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US NeuroTech Startup Axoft Gets Funded for Brain Machine
19Oct By Linda AshokNo Comments
Business, United States

US NeuroTech Startup Axoft Gets Funded for Brain Machine

Axoft, a neurotech startup, has announced the FDA breakthrough device designation for its brain-machine interface (BMI) to improve the treatment of neurological illnesses. The company raised $8M to fund pre-clinical investigations with the FDA and to scale up prototypes of its "as soft as the brain" neural implants. The Engine, a venture firm spun out of MIT that invests in early-stage Tough Tech startups, led the seed round investment. Other investors included Ab Initio Capital, Decent Capital, Alumni Ventures, Safar Partners, AIBasis, LiquidMetal VC, Taihill Venture, AMINO Capital, Blindspot Ventures, and Mintz. The funds will also be utilized to grow the Axoft team. CEO Paul Le Floch, CTO Tianyang Ye, and Assistant Professor at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Scien...
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An Atypical Edtech Startup Parallel Learning Enables Disability
15Oct By Linda AshokNo Comments
Business, United States

An Atypical Edtech Startup Parallel Learning Enables Disability

As per reports, approximately 1 in 5 people in the US struggles with learning or thinking differences. Care, evaluations, and diagnosis for those with differences are time-consuming, expensive, inconvenient, and confusing. These barriers prevent those with learning and thinking differences from receiving the care they need. At a time when we are done and tired of edtech companies in India rather adding to the crisis, New York, United States-based startup Parallel Learning simplifies and streamlines learning difference care for families, providers, educators, and students by aggregating providers and resources in a single, easy-to-access platform. Edtech startup Parallel Learning connects students with qualified clinicians and professionals while significantly reducing waiting times...
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Google Play Store Approves Truth Social by Donald Trump
13Oct By Linda AshokNo Comments
Business, United States

Google Play Store Approves Truth Social by Donald Trump

On Wednesday, a Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) spokeswoman confirmed that Alphabet, Inc. had approved the social networking program Truth Social created by former US President Donald Trump on Google Play Store. Truth Social, run by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), is reportedly coming to the Play Store soon, according to Google. Chief Executive Officer Devin Nunes of TMTG said, " It's been a pleasure to work with Google, and we're glad they helped us finally bring Truth Social to all Americans, regardless of their device. In February, Truth Social was released in the Apple App Store in the United States. However, according to a Google spokeswoman in August, the app was previously unavailable in the Play Store owing to inadequate content moderation. Google had informed Truth Soc...
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Elon Musk Needs $13B in Debt Financing to Acquire Twitter
8Oct By Linda AshokNo Comments
Business, United States

Elon Musk Needs $13B in Debt Financing to Acquire Twitter

Yes, the world's richest man, Elon Musk, needs $13B in debt financing to acquire Twitter (NYSE: TWTR). In the $44B takeover of Twitter Inc that got dismissed, leading to Twitter taking Musk to court, the case has opened as an expression of Musk's renewed interest in acquiring Twitter. Musk's offer is now contingent on receiving $13 billion in debt financing. Musk's attorneys told the SEC in a letter dated October 3, 2022, that their client was still open to the initial $54.20 per share arrangement "pending receipt of the cash of the debt financing." This was not a provision of the original agreement. Musk is now in talks with Twitter to iron out the last details of the agreement he proposed in April but later backed out of. When all questions are answered, the two sides will file...
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Meta AI Make-A-Video can Generate Video Shorts Using Text
30Sep By Linda AshokNo Comments
Technology, United States

Meta AI Make-A-Video can Generate Video Shorts Using Text

While the world is still trying to come to terms with DALL.E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion, arguing a violation of intellectual rights to images randomly pulled from the Internet, the CEO of Meta (NASDAQ: META), Mark Zuckerberg, talks about the newly launched artificially intelligent (AI) program called Make-A-Video that creates text to videos using descriptions.   "All of these videos were generated by an AI system that our team at Meta built. We call it Make-A-Video. You give it a text description and it creates a video for you. We gave it descriptions like: "a teddy bear painting a self-portrait," "a baby sloth with a knitted hat trying to figure out a laptop," "a spaceship landing on mars," and "a robot surfing a wave in the ocean." This is pretty amazing progres...
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How Elon Musk to Launch Optimus Humanoid is Self-Contradictory
23Sep By Linda AshokNo Comments
Technology, United States

How Elon Musk to Launch Optimus Humanoid is Self-Contradictory

The man who once accused Sophia robot of violence is now contradicting himself. Elon Musk launches the Optimus humanoid. Recently, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Chief Executive Elon Musk got a revelation. He discovered that overreliance on factory robots sent Tesla car manufacturing to "the 2018 fluff bot production hell" when humans were better for it.  To many, and the world afraid of losing their jobs to AI, this revelation could be a breath of relief, but no, don't just change your mind yet; there are many twists to this puzzle. Tesla man is not thinking of replacing bots but planning humanoids. Musk's Texas company now plans to deploy thousands of humanoids that are robots with near-human emotional skills. Within its factories, these humanoids, known as Tesla Bot or Optimus, will eve...
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A Case Study: Google Recruitment Marketing Gone Wrong
9Sep By Linda AshokNo Comments
Marketing, United States

A Case Study: Google Recruitment Marketing Gone Wrong

There is a lot of talk about pursuing a degree or not. Every influencer, every successful entrepreneur, has either dismissed the need for a degree or canceled formal education altogether. This dilemma has plagued its target audience; the young impressionable minds. Here's a Startup to Enterprise exclusive report on Google recruitment marketing gone wrong. In 2022, in a viral post, BuzzFeed quotes Erica Rivera*, a Sr. Recruiter at Google, saying, "You have the degree that's what matters." In the full sentence quoted from TikTok to a query about professional summary, Rivera states, "Professional summaries can be great, especially for those looking to make a career change to a new industry. Also, a recruiter. I tell people to remove graduation dates. You have the degree that's what...
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Breakthrough: LyGenesis Biotech Startup to Regenerate Organs
7Sep By Linda AshokNo Comments
Technology, United States

Breakthrough: LyGenesis Biotech Startup to Regenerate Organs

As reported in MIT Technology Review, "in the coming weeks, a volunteer in Boston, Massachusetts, will be the first to trial a new treatment that could end up creating a second liver in their body." In fact, in the following months, patients suffering from the end-stage liver disease will earn a fresh lease of life that would gain them up to six livers in their bodies. This revolutionary advancement in biotechnology will save people with devastating liver diseases who are not eligible for transplants. But which is this biotech startup making this groundbreaking impact? Introducing LyGenesis, a biotech startup that offers cell therapies that target some of the largest unmet medical needs, from Type 1 diabetes to end-stage Liver and renal disease. The cell therapies completely upend o...
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Globant Celebrates its Annual Women that Build Awards!
2Sep By Linda AshokNo Comments
Marketing, United States

Globant Celebrates its Annual Women that Build Awards!

Launched in August 2022 is the third annual Women that Build Awards, which honors women worldwide who contribute significantly to science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics. The awards were created by Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native company focused on reinventing businesses through innovative technology solutions (STEAM). The awards aim to encourage creativity and teamwork in the tech sector, celebrate diversity, and forge connections amongst women worldwide. Tech Entrepreneur, Digital Leader, Rising Star, Board Executive, and Techfluencer are the five award categories this year. Judging panels in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, India, Mexico and the Caribbean, Peru and Ecuador, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada, and Uruguay will d...
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Is the Google Fitbit Fall Series Really Designed for Health?
26Aug By Linda AshokNo Comments
Technology, United States

Is the Google Fitbit Fall Series Really Designed for Health?

Fitbit's primary mission has always been to promote global health and wellness. Every day, millions of individuals worldwide use Fitbit to accomplish everything from tracking their sleep quality to completing an in-app workout or mindfulness practice. With that in mind, the Google Fitbit series for the fall got Inspire 3, Versa 4, and Sense 2. The next generation of wearables integrates Google's intelligence with Fitbit's health and wellness technologies. One may wear these devices all day and night without worrying about recharging them every day because they are so much thinner and more comfortable. One can choose from various straightforward tools, whether their goal is to enhance their mental health, train for a marathon, or kickstart a new health and wellness regimen. The Googl...
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