A California based startup; Akili is going through clinical trials to get approval from Food and Drug Administration. The market for “brain fitness” games is worth about $1 billion. Game makers appeals you by claiming that such games will exercise your memory and you will be able to think faster. However, psychology professor Randall Eagle says that the only thing these games make you better at is the game itself. Read More>>
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Smart gadgets from guns to cars ripe for hacking
These days Hackers are targeting for home security systems and other connected devices besides your computer. The rapid growth of internet has opened new opportunities of cyber-attacks. Protecting gadgets from such attacks is possible but increases costs. Read More>>
Startups Rocket To The Front Of The Space Race
In the U.S., Space exploration has been dominated by the government through NASA. NewSpace represents a new race, driven by the dreams of young generations and funded by private investors. While many in NewSpace have their sights set on lofty dreams of planetary exploration, the first step to getting off the planet are completely down to Earth. Read More>>
UPS to Buy Coyote for $1.8 Billion to Ease Peak Cargo Crunch
United Parcel Service Inc. announced to buy Coyote Logistics for $1.8 billion. This deal would help UPS to improve its holiday-season shipping performance and would generate additional revenues of as much as $150 million. Coyote Logistics was owned by private-equity Warburg Pincus. Read More>>
What Angel Investors Value Most When Choosing What to Fund
Venture Capital still remains as the most common source of startup funding. Unlike VCs, Angel investors are investors who invest smaller amount of capital at an earlier stage. According to the Center for Venture Research, more than 73,000 venture received angel funding with 316,000 active investors. Read More>>
HP: Smartwatches have a gaping hole in cyber security
According to a study conducted by Hewlett Packard, 100 percent of tested smartwatches showed significant vulnerabilities, including insufficient authentication, lack of encryption and privacy concerns. The biggest problems included weak authentication, making it easy for an attacker to gain access, and a lack of encryption. Read More>>
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From the 5 Craziest Investor Meetings I’ve Had With Founders
For a startup, entrepreneurs should have the ability to fundraise. Investments can turn an idea into a reality and also let entrepreneurs to hire and spend money on things to get his startup off the ground. The article gives valuable insight on what not to do, when raising venture capital. Read More>>
Stolen Data’s Speed Threatens Unaware Merchants
Data breaching happens very frequent these days. Stolen data travels much faster and can heighten the risk to merchants. Data thieves sell this information to aggregators to compile full identities. Organizations must not only secure their data but also be vigilant against people using stolen data. Read More>>
Speed as a Habit
Dave Girouard, CEO of personal finance startup – Upstart, believes that speed is the ultimate weapon in any business. In tech, speed is seen as an asset in product development. Speed and agile can make you win when it comes to product. Usually startups are fast and big companies are slow. Success of a startup depends on the ability to develop speed as a habit. Read More>>
Astronomers discover most Earth-like planet yet
Astronomers have discovered a planet which is remarkably similar to Earth. It is about 60 percent bigger than Earth and is located 1,400 light years away. The planet was discovered by NASA’s Keplar Space telescope and is named as Keplar-425b. Read More>>
