Monthly Archives: May 2019

Recent news announcements indicate that Apple is acquiring Tueo Health, a small Redwood City based startup focused on monitoring asthma in sleeping pediatric patients. The deal was initially  reported by CNBC. Apple, like other tech giants, hopes to bolster its intellectual property (IP) in the healthcare space as it continues to roll […]

Apple acquires asthma-monitoring startup Tueo Health

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The following is a lightly edited version of a recent email interview with Alex Fly, Founder and CEO of Quickpath 

IDG: AI veteran sees ‘dream teams’ accelerating AI in business

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How many times in your lifetime have you been awakened or startled by sirens screaming from emergency vehicles as they rushed to a scene of an accident or other dangerous situation? Whether these first responders represent law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue, or other specialized emergency organizations connected to this […]

Tech Forum to Explore Drone Use by First Responders

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Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 19th May 2019 News you can use Are Electric Motorbikes in India: likely to take off – A recent article in New York times highlights the shift in ride-sharing trends in India. (ref: Ride-Sharing’s Future? It May […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 19th May 2019

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According to recent reports, the Bengaluru based social commerce startup Wooplr is shutting down after merger talks fell through. The company’s profile indicates that the online venture was  designing a Network as a A free & easy way to start an online store, Wooplr today empowers 200,000+ store owners to earn […]

Fashion discovery Startup Wooplr Shuts Down As Merger Talks Fall ...

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Utrip, a Seattle-based trip-planning startup announced that it is ceasing operations. The startup was founded in 2011, and aimed to offer free AI based itinerary-planning tools to consumers. Users could enter information about their travel and activity preferences and Utrip would recommend schddules to plan their trip. Utrip made money by […]

Seattle based travel planning startup Utrip shuts down

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A recent article in New York times highlights the shift in ride-sharing trends in India. (ref: Ride-Sharing’s Future? It May Sit on Electric Motorbikes). The article describes “Several start-ups — backed by big Silicon Valley venture firms and Uber’s Indian competitor, Ola — are betting that shared “two-wheelers” are better suited […]

Are Electric Motorbikes in India: likely to take off

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Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 28th April 2019 News you can use A weather tech startup wants to do forecasts based on cell phone signals – ClimaCell claims its service, which taps into millions of wireless devices, is 60% more accurate than […]

Startup news roundup – Week ending 5th May2019

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Last week there was news that Robotics startup Anki was joining the list of failed consumer robot companies. The San Francisco-based Anki had picked an unconventional route towards building artificial intelligence robots for the home by designing advanced technologies into small toys. The startup was aiming to Bring objects to […]

Robotics startup Anki is shutting down after raising more than ...

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