50 Genius Companies of 2018 – according to Time Magazine
Time magazine has come up with its list of 50 companies that are shaping the future. The list comprise of companies that have come up with solutions to change the…
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MG Motor India shortlists 12 startups in auto-tech space
MG Motor India, a subsidiary of China's largest carmaker SAIC Motor Corporation, Saturday said it has shortlisted 12 startups as part of its programme that focuses on addressing challenges in…
Apple new flagship phone to retail for $1099 and ‘budget’ model for $749
On Wednesday, Apple unveiled a suite of new iPhones from the Steve Jobs Auditorium in Cupertino, Calif. The flagship model, the iPhone Xs, will cost $999, while the larger model, the…
Hong Kong insurance tech startup raises $12.7m
OneDegree, a Hong Kong-based insurance technology start-up under Cyberport Incubation Programme, announced today the full subscription and execution of its Series A funding, with investors committing HK$100 million, plus an…
Bridging the gender gap – the rise of women led startups in Africa
The entrepreneurial ecosystem has been on a steady rise around the world. So has the growth of female-owned businesses and establishment. This has been especially so in Africa where growth…
Facebook bans first app – myPersonality – since Cambridge Analytica and suspends hundreds more
Facebook announced today that it had banned the app myPersonality for improper data controls and suspended hundreds more. So far this is only the second app to be banned as a result…
Intel buys deep-learning startup Vertex.AI to join its Movidius unit
Computer processing giant Intel has acquired Vertex.AI, a startup that had a mission of making it possible to develop “deep learning for every platform”, building a deep learning engine called PlaidML to do…
A 16-year-old hacked Apple and stole 90GB of secure files
To demonstrate his love for Apple, a sixteen-year-old Australian managed to hack the tech giant, where he stole some 90GB of secure files and accessed customer accounts in the process.…
AR startup Ubiquity6 lands $27M Series B
San Francisco based AR startup Ubiquity6, that is building a platform for people to create and interact in shared AR spaces connected to the real world announced that it has closed a…
Top ten cybersecurity startups revealed
The biggest cybersecurity investment rounds have been reviewed for 2018 so far, and the top ten leading startups have been identified in this expanding technology sector. According to Channel Web,…