Google wishes SMS happy birthday and farewell, further backing RCS through Google Messages
It is just about 30 decades since SMS was initially launched — Am I that aged? — and Google has once more upped the ante on messaging standards. In a blog site write-up a limited time back, numerous important motives to swap to RCS as a key alternative…
Bill Gates’ backing helps Novi battery startup raise $25 million
Amid a boom in electric-vehicle production and a race for innovations that improve these new cars’ range and cost, an Oakland County battery startup, Our Next Energy, said Monday it has raised $25 million in a fresh fundraising round. The…
Auto-Tech Startup, RoboTire, Receives Series A Backing from Tire Industry Leader
Hi News Team, Reaching out on behalf of RoboTire<https://robotire.com/>, the Detroit-based automotive robotics and automation startup that promises to revolutionize the tire industry. This past week, RoboTire received substantial backing from…
Texas startups mount abortion ban fight on their own, without backing from big tech
Technology leaders across Texas have been privately meeting for weeks, discussing how to best combat the state’s new abortion law and challenge a cultural shift they believe will make it difficult to attract top talent. Absent from the discussion: Big…
DNA Startup Oxford Nanopore Wins Oracle Backing for Upcoming IPO
(Bloomberg) — DNA-sequencing company Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd., whose technology is used to identify variants of Covid-19, is looking to raise 300 million pounds ($415 million), with Oracle Corp. agreeing to be a cornerstone investor. The…