Getir is Europe’s first grocery delivery giant
Getir has acquired Gorillas and created Europe’s first quick commerce giant. The $1.2 billion deal unites two leading companies designed to deliver groceries within 15 to 20 minutes after ordering. A very recent business, started by a few…
Google-backed ShareChat cuts 20% of workforce
By Aditya Kalra BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s ShareChat, a short video-sharing platform backed by Google and Temasek, said on Monday it let go of around 20% of its employees, as…
Mental health innovation: meet the female founder using tech for good
Mental health innovation: It’s official, the 16th of January marks what has been named the most’ depressing day‘ of the year. Blue Monday is the day when most people abandon their New…
Oxbotica raises $140 million to deploy self-driving commercial vehicles
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Self-driving software startup Oxbotica has raised $140 million from investors to speed deployment of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in areas including heavy industry, ports and…
The Gallery of tech flops
The Gallery of tech flops: The Consumer Electronics Show is the world’s leading trade fair for the tech market. Since 1967, it has been previewing trends, technologies and innovative and futuristic products…
Irish HealthTech Start-Up Raises €525,000 to Launch New Medically Led Platform to Tackle Obesity
Beyondbmi, a University College Dublin healthtech spin-out supported by NovaUCD, has just closed a €525k pre-seed funding round. Investors in this round include, John Purdy (Chairman of Ergo), Eoghan Quigley…
Big tech layoffs may further disrupt equity and diversity efforts
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) – 2023 is shaping up as a challenging year to be a woman or minority working in the tech sector, or even a person…
India proposes self-regulatory bodies for online gaming companies
By Munsif Vengattil and Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has proposed a body for the online gaming industry to regulate itself as concerns rise over the addictiveness of…
Baidu, Pony.ai start driverless robotaxi tests in Beijing
By Kevin Krolicki (Reuters) – Baidu Inc and Toyota Motor Corp-backed startup Pony. ai said on Friday they been granted the first licences to test fully autonomous vehicles without safety…
January 2023 – Note from the Editor in Chief
Happy New Year to you all! I hope this year will bring health and happiness to your homes.I am really excited for this year, as new things are scheduled for…