Tocano, a spinout from Delft Technology University in the Netherlands which is working on an inkless printing technology, has closed a €1 million angel round to fund the next stage of its tech development and move a step closer to building its first commercial product.The startup began as the graduate student project of co-founder Venkatesh Chandrasekar who, along with fellow student Van der V...

Parents, tired of explaining crypto to your friends? Now you’ll have the occasion to explain it to your kids. New startup “Pigzbe” offers a “family-friendly” cryptocurrency that lets six-year-olds start collecting their own crypto tokens.The company, founded by Forbes 30-under-30 alum Filippo Yacob, promises “to teach children the principles of 21st century finance while enabling families...

China has quickly emerged as the world’s largest mobility market. Innovations in automotive, technology and e-commerce are rapidly converging in new, unexpected ways. Chinese consumers, who lead most other countries in digital adoption, are willing to try new options that are becoming available at a record pace and are upending the definition of mobility. Consider that China’s market for e-ha...

NIKE, Inc. announced it has acquired Invertex Ltd., a leading computer vision firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel, as it continues to strengthen its digital technology platforms. The talented team will focus on building groundbreaking innovations to help Nike serve millions of members around the globe.“The acquisition of Invertex will deepen our bench of digital talent and further our capabilities...

Young people appreciate unique brand experiences and have also come to expect them in order to better connect with companies; 73% of U.S. trendsetters say all brands will need an entertainment component in the future to survive. Brands are hearing this call and rolling out mobile restaurant pop-ups for the public as a form of Omnitainment.Uber + Visa To celebrate the launch of the Uber Visa cre...

The 11 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up.AWS, Microsoft, And Google Lead The PackForrester's research uncovered a market in which Microsoft, AWS, and Google lead the pack. Oracle, IBM, and Salesforce offer strong alternatives. SAP, Alibaba, Red Hat, Pivotal, and CenturyLink have limited offerings.AD&D Pros Favor The Infrastructure Abstraction Of Development-Only PlatformsThe...

The startup Luminar aims to challenge market leaders by building its hardware at a never-before-seen scale. A new lidar sensor could equip thousands of driverless cars with the sensing abilities required to drive at high speeds on the open road.Lidar has become the primary way most driverless cars sense the world around them, bouncing laser light off nearby objects to create 3-D maps of their s...

In a bid to help reduce the world’s ocean plastic pollution and encourage more consumers to bring reusable bags when they grocery shop, Tesco Malaysia partnered Grey Group Malaysia to come up with unique, reusable grocery bags with a hidden perk. ‘The Unforgettable Bag’, launched ahead of World Earth Day on 22 April, comes in various designs, each representing a specific marine animal that’...

Checkr, the leading provider of modern and compliant background checks, today announced that it raised $100 million Series C funding from funds and accounts managed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. with participation from existing investors Accel and Y Combinator. The company also announced three new customers that have selected Checkr’s platform for background checks: Adecco, Allstate, and L...