to include content […]
Medical care is estimated to account for only 10-20 percent of a person’s health, according to research from the National Academy of Medicine. The other 80 to 90% can be broadly attributed to social determinants of health (SDoH) which affect a wide […]
Botco.ai, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based tech startup that provides AI-based conversational marketing solutions, announced today it has raised additional seed funding from VamosVentures to help accelerate growth. The funding brings the company’s total seed round to $3.6 million. Founded in 2017 by […]
Quantum computing has been around since the early 1980s when physicist Paul Benioff proposed a quantum mechanical model of the Turing machine. Unlike the conventional computers that store information using bits represented by 0s or 1s, quantum computers use quantum […]
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have ushered in a new era of creative expressions. Creators, small and big, are now using social money to build up the dollar value of their communities and give it back to their users. Social tokens incentivize more inclusive […]
Deploying applications into the cloud is an easy task. It is riddled with inefficiencies and pitfalls, especially for developers. In addition, not all cloud platforms are created equal in terms of app development and deployment features. As such, this poses […]
Toyota Motor Corp’s Silicon Valley research arm Woven Planet announced it has acquired automotive operating system software company Renovo to help accelerate the development of fully autonomous connected vehicles. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded over a […]
Even as technology continues to disrupt many industries, the financial and mortgage sectors still have a long way to go. For example, the current mortgage process is cumbersome and time-consuming, rife with filling out complicated documents which take days and […]
Progress, a tech company that offers software for creating and deploying business applications, today announced it has acquired New York-based tech startup Kemp for $258 million in an all-cash deal. The acquisition is expected to close in October 2021. In a statement, the […]
Hardly a day goes by without another headline of cyber-attacks and data breaches. Companies around the world are losing billions of dollars to cybercriminals. Governments and customers are also holding these companies into account forcing them to tighten their security measures. […]
