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
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
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 London-based startup that provided an “office as a service” for small and medium-sized businesses, is soon to enter the deadpool.
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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
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 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
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
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
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 has been helping large organizations like Reddit with complex content build search tools that reach across massive content stores, but t ...