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Water on Mars!

An Astounding Amount of Water Has Been Discovered Beneath the Martian North Pole Using ground-penetrating radar, scientists detected a massive reservoir of frozen water sandwiched by layers of sand beneath the northern polar ice cap on Mars. This reservoir contains so much ice that, if melted and brought to the surface, it would submerge the entire planet.

Don't underestimate your children!

How the 22-year-old founders of Brex built a billion-dollar business in less than 2 years – TechCrunch Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi, the co-founders of Brex, have raised $125 million at a $1.1 billion valuation just four months after the startup's public launch.

Translatotron converts one spoken language to another with the tone of your voice

Google’s Translatotron converts one spoken language to another, no text involved – TechCrunch Every day we creep a little closer to Douglas Adams' famous and prescient babelfish. A new research project from Google takes spoken sentences in one language and outputs spoken words in another — but unlike most translation techniques, it uses no intermediate text, working solely with the audio. ...

Uber’s IPO : A big flop?

Uber’s Flop IPO: More Stock Downside Could Be in Store as Competition Heats Up The ridesharing giant isn't out of the woods after a forgettable stock market debut.

Entrepreneur basic success rules

3 Fundamental Ideas on How to Succeed as an Entrepreneur What is a 'productive' business? This contributor's ideas of what that means may differ from the traditional view.

Is it Start-ups or incumbents who are leading disruption?

72% business leaders say incumbents, not start-ups are leading di... Business leaders globally believe that innovation isn’t ...

What qualities should you have Mr. Entrepreneur?

5 Qualities of Successful Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship begins with a dream but succeeds with the motivation to back it up.

What's the difference? VC vs. PE

Venture Capital vs. Private Equity: Understanding The Difference With increasing coverage and interest in startups, fundraising and venture capital, many terms have become more ambiguous than ever. That can leave entrepreneurs pretty foggy on how they should really be approaching raising money. So, who is funding what?

It's never too late to create your Start-up.
Mid-career entrepreneurs are more successful

Why It's Never Too Late To Become An Entrepreneur Many people think that entrepreneurship is a young person’s game. The reality is that becoming a mid-career entrepreneur could put you at a distinct advantage.

Is this the beginning of the end for Apple?

The End Of Apple If you looked at Apple’s sales numbers, you wouldn’t see anything wrong. But the company's strong revenue growth hides a dirty secret that Apple management tries to hide from investors.

Competition is every company's nightmare

Starbucks Worst Nightmare In China Is Coming True Starbucks worst nightmare in China—competition from fast-growing start-ups like Luckin Coffee—is coming true. That’s expected to put pressure on Starbucks’ market shares, sales growth and profit margins, especially as the Chinese economy slows down.

Some Start-ups make it and some don't. That's how the game goes. Keep walking

After raising $125M, Munchery fails to deliver On-demand food delivery startup Munchery is shutting down, the startup announced in an e-mail to customers on Monday.

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What about India ecosystem?

An investor's take on the state of the Indian startup ecosystem in 2018 and trends to watch in 2019 IdeaSpring Capital Founder Naganand Doraswamy gives an investor's perspective on the year that was for the Indian startup ecosystem and the trends he expects will dominate in 2019.The year 2018 was a ...

Do you agree?

Why your startup shouldn’t rush to $1 million in revenue Your startup may have the coolest tech, be in the biggest market and have the smartest team, but no matter what your board says, revenue is not the primary indicator.

Apple and the future of self medical monitoring...

There is Plastic and then there is Plastiq!

Plastiq raises $27M at 2X+ value to let you pay for anything on credit “I wasn’t asking to pay in Bitcoin!” Plastiq CEO and co-founder Eliot Buchanan recalls with a laugh. “I went to pay part of my tuition at Harvard and I was told that they didn’t (and never would) accept credit cards. It was inconvenient and seemed odd. Credit cards had been around for 50 y...

6 seconds is all it takes :)

Unobrush Smart Toothbrush Cleans Your Teeth in Six Seconds | Digital Trends Looking nothing like a traditional toothbrush, the Unobrush device uses an ergonomic, patent-pending medical-grade sponge-like mouthpiece and pulsing sonic vibrations to clean all of your teeth simultaneously in just 6 seconds! Think of this innovative tech as a hyperactive mouthguard.

You Can do it!

5 Misconceptions You Should Know About Before Launching Your Tech Startup - ReadWrite With multibillion-dollar tech companies and growth startups making headlines left and right, it’s natural to want to get a piece of the action.

Amazing youth story

How the 22-year-old founders of Brex built a billion-dollar business in less than 2 years Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi, the co-founders of Brex, have raised $125 million at a $1.1 billion valuation just four months after the startup's public launch.

Google Maps’ group planning feature rolls out for Android and iOS

Google Maps’ group planning feature rolls out for Android and iOS Google is launching a new "group planning" feature for Google Maps on Android and iOS today.

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Alibaba’s Ant Financial is reportedly raising billions more at a valuation of at least $100B Ant Financial, the Alibaba affiliate that looks after the firm’s hugely popular Alipay service, is reportedly gearing up for an enormous funding round that could take its valuation to $100-$1…

Apple slashes HomePod production after underwhelming sales Siri-powered smart speaker stumbles

The future of retail is happening right now in China US retail is at a crossroads—E-commerce is killing traditional brick-and-mortar business, but you may have a hard time finding a company whose future growth strategy doesn’t rest on developing its …

Japan embracing cryptocurrencies despite big theft cases Four years after popular Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange Mt.

How to perfect your pitch deck — according to a guy that gets a lot of pitches One of the most critical tasks startups face, is creating a killer elevator pitch — a short, verbal description of who they are, what they do, and how they are going to succeed as a business. There are countless blog posts and listicles that have been created to guide founders through this process...