Tech and Gadget Credit Karma acquires mortgage platform Approved | Startup Aug 17, 2018 Credit Karma, the service best known for providing free credit score monitoring and other financial advice (mostly to millennials), is getting into…
Tech News update Tonal launches at-home digital strength training system | Startup Aug 17, 2018 If you want to have a brutal workout from the comfort of your own home — and have about $3,000 to spend — look no further. Tonal, a strength-training…
Tech and Gadget The company behind BarkBox is opening an ‘outdoor clubhouse’ for Nashville’s dogs | Startup Aug 17, 2018 Bark, the company behind the BarkBox subscription for dog treats and toys, is planning to open what it calls its first BarkPark in Nashville. It…
Tech News update To fight the scourge of open offices, ROOM sells rooms Aug 16, 2018 Noisy open offices don’t foster collaboration, they kill it, according to a Harvard study that found the less-private floor plan led to a 73 percent…
Tech News update Descartes Labs launches its geospatial analysis platform | Startup Aug 16, 2018 Descartes Labs, a New Mexico-based geospatial analytics startup, today announced that its platform is now out of beta. The well-funded company …
Tech and Gadget Shelf Engine uses machine learning to stop food waste from eating into store margins | Startup Aug 16, 2018 Shelf Engine’s teamWhile running Molly’s, the Seattle-based ready meal wholesaler he founded, Stefan Kalb was upset about its 28 percent food…
Tech and Gadget Alphabet invests $375 million in Oscar Health | Startup Aug 15, 2018 Google parent Alphabet has invested $375 million in next-gen health insurance company, Oscar Health. Google has been a longtime supporter of the…
Tech and Gadget Cytera CellWorks aims to bring cell culture automation to your dinner plate | Startup Aug 15, 2018 Cytera CellWorks hopes to revolutionize the so-called “clean meat” industry through the automation of cell cultures — and that could mean one day, if…
Artificial intelligence Y Combinator is launching a startup program in China | AI Aug 15, 2018 U.S. accelerator Y Combinator is expanding to China after it announced the hiring of former Microsoft and Baidu executive Qi Lu who will develop a…
Tech News update The FDA OK’d an app as a form of birth control | Startup Aug 14, 2018 Breaking Tech Industry news from the top sources Don’t want to get pregnant? There’s a Food and Drug Administration approved app for that. The FDA…