A startup backed by iPod legend Tony Fadell is suing Android creator Andy...
Two of the best-known names in the smartphone hardware business are squaring off in court over new technology that allows phones to connect to devices like cameras without wires or metal connectors....
View ArticleNYU Dentistry Wins $3.7 Million
Researchers at the NYU College of Dentistry have received two grants totaling approximately $3.7 million from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. The recipients, led by...
View ArticleWhat Trump’s decision to end a federal healthcare subsidy means for Californians
In an aggressive move to dismantle Obamacare, President Trump announced Thursday that the government was ending payments to health insurers that help fund the law. The approximately $7 billion a year...
View ArticleCan Blockchain Transform the Healthcare System?
“Yes, with a little help from Artificial Intelligence” says Quang-Vu Dang, who has 19 years of healthcare and administration experience. Most of us understand that eating local organic food,...
View ArticleLeaked figures show Uber’s food delivery app is on target to take $3 billion...
A self-employed UberEats food delivery courier. REUTERS/Neil Hall Uber’s food delivery service has quickly grown into a huge operation that’s creating billions of dollars in sales for the San...
View ArticleFintech: Can machine learning be applied to trading?
A new academic paper, Machine Learning for Trading, is the first conclusive study that shows success in having a machine learning-based trading strategy. The author, Gordon Ritter, Adjunct Professor in...
View ArticleFinTech builds on blockchain for international mobile payments
IBM has partnered with a Polynesian payments system provider and an open-source FinTech payment network to implement a new international exchange based on a blockchain electronic ledger. The new...
View ArticleSamsung believes ‘programmable objects’ will blanket your home
While Samsung continues to reap the rewards of being the world’s largest Android partner, it also has its eyes set on the future of the connected home. “Samsung is very focused on the internet of...
View ArticleMexico tech industry benefits from U.S. anti-immigration stance
SAN FRANCISCO/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Amazon, Facebook and other U.S. tech companies are expanding operations south of the border as Mexico works to capitalize on the Trump administration’s...
View ArticleTwitter will be tougher on ‘non-consensual’ nudity, hate symbols, and violent...
Twitter will take a tougher stance on moderating “non-consensual” nudity, hate symbols, and threats of violence, according to an internal email obtained by Wired that details the forthcoming changes....
View ArticleGenetic testing startup Prenetics gets $40M from investors, including...
Prenetics, a genetic testing startup, plans to expand into more Asian countries after raising a $40 million Series B led by Beyond Ventures and Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund. The round also...
View ArticleNeil deGrasse Tyson and robotics prodigy Easton LaChappelle imagine our...
Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with robotics expert Easton LaChappelle, founder of “Unlimited Tomorrow and Impyrium. LaChappelle is working on prosthetics that are both more affordable and more...
View ArticleIt’s official: Magic Leap adds another $502 million to its war chest
A concept video by Magic Leap depicts a giant whale jumping out of a gymnasium floor. Magic Leap Florida-based startup Magic Leap announced on Tuesday that it had raised $502 million in a round of...
View ArticleVR Technology Brings Innovation to Healthcare Rehab
Imagine you’re 74 years old. You have impaired mobility and balance caused by a recent stroke and mild dementia. Walking has become frustrating and painful. What if the simple act of sitting in a chair...
View ArticleArianna Huffington: Uber and SoftBank are ‘very likely’ to agree on their...
Uber and SoftBank are expected to reach an agreement within the next week on the pricing of the deal that will pave the way for SoftBank to acquire as much as one-fifth of the company. That’s according...
View ArticleRon Suber: We are in the Golden Age of Fintech
Ron Suber has become one of the most recognizable voices in the global Fintech arena. Since officially departing the Fintech he helped to create, the former President of Prosper Marketplace has become...
View ArticleThere’s a huge opportunity in robotics for early career computer scientists...
There’s a major roadblock to deeper market penetration of enterprise robotics, and a new generation of early career computer scientists and more seasoned software engineers may hold the answer. I...
View ArticleThese Are the Most Up-and-Coming Cities in America
Imagine you’re a developer looking to build a new condo somewhere in a major U.S. city. You want a location that is up-and-coming and will still be hot by the time you’ve cut the ribbon on your tower...
View ArticleTop startup investors see mounting ‘backlash’ against tech
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) – Two of the technology industry’s top startup investors took to the stage at a conference on Wednesday to decry the power that companies such as Facebook Inc (FB.O) had...
View ArticleFinancial networks and businesses are distancing themselves from Marc Faber...
Dr. Marc Faber, publisher of investment newsletter “The Gloom Boom & Doom” speaks at the 16th annual Sohn Investment Conference in New York May 25, 2011. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi Marc Faber, the...
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