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Motorola made users nostalgic with foldable Android RAZR

The Lenovo-owned company Motorola is going to release a new foldable RAZR Android smartphone in January 2020. Remember Hello, Moto!? Motorola aims to keep its ionic flip phone RAZR alive by integrating the popular Android OS and flexible display in it. This project went...

WeWork’s Chairman Marcelo Claure terminates 13 people for abusing vendor policies

WeWork's Marcelo Claure - the Chairman, has sent a memo to employees that states the company has investigated policy abuse and fired 13 employees.  Mr. Laure has further mentioned that layoff did not only happen at one office location but from all regions of...

HP receives a $30bn proposal from Xerox

Xerox is aiming to buy HP Inc. HP confirmed that it had received a potential business combination proposal from Xerox on Tuesday, 5th November 2019. As per Bloomberg, the company has not locked its final decision yet, and it will be made in...

Indian Startups have raised $11.3B this year; a record

With two months left in 2019, Indian tech startups are already having a great year as a record amount of $11.3B has flown into the local ecosystem of the country, as reported by TechCrunch.  This is the first time that Indian startups have raised...

SoftBank to take charge of WeWork

WeWork, an American commercial real estate company that provides shared workspaces for technology startups, founded in 2010. Eventually, after the ouster of its Co-founder Adam Neumann, the company lost its valuation from heft $47 billion to $7.5 billion, as reported by CNBC. WeWork...

Facebook Libra project is coming up with other cryptocurrency ideas

There is a raised possibility that Facebook could use cryptocurrencies based on national currencies, to bring its long-awaited Libra project into the action. In the wake of growing skepticism about its digital currency, David Marcus, the Head of Libra project for Facebook stated,  “Instead of...

Canva now valued at $3.2 billion after $85 million fundraise

Canva is now valued at $3.2 billion after an $85 million fundraise by Mary Meeker’s venture capital firm joined by General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird, and Sequoia China. It is an eye-popping new valuation as the amount has dramatically increased from  $2.5 billion...

AI-based health startup Healx raises $56M

Healx, a UK-based biotechnology startup, has secured a $56 million in Series B funding to combat rare diseases using AI as reported by Bloomberg. This funding round was headed by Atomico, an investment company led by Swedish billionaire and founder of Skype Niklas...

Is Apple siding with China over Hong Kong? Tim Cook writes memo as HKmap is down

One of the largest US-based companies has done something that many say under the pressure of China. The US is losing its card in a trade war with China? Is China showing its muscle to alter the decisions of a very notable US...

WeWork to lay-off 2,000 employees; amid IPO crisis

WeWork planned to cut 2,000 jobs at the end of October 2019 after the failed IPO. WeWork — an American commercial real estate company that provides co-working space to companies and startups was founded in 2010. The company has over 800 locations worldwide...

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Exploring the impact of AI in documentaries introduces a host of ethical issues. While AI tools such as ChatGPT and Midjourney offer efficiency in tasks like transcription and editing, their...