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Ecommerce
Ecommerce Web Development – A Starter’s Guide
Harris S -
There are more than twenty million active ecommerce sites today. That's a hell of a competition for a new business. But startups and small businesses actually have a chance to compete with them if they do things right. So...
Insight
Debut Your Brand With These Startup Branding Strategies!
If you’re just setting foot into the business world, here’s how you can make a show-stopping entry. The vision behind your brand needs to be front and center in your branding efforts. Your brand logo, tagline and theme should...
Business
Exotec Raises $335M to Eliminate Human Error
Soha Z -
Exotec has raised total funding of $335 million in Series D to raise the company valuation to $2 billion. The project is led by Goldman Sachs’ Growth Equity to partially automate the logistics of a regular warehouse. Also, the...
Business
Successful IPOs of 2020 – Airbnb and DoorDash witnesses a kickstart
Sheher B -
Airbnb's IPO took off for the first time on Thursday, December 10, and it has been a massive kickstart! This is the start of their trading journey, and the famous home-rental company managed to close the shares at $145,...
Startups
VSPN Esports raised $100 million in funding lead by Tencent
VSPN, Versus Programming Network, a Chinese eSports startup company, announces that it has raised $100m in its series B funding round. The funding round was led by Tencent Holdings, followed by other investors Tiantu Capital, SIG (Susquehanna International Group),...
Startups
BIMA raises $30 million for digital health and insurance
BIMA is one of the top growing health and insurance organizations, based in London and Stockholm. The startup now serves more than 35 million people in 9 different emerging markets from Asia and Africa. Since the rise of COVID...
Startups
VMWare acquiring network security firm Lastline
VMware, a well known American publicly traded software company, has announced its intent to acquire Lastline, an anti-malware cybersecurity company, for research and to yield innovative security capabilities. The deal will close by July 31, and the startup has...
Apple
Apple acquired Dark Sky weather app, set to remove from Play Store by July 1
Dark Sky, a popular hyperlocal weather app and data collection service, has joined Apple to reach far more people with far more impact than ever thought. Dark Sky is one of the most accurate information sources of hyperlocal weather...
Business
Toyota invests $400 million in Pony.ai for Level 4 autonomous cars
Pony.ai, an autonomous driving startup based in China, has received a total of $462 million in the latest funding round, led by Toyota Motor Corporation. The largest Japanese automaker has funded $400 million into Pony.ai, followed by Sequoia, KUNLUN, IDG Captial,...
Startups
HopSkipDrive raises $22 million in latest round of funding
HopSkipDrive, a Los Angeles based transportation company for children, has received a $22 million in funding in the latest round. The round, largest yet, saw participation from 15 investors which include Cyrus Capital Partners, State Farm Ventures, Upfront Ventures,...
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A Rundown of AI Gaffes in 2024
In 2024, several AI systems encountered significant gaffes. Chatbots provided misleading information on sensitive topics, and AI generated racially...