When Visa bought Plaid this week for $5.3 billion, a figure that was twice its private valuation, it was a clear signal that traditional financial services companies are looking for ways to modernize
Try as they might, even the most advanced roboticists on Earth struggle to recreate the effortless elegance and efficiency with which birds fly through the air. The “PigeonBot” from Stanfo
Today SiteMinder, an Australian software company focused on the hotel industry, announced a $70 million (USD) round that values the company at $750 million. That’s about $1.08 billion in Austral
Despite the U.S. government’s concerns over TikTok which most recently led to the U.S. Navy banning service members’ use of the app, TikTok had a stellar 2019 in terms of both downloads an
Pinterest today released its latest diversity report, showing slight gains in representation of underrepresented minorities while also hitting its three hiring goals.Th
This stuff is never easy. Buying habits change with technology, and just about every brick and mortar operator has felt some squeeze from online purchasing. Seems even flagship brands like Bose techno
India’s trade minister isn’t impressed with Amazon’s new $1 billion investment in the country.A day after Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos announced that his company is pumping in an additional $1
Epsagon, an Israeli startup that wants to help monitor modern development environments like serverless and containers, announced a $16 million Series A today.U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), a new invest
Sri Lanka's Ministry of Wildlife Conservation said on Monday that the cabinet has agreed to recruit a civil defense force in areas worst affected by the long-standing conflict between humans and elep
The government has been criticised for so far refusing to fully offer the drug in England.
A new theory explaining how theropods were able to evolve into birds has been proposed, despite the lack of fossil evidence.
China is willing to enhance communication and coordination with Venezuela for the development of their comprehensive and strategic partnership in a concrete and far-reaching manner, Vice President Wa
Astronomers have figured out the orbits of the so-called "G objects" around the black hole at the centre of galaxy.
China's Supreme People's Court on Wednesday issued a plan on a pilot program to explore new ways to handle simple civil cases after separating such cases from those co
President Vladimir Putin has announced plans to significantly shift the balance of power in the Russian political system.In a shock move on Wednesday, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev resigned along wi
Getsafe, the German insurtech that offers home contents insurance via an app, has launched in the U.K., despite an increasingly competitive market for insurance in the country, and the thorny regulato
Emmanuel Macron was criticized for the lack of meetings he has held with the press during his new year speech. (Credit: AP) Speaking at the Elysee Palace, French President Emmanuel Macron has
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