Category: Technnology

Find out what is going on in the world on technology, what is changing and what's a game changer.

New DDoS extortions hit the Internet

New DDoS extortions hit the Internet

A 1.3 Tbps DDoS attack – essentially a massive torrent of data aimed at a single target – nearly took down network provider Akamai on March 1. Whil ...
Ovipost wants to help drop the labor cost of building cricket farms

Ovipost wants to help drop the labor cost of building cricket farms

Trina Chiasson says a lot of cricket farmers will talk about how figuring out when they are laying their eggs is an art — and she hopes to turn it ...
Geniac, the office as a service, is shutting down after Grant Thornton pulls support

Geniac, the office as a service, is shutting down after Grant Thornton pulls support

Geniac, the London-based startup that provided an “office as a service” for small and medium-sized businesses, is soon to enter the deadpool. TechC ...
Ecobee scores a $61 million Series C with help from Amazon

Ecobee scores a $61 million Series C with help from Amazon

Smart thermostat maker Ecobee just wrapped up a $61 million Series C, bringing the Toronto-based company’s total funding to $146 million. This late ...
47.3 million U.S. adults have access to a smart speaker, report says

47.3 million U.S. adults have access to a smart speaker, report says

Nearly one in five U.S. adults today have access to a smart speaker, according to new research out this week from Voicebot.ai. That means adoption ...
Fishbrain, the fishing app and social network, raises $13.5M Series B

Fishbrain, the fishing app and social network, raises $13.5M Series B

Fishbrain, the Sweden-made mobile app and social network for sport fishing, is disclosing $13.5 million in Series B funding. The round is led by B ...
This robot can solve a Rubik’s Cube in .38 seconds

This robot can solve a Rubik’s Cube in .38 seconds

When future generations look back on 2018 what will they remember? Not much, I suspect, except for this amazing robot that can solve a Rubik’s c ...
Grabr gets $8M to connect travelers with space with those longing for products abroad

Grabr gets $8M to connect travelers with space with those longing for products abroad

You might get to actually save money while you’re traveling if you just leave some free space in your bag — or not pay for that travel at all — if  ...
FreedomPop moves into financial services, in partnership with Prudential

FreedomPop moves into financial services, in partnership with Prudential

Ahead of a big fundraising to fuel its mobile ambitions, “free” mobile service startup FreedomPop is taking an unexpected strategic side-road to ex ...
Lucidworks launches site search as a service tool

Lucidworks launches site search as a service tool

Lucidworks has been helping large organizations like Reddit with complex content build search tools that reach across massive content stores, but t ...