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The next integration evolution — blockchain
Over the years, businesses and their systems are getting more integrated, forming industry-specific trustless networks, and blockchain technology is in the foundation of this evolutionary step.
Healthcare by 2028 will be doctor-directed, patient-owned and powered by visual technologies
Visual assessment is critical to healthcare -- whether that is a doctor peering down your throat as you say “ahhh” or an MRI of your brain.
Coastal startups don’t have a monopoly on raising big at early-stage
Early-stage startups throughout much of the U.S. are able to raise larger sums today than any other point in at least a decade, and there are more early-stage rounds than ever.
Austin in January: Cash rich and maturing
2019 has been good to the Austin startup scene so far.
Japan’s ‘Society 5.0’ initiative is a road map for today’s entrepreneurs
Japan, still suffering the consequences of its "Lost Decade" of economic stagnation, is eyeing a transformation more radical than any the industrialized world has ever seen.
Will tech companies change the way we manage our health?
As of late 2018, the top 10 tech companies in the U.S. spent $4.7 billion on healthcare acquisitions since 2012. What are their intentions? And what are the ramifications for the health industry?
Congress needs your input (but don’t call it crowdsourcing)
Like many modern digital innovations, “crowdsourcing” is a concept borrowed from the commercial tech industry.
Digital influencers and the dollars that follow them
Animated characters are as old as human storytelling itself, dating back thousands of years to cave drawings that depict animals in motion.
Partech is doubling the size of its African venture fund to $143 million
The Partech Africa Fund plans to make 20 to 25 investments across roughly 10 countries over the next several years.
How business-to-business startups reduce inequality
When considering the structural impact of tech companies on our economy and society, we tend to focus on questions of scale and monopoly. But is the narrative only a story of economic consolidation an
Startup investors should consider revenue share when equity is a bad fit
Stepping back to take a look at the bigger picture of American entrepreneurship, it becomes apparent that equity is not the right fit for many businesses.
California moves toward healthcare for more, not yet healthcare for all
It was way easier for candidate Gavin Newsom to endorse single-payer healthcare coverage for everyone than it is now for Gov. Newsom to deliver it.
Too few cybersecurity professionals is a gigantic problem for 2019
As the new year begins gaining steam, there is ostensibly a piece of good news on the cyber front. Major cyberattacks have been in a lull in recent months. The good tidings are fleeting, however.
A simple data analysis disproves the argument for building a border wall
Sometimes the end justifies the means. Other times it clearly doesn’t. But in the new bizarro world that is the modern-day U.S. political climate, increasingly the means has become the new end itsel
Where seed and early-stage funding is growing, contracting or holding steady
While Silicon Valley remains ground central for hobnobbing with investors, the common wisdom goes, early-stage funding stretches much further elsewhere.
Why the world’s first smart highway will most likely be in China
China’s fast-paced growth has resulted in it being one of the most extremely flexible nations in terms of technological integration into existing infrastructure.
With cybersecurity threats looming, the government shutdown is putting America at risk
The government partially shutting down for the third time over the last year is extremely worrisome, particularly when considering its impact on the nation’s cybersecurity priorities.
Zimbabwe’s government faces off against its tech community over internet restrictions
After days of intermittent blackouts at the order of Zimbabwe’s Minister of State for National Security, ISPs have restored connectivity through a judicial order issued Monday.
Hola Code tackles the real migration crisis
After spending eight months in an immigration facility in the United States, Abimael Hernandez made the tough decision to return to Mexico.
Lessons from SpaceX: How to build the next Toyota Camry for space
In case you missed it, space is being democratized -- and quickly. But it’s not just students and hobbyists in their garages toying with model rockets anymore.