Billionaires form Breakthrough Energy Ventures to Invest in Cleantech Companies
Bill Gates is heading a new venture fund called Breakthrough Energy Ventures. The Microsoft co-founder aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions through financing clean...
Uber Purchases Two-Year-Old AI Startup Geometric Intelligence
Ride-hailing service, Uber, has purchased Geometric Intelligence, a two-year-old startup in a strategic move to bolster the company’s artificial intelligence capabilities. Details of the...
Italian Fintech Startup Plans to Offer AI Banking Solution
A Milan-London startup, Euklid, plans to move the company’s operations to London to benefit from the city’s ecosystem. The company operates as an independent...
Net Neutrality’s Fight to Intensify as AT&T Pushes the Limits
AT&T is pushing the limits of net neutrality as we speak. The “monopoly” of the cable and Internet industry has been apparent for years....
Pepo Social Media App Raises $2.35 Million in Funding
Pepo, a social messaging app aimed at groups, raised $2.35 million in seed funding. The company, founded by Jason Goldberg, raised the cash through...
Is Amazon Go Really the Next Big Jobs Killer?
Amazon is on a mission to be everywhere the consumer is. The e-tail giant owns 41.2% of the e-commerce market share, according to Slice...
Tyson Foods Announces $150 Million VC Fund to Back Food and...
Tyson Foods Inc. has announced the formation of a $150 million venture capital fund to help food and agriculture startups. The fund will invest...
VW to Take on Uber with Moia Electric Startup
Volkswagen’s Moia is a new mobility-service division startup that the company hopes will take on the likes of ride-hailing service, Uber. The German carmaker...
Oxford University Scientists Create “Comfort Food” App
Scientists at Oxford University trialed a new app that uses facial recognition to offer food recommendations to boost a person’s spirits. The app is...
Sindr App Helps Users Find Closest Confessionals
Catholics have a new way to find confessionals to confess their sins. A new app called “Sindr” has launched in Scotland to boost Confessions...