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One of the most important classes of human enzymes are protein kinases — signaling molecules that regulate nearly all cellular activities, including growth, cell division, and metabolism. Dysfunction in these cellular pathways can lead to a variety of diseases, particularly cancer. Identifying the protein kinases invol... | Biology |
The aptly named resplendent quetzal is prized for its plumage. Golden poison frogs are popular creatures in the pet trade. Pangolin meat is considered a delicacy, and their scales are used in traditional medicine.
Those three animals are among the third of all wild vertebrate species that people eat, trade or otherwise... | Biology |
Bridging the gap between lab and field studies in soil microbiology research
Soil microbiology research increasingly depends on big data. This means that experiments will no longer only mostly be carried out under controlled conditions in the laboratory but will instead move out into the fields.
"It will naturally pres... | Biology |
The microbiologist Francis Mojica, in the Salinas de Santa Pola (Alicante), in 2017.Raúl Belinchón.For years, scientists from all over the world have been searching for microbes in the ice of Antarctica, in the deepest trenches of the oceans and in the most hostile volcanic environments on the planet. The goal is to tr... | Biology |
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The expression “so hungry I could eat a horse” might not be just a figure of speech — for the Burmese python, at least. It had long been thought that the size of the p... | Biology |
The 1918 flu was one of the deadliest pandemics in history, killing at least 50 million people worldwide. It was long believed that young, healthy adults were just as likely to die from the illness as those who were older, sick or frail — but a new study has turned this idea on its head.
Scientists examined skeletons o... | Biology |
Novel research takes marine conservation tools to a new dimension
In the new article "Incorporating multidimensional behavior into a risk management tool for a critically endangered and migratory species" published in Conservation Biology, researchers combined data on the diving behavior of East Pacific leatherbacks wi... | Biology |
What amphibians can tell us about water quality
Whether it occurs through the discharge of nutrients from agricultural operations into local streams or the discardment of plastic into the ocean, water pollution can negatively impact both human and environmental health. In fact, diseases caused by water pollution kill m... | Biology |
Energy production in nature is the responsibility of chloroplasts and mitochondria and is crucial for fabricating sustainable, synthetic cells in the lab. Mitochondria are not only "the powerhouses of the cell," as the middle school biology adage goes, but also one of the most complex intracellular components to replic... | Biology |
Does this mean we can’t help kids get over their pickiness, and learn to accept unfamiliar foods? And children may notice bitter flavors that are too faint for adults to detect.Young children start life with an aversion to bitter and sour flavors…Children also show a cross-cultural tendency to shrink away from new food... | Biology |
Last year a study suggested there was a hard limit to the span of human life: 150 years. At this point, the study said, the body could no longer repair itself after illness. But how can we be sure? I asked Richard Faragher, professor of biogerontology at the University of Brighton and past chair of the British Society ... | Biology |
Common Blood Thinner May Double as Cancer Therapy
Warfarin, a widely used blood thinner, appears to have potent anti-cancer properties, according to a study by Columbia University researchers. The study, conducted in human cells and in mice, found that warfarin stops tumors from interfering with a self-destruct mechani... | Biology |
Cameras reveal how bottlenose dolphins hunt and record their squeals of victory when they catch their prey."Dolphin S" with camera attached to the left side of her harness.Ridgway et al., 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 Aug. 17, 2022, 6:00 PM UTCScientists trying to understand the hunting behaviors of bottlenose dolphins hav... | Biology |
UK medtech startup Acurable has gained FDA clearance for a novel wireless diagnostic device for remote detection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). A formal launch into the US market is slated to follow this summer. Its wearable is already being used by a number of hospitals in the UK (where it launched in 2021) and in ... | Biology |
Giant viruses lurking in the soils of a New England forest sport traits never seen in other viruses of similar heft — from star-like outer shells to bizarre, tubular appendages, according to a preprint study published in bioRxiv.
"What we found is a whole new diversity of shapes that we have never seen before," study c... | Biology |
Humanity has etched its way into Earth’s geology, atmosphere and biology with such strength and permanence, a special team of scientists figures we have shifted into a new geologic epoch, one of our own creation. It’s called the Anthropocene.
A geologic task force is recommending to mark this new epoch’s start in the s... | Biology |
Neanderthals live on within us.
These ancient human cousins, and others called Denisovans, once lived alongside our early Homo sapiens ancestors. They mingled and had children. So some of who they were never went away — it's in our genes. And science is starting to reveal just how much that shapes us.
Using the new and... | Biology |
23-million-year-old otter-like seal may have used whiskers to forage
An ancient relative of modern seals—known as Potamotherium valletoni—that had an otter-like appearance and lived over 23 million years ago likely used its whiskers to forage for food and explore underwater environments, according to a new study in Com... | Biology |
In recent times, the field of genetic engineering has witnessed a significant breakthrough with the development of a new CRISPR-based gene-editing tool that holds promise for better treatment options for patients with genetic disorders. This innovation revolves around a novel enzyme known as AsCas12f which has been eng... | Biology |
The inside of a living cell is crowded with large, complex molecules. New research on how these molecules could spontaneously organize themselves could further our understanding of how cells manage their essential biochemistry in the crowded space. This research may also shed light on how the first living systems appea... | Biology |
Sleeping less than six hours in the days around a vaccination could reduce the body's immune response, leaving you more vulnerable to infection, a new study has found.
The researchers estimated the effects of insufficient sleep would be would be equivalent to two months of waning COVID-19 antibodies after vaccination.... | Biology |
Scientists caught Saturn's icy moon Enceladus spraying a "huge plume" of watery vapor far into space — and that plume likely contains many of the chemical ingredients for life.
Scientists detailed the eruption — glimpsed by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in November 2022 — at a conference at the Space Telescope ... | Biology |
Accounts that used to regularly engage and tweet about climate-related issues have been dropping like flies on Twitter, less than a year after Elon Musk’s purchase of the company. A report published in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution this week found that almost 50% of over 300,000 “environmentally oriented” a... | Biology |
There are many different species of kingfisher, and those that eat fish hunt by repeatedly diving head-first into the water when they spot tasty prey without suffering brain injuries like concussions. It turns out that diving kingfishers have several modified genes associated with diet and brain structure, according to... | Biology |
Scientists have announced the first ever recorded case of a crocodile "virgin birth" after a female that had been isolated for 16 years was discovered with a clutch of eggs. The discovery provides "tantalizing insights" into the evolutionary origins of the trait, potentially shedding light on the reproductive capabilit... | Biology |
Composite image: the International Space Station and a closeup of diffuse midline glioma cells. Credit: public domain / NASA; Elisa Izquierdo / ICR
A pioneering UK research project to study the three-dimensional spread of cancer cells in microgravity is set to take place on the International Space Station.
Researchers ... | Biology |
As Florida continues to recover from Hurricane Ian, state health officials are warning that the deadly storm surge that came with it has led to a spike in infections caused by potentially fatal "flesh-eating" bacteria in the floodwaters.How many cases have there been?According to the Florida Department of Public Health... | Biology |
Human-wildlife conflicts found to be rising worldwide with climate change
Research on the impacts of climate change often considers its effects on people separately from impacts on ecosystems. But a new study is showing just how intertwined we are with our environment by linking our warming world to a global rise in co... | Biology |
In the face of the biodiversity crisis, and alarming data showing a 69% decline in global animal populations since 1970, researchers are banking on a cool solution to help save species from extinction. Much like egg-freezing is used to preserve human fertility options for a later date, the cryo-freezing of genetic samp... | Biology |
Image by skylarvision from Pixabay The thrill of the unknown may be relied upon to keep us on our toes in movie theaters, living rooms, and even laboratories. However, scientists no longer have to speculate about the cells’ secret chemical landscape. Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technol... | Biology |
Ancient pathogens that have been locked away for hundreds of thousands of years are starting to emerge from permafrost as climate change takes hold — and around 1% of these could pose a substantial risk to modern ecosystems, a study has found.
"It is the first attempt to try modeling the potential ecological effect of ... | Biology |
Smithsonian National Zoo A male Cuban crocodile named Jefe in the Reptile Discovery Center at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Cuban crocodiles are green and olive black with yellow speckles and darker coloration toward the top of their bodies. Their bellies are pale, and their tails have black blotches or bands. A male... | Biology |
It has always been a mystery as to how dolphins, porpoises, killer whales, sperm whales and other toothed whales produce an array of sounds - until now.
Researchers have found that it's all in the nose.
The animals create loud clicking sounds for echolocation - the process of locating prey through sound waves - and a... | Biology |
A protein that prepares DNA for replication also prevents the replication process from running out of control, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. The work, published Jan. 5 in Molecular Cell, solves a mystery that has long puzzled biologists.The cells of humans and all other higher organism... | Biology |
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When the paleontologist Michael D’Emic cut into the bones of Majungasaurus, a relative of Tyrannosaurus rex that roamed Madagascar 70 million years ago, he suspected that surprises might be hiding in them. But what he found defied all expectations.
Majungasaurus adults measured up to 7 meters from snout to... | Biology |
Paper cups are just as toxic as plastic cups
Replacing single use plastic cups with paper ones is problematic. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg show that a paper cup that ends up in nature can also cause damage as they also contain toxic chemicals.
Reports of plastics pollution contaminating all parts of the... | Biology |
Scientists are starting to crack the mystery behind one woman’s pain-free life. In new research, a team in the UK dove deep into the genetic make-up of Jo Cameron, a woman in Scotland with a rare mutation that leaves her practically incapable of experiencing physical and emotional pain. Among other things, the team fou... | Biology |
A previously undetected Homo sapiens population inhabited what’s now southwestern China around 14,000 years ago and contributed to the ancestry of ancient Americans. This far-ranging Asian group’s evolutionary identity has been revealed thanks to ancient DNA extracted from a skullcap previously excavated at Mengzi Ren,... | Biology |
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.On warm summer nights, green lacewings flutter around bright lanterns in backyards and at campsites. The insects, with their veil-like wings, are easily distracted from their natural preoccupation with sipping on flower nectar, avoiding predatory bats, and ... | Biology |
Scientific breakthrough: evidence that Neanderthals hunted giant elephants
Neanderthals were able to outwit straight-tusked elephants, the largest land mammals of the past few million years. Leiden professor Wil Roebroeks has published an article about this together with his German colleague Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuse... | Biology |
Scientists have unearthed the remains of two never-before-seen species of saber-toothed cats that roamed Africa around 5.2 million years ago. The discoveries have changed what researchers previously knew about this group of extinct feline creatures, a new study shows.
The new findings could also shed light on the envir... | Biology |
Study suggests that adhering to a Mediterranean diet may alleviate or prevent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms
The human gut microbiome has a significant impact on our health. Research has shown that it can influence the development and response of emotions, but the relationship between posttraumatic stres... | Biology |
An ape fossil found in Turkey may controversially suggest that the ancestors of African apes and humans first evolved in Europe before migrating to Africa, a research team says in a new study.
The proposal breaks with the conventional view that hominines — the group that includes humans, the African apes (chimps, bonob... | Biology |
Soft and bumpy: work on soft air–water interfaces was pioneered over ten years ago. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Grayson) Scientists in the US have found evidence that the surface of liquid water, even at room temperature, has a structure that looks more and more like ice as the water–air interface is approached. Phillip Ge... | Biology |
Think about where our energy comes from: drilling rigs and smokestacks, windmills and solar panels. Lithium-ion battery packs might even come to mind.
We probably don't think about the farms that comprise over one-third of Earth's total land area. But farms can also be an energy source. Barcelona-based battery company ... | Biology |
Researchers study salt tolerance of wild grapevine to make crops more resilient
Rising sea levels due to climate change and artificial irrigation cause soil salinity to increase. This has a negative impact on agriculture, including viticulture. The plants die, yields decrease.
Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Tech... | Biology |
Lipid nanoparticle-based ribonucleoprotein delivery for in vivo genome editing
Gene therapy is a potential mode of treatment for a wide variety of diseases caused by genetic mutations. While it has been an area of diverse and intense research, historically, only a very few patients have been treated using gene therapy—... | Biology |
Shining a light on tiny, solar-powered animals
Animals and plants need energy. Some animals get energy by eating other animals, and many plants harvest the energy in sunlight through photosynthesis. However, in the ocean, there exists a remarkable group of small, worm-like animals called acoels that do both; some acoel... | Biology |
Unleashing the power of AI to track animal behavior
Movement offers a window into how the brain operates and controls the body. From clipboard-and-pen observation to modern artificial intelligence-based techniques, tracking human and animal movement has come a long way. Current cutting-edge methods utilize artificial i... | Biology |
Some scientists have already made the argument that octopuses might be aliens. While the claim seems a bit out of this world, new research into their brains continues to show just how alien the octopus is, even if it doesn’t end up being of extraterrestrial origins. According to a new study published in Current Biology... | Biology |
While the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, a new threat looms on the horizon: the avian influenza (more commonly known as bird flu) outbreak that is sweeping across the globe. In particular, the H5N1 strain of this virus is raising fears among scientists monitoring its spread. We must be proactive... | Biology |
We all know how important sleep is for mental health, but a meta-analysis publishing in the journal Current Biology on March 13 found that getting good shut-eye also helps our immune systems respond to vaccination. The authors found that people who slept less than six hours per night produced significantly fewer antibo... | Biology |
Researchers in Australia have discovered a new species of gecko with beautiful psychedelic eyes. The stunning lizards evaded detection for decades due to their similarities with a closely related species.
The new species, called the lesser thorn-tailed gecko (Strophurus spinula), is about 2.4 inches (6.1 centimeters) l... | Biology |
For any company, great talent is key for hitting goals and building scale successfully, but hiring the best people is by no means done cheaply or quickly. Startups have it doubly hard, though: in addition to finding great talent, they have to convince them to accept lower compensation — and sometimes more work — than t... | Tech Startups |
Jay L. Zagorsky is an economist at Boston University's Questrom School of Business.
The space industry has changed dramatically since the Apollo program put men on the moon in the late 1960s.
Today, over 50 years later, private companies are sending tourists to the edge of space and building lunar landers. NASA is brin... | Tech Startups |
Saronic, a startup developing autonomous ships for defense, has raised $55 million in a Series A round led by Caffeinated Capital with participation from 8VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Point72 Ventures, Silent Ventures, Overmatch Ventures, Ensemble VC, Cubit Capital and the U.S. Innovative Techn... | Tech Startups |
Largely because of their age, houses in Europe can be notoriously hard to heat. Most were built for an era when the knowledge about energy consumption just wasn’t available in the way it is today. With energy becoming more expensive, and energy security ratcheting-up as a geopolitical issue, tech startups looking at th... | Tech Startups |
- VCs and an analyst told CNBC that Silicon Valley Bank's collapse is unlikely to affect fundraising for tech startups in Southeast Asia.
- "I think it's a watch out, but I don't think that contagion spreads," said David Gowdey, managing partner at Southeast Asian venture capital firm Jungle Ventures, on CNBC's "Squawk... | Tech Startups |
Tech startups Instacart and Klaviyo filed to go public, marking the return of the tech IPO.
IPOs have been near nonexistent over the last year and a half thanks to a volatile stock market.
Instacart and others going public are profitable, a bar others may have to meet to be successful.
The tech IPO is back. After a lon... | Tech Startups |
In case one needed more evidence that there's a massive appetite for generative AI, SAP, the Germany-based consulting giant, yesterday invested in three major generative AI players: Anthropic, Cohere and Aleph Alpha.
The terms of the direct investments, which weren't disclosed, build on SAP's $1 billion-plus commitment... | Tech Startups |
Digantara, an Indian space tech startup that is working on space situational awareness, has raised $10 million in a funding round led by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia) as it plans to kick off commercial space operations and satellite traffic management. This is notably the first sp... | Tech Startups |
A couple of climate tech startups plan to suck a hell of a lot of carbon dioxide out of the air and trap it underground in Wyoming. The goal of the new endeavor, called Project Bison, is to build a new facility capable of drawing down 5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually by 2030. The CO2 can then be stored ... | Tech Startups |
The Indian government aims to harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI), which can add $967 billion to the economy over the next decade, but faces a tightrope walk in drafting legislation for a rapidly evolving domain. It is trying to set the guardrails for the sector in a forthcoming Bill.
Earlier this yea... | Tech Startups |
- Two of the most eagerly anticipated IPOs of highly valued tech startups, Instacart and Klaviyo, have upped their initial public offering valuations after chip maker Arm's big IPO last week.
- The slowest initial public offering market in a decade is coming to an end, and that means opportunity for investors, but also... | Tech Startups |
As of 2023, the new millennium has proven to be way less full of flying cars than the movies promised. In today’s present, the sky isn’t dotted with compact vehicles zipping back and forth through an aerial metropolis. But maybe tomorrow could be. Or at least that’s what a handful of tech startups are angling for, Eve ... | Tech Startups |
- Alphabet's second-quarter results showed the company remains a strong option for advertisers and users even as artificial intelligence chatbots emerge.
- Google is also proving to investors that it has multiple ways to grow, benefiting from a boom in cloud spending by AI companies.
Alphabet has faced a lot of noise t... | Tech Startups |
Budding entrepreneurs start a tech company hoping to taste success in a short time. However, the ugly truth is that more than two-thirds of tech startups fail. But some brilliant business owners live to see their dreams turn into reality. Below are some great tips on how to start your tech business and help you build y... | Tech Startups |
Five things to know about the Silicon Valley Bank collapse
Regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank on Friday, marking the biggest bank failure since the 2008 recession and sending shockwaves across the tech world.
The Federal Insurance Corporation (FDIC) created a National Bank of Santa Clara to hold deposits and othe... | Tech Startups |
Started as a side project, JDoodle, which lets developers practice more than six dozen programming languages on one website, hit 800,000 users while being bootstrapped. Now the Sydney, Australia-based startup has set a goal of 8 million users within the next 24 months after getting $3.2 million AUD (about $2.2 million ... | Tech Startups |
Aldagram, a startup out of Japan developing project management software for construction companies, has picked up a new strategic backer to help it build out its footprint across Asia and the Middle East.
Panasonic, the consumer electronics giant that also develops solar panels, air conditioning units and many other pr... | Tech Startups |
California regulators on Friday abruptly shuttered Silicon Valley Bank, closing a 40-year-old financial institution that catered to the tech industry and that was the 16th largest U.S. bank before its sudden collapse. The company's stock tumbled 60% on Thursday and had plunged another 70% on Friday before trading of it... | Tech Startups |
Imagine a journalist writing as succinctly as Michael Lewis and six times as fast.Imagine a video editor extracting the best short clips from five hours of video content in just 15 minutes. Imagine software programmers using an AI assistant to write code in their company’s style to four times their output.This is begin... | Tech Startups |
Silicon Valley Bank failure sparks startup concerns, ‘bailout’ pushback
The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank late last week is creating significant challenges for the tech industry, which is interwoven with the bank through multiple companies and connected venture capital firms.
The failure, the first major bank col... | Tech Startups |
Sophie Alcorn, attorney, author and founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley, California, is an award-winning Certified Specialist Attorney in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. Sophie is passionate about transcending borders, expanding opportunity, and connecting... | Tech Startups |
As part of France’s budget for 2024, which was passed last week by the French government without a vote, France plans to create a new tax relief system for angel investments in tech startups. In many ways, France is drawing inspiration from the British tech ecosystem for this change.
If you’re an angel investor in the ... | Tech Startups |
Here’s a public service announcement from Captain Obvious: It takes a lot of money to build a startup. At a time when every dollar counts, this is a reminder that you have only 5 days left to save on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, taking place September 19–21.
How to save up to $600 on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt ... | Tech Startups |
One builds weapons in order that they are not used. Thus goes the central premise of deterrence theory, which says it is the credible threat of aggression – not the use of aggression – that will ensure states avoid war.
This theory has dominated much of America’s strategic thinking over the past fifty-plus years, but n... | Tech Startups |
- The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was "a little bit like the Lehman moment for technology," Cliff Marriott, co-head of tech, media and telecoms in Europe for Goldman Sach's investment banking division, told CNBC Tuesday.
- SVB, a vital source of funding for tech startups and venture capital firms, was shut down and... | Tech Startups |
- Tech companies that held deposits at SVB are wondering when they're going to be able to pay employees and their bills after the bank's collapsed.
- The FDIC was named the receiver of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday after the bank was closed by California regulators.
- "The number one question is, 'How do you make payro... | Tech Startups |
You’re just a couple weeks away from meeting the Startup Battlefield 200 companies in person at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023! We’re incredibly proud of — and impressed by — this year’s hand-picked cohort. To avoid utter overwhelm, we’re announcing them in groups, broken out by industry tracks. Note that the track fit may be... | Tech Startups |
Sony Group announced today that it has established Sony Innovation Fund: Africa (SIF: AF), a program that will support the growth of entertainment businesses in Africa. The Tokyo multinational conglomerate, through Sony Ventures Corporation, has earmarked $10 million for early-stage gaming, music, film and content dist... | Tech Startups |
Alexej Savreux, a 34-year-old in Kansas City, says he’s done all kinds of work over the years. He’s made fast-food sandwiches. He’s been a custodian and a junk-hauler. And he’s done technical sound work for live theater.
These days, though, his work is less hands-on: He’s an artificial intelligence trainer.
Savreux is ... | Tech Startups |
Hexa, the Paris-based startup studio that started its life as eFounders, just shared a list of the six next companies that will emerge from the studio. It’s an interesting mix of enterprise SaaS startups with a blockchain data startup thrown into the mix.
And given eFounders’ track record, it’s always interesting to se... | Tech Startups |
SoftBank Vision Fund lost $32 billion in the financial year ending March as the Japanese investment giant, the most prolific global investor in tech startups, suffers from the valuation corrections across its private and public tech backings amid weakening global economy.
The loss surged 68% from the same period a year... | Tech Startups |
When Jeremy Schneider graduated from college in 2002, the FIRE movement — short for financial independence, retire early — wasn't really a thing.But the computer engineering student, who went on to get his master's in computer science the following year, couldn't help but notice that his peers were finding ways to reti... | Tech Startups |
No longer suffering in silence: Asian Americans denied tech leadership roles go to court
After stints at Disney, Google and Twitter, Vaishnavi Jayakumar joined Facebook and Instagram owner Meta in January 2020.
Her job on the youth policy team was to protect children and teens from bullying, harassment and other forms ... | Tech Startups |
Agnikul, an Indian space tech startup developing small-lift launch vehicles, has raised $26.7 million in fresh investment as it looks to begin commercial launches using its customizable satellite rocket.
Companies — from big tech giants to startups — are looking to launch their small satellites (up to 500 kg in weight)... | Tech Startups |
Venture capital activity around climate tech has been heating up in Africa despite the global VC funding cooldown.
The continent’s climate tech startups secured over $860 million in equity funding, largely driven by clean energy technologies, representing 3.5x growth amid macroeconomic headwinds last year, data shows, ... | Tech Startups |
Edward Maslaveckas Bud It’s a classic startup story. A young founder has a great idea for a business and gives up a successful corporate job to pursue it, investing his life savings and employing his closest friends. They work around the clock, building incredible tech, putting 100% into sales and marketing, but it doe... | Tech Startups |
Consider it a case of David versus Goliath. Like the biblical shepherd, smaller privacy-focused companies and nonprofits are out to give internet users an alternative to the services of the handful of internet giants collectively known as "Big Tech." Their products range from encrypted messaging apps and email services... | Tech Startups |
How to Think Outside Your Industry and Revolutionize the Customer Journey
Follow these four lessons from travel tech startups on revolutionizing the customer journey.
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
Traditional industries often change slowly, but they have a considerable market share and ... | Tech Startups |
You have just mere hours left to save a bundle on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, taking place September 19–21 in San Francisco. At this point, perhaps you need the help of Saint Expeditus, the patron saint of procrastinators. Hey, whatever it takes to keep money in your wallet, amirite?
Buy a pass and save up to $6... | Tech Startups |
- A survey from Proud Ventures, a network of LGBTQ+ venture capitalists and angel investors, found that 75% of LGBTQ+ startup founders and 79% of investors conceal their sexual orientation or gender identity.
- A number of startup founders reported facing discrimination as a result of their LGBTQ+ identity.
- The repor... | Tech Startups |
From managing energy with innovative power solutions to decreasing the CO2 impact from food waste, impact-driven tech startups are actively decreasing our carbon footprint. So why isn’t there more coverage of these companies driving change?
Where many go wrong when approaching the media is by thinking “the more the mer... | Tech Startups |
Key Points:
- Silicon Valley Bank UK (SVB UK) and its parent company collapsed, leading to a serious risk to the technology and life sciences sectors, which many of SVB UK’s customers belong to.
- The UK government is drawing up plans for an emergency cash lifeline to help startups affected by the bank’s collapse. Chan... | Tech Startups |
The technology industry at large might not be in the best of health at the moment, but health and fitness startups appear to be alive and well. EGYM, the Munich-based “smart workout solution” business, has agreed a monster equity investment of €207 million ($225 million), on the back of a very strong year of growth, le... | Tech Startups |
Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Today’s True Leadership” Stimulating creative breakthroughs in business Getty Images According to recent data and research, creativity has been ranked as a top skill for business success today. In a 2020 World Economic Forum “Future of Jobs Report,” creativity was rated highly as an impo... | Tech Startups |
After much anticipation and a series of consultations and feedback from various stakeholders, India has finally released its much-awaited policy establishing guidelines and rules for the country’s space ecosystem.
On Thursday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released the final version (PDF) of its “Indian... | Tech Startups |
Wait, is this even physically possible?”
Fundraising is hard for every startup, but only deep tech startups face questions like this from VCs. Innovation often does not come without issues, and there are problems regardless of how good your concept is, or how superior your technology is.
Your pitch may well be the firs... | Tech Startups |
Early this year, Nigerian health-tech startup Remedial Health announced plans to scale within the West African country digitizing pharmacies and bringing efficiency in the pharmaceutical supply chain after raising seed funding.
The YC-backed startup has since February grown its reach from six to 16 states within the po... | Tech Startups |
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