We love buying things online, from ecommerce stores to subscription-based websites. However, nobody has fun having to log into different websites and stores over and over again. I mean, shopping can be a lot more fun if there was a fast logging and checkout system in all of your favorite online stores. In the US, … Read more
Jelani Memory, Founder and CEO of A Kids Company About, with the book that started it all. (A child company via photo) There are the traditional ways to start, fund, and run a business and then there is the Jelani Memory approach. The CEO of A Kids Company About founded his Portland, Oregon-based company in … Read more
Are you intrigued by the possibility of using nuclear reactors to limit emissions, but worried about their water consumption and long-term safety? A solution may be imminent. LiveScience reports that China has outlined plans to build the first “clean” commercial nuclear reactor using liquid thorium and molten salt. The first prototype reactor should be ready … Read more
The math is simple: Big research universities produce great startups. Pittsburgh certainly has little shortage of the former, with two world-class research schools – Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh – in the city. The latter has posed a challenge to Pittsburgh in the past as local startups often headed to the greener … Read more
Dance Church was founded in 2010 by Kate Wallich, center in white top, and has added Clara Siegel, sitting in black top, as CEO. (Photo of the dance church) Pioneer Square Labs is trying a few new steps when it comes to outsourcing a company from the Seattle startup studio and venture capital company. PSL … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: Video transcript Back transcript Biden Calls for Democracies to Face Global Challenges Together President Biden described America’s democratic alliances as vital to the world’s future during an address to American troops in Britain on Wednesday. The speech kicked off his first foreign trip as president. This is my first … Read more
Safeology’s air purifier (left) is used in a classroom at Cedar Park Christian School in the Seattle area. (Safeology photo / Cedar Park Christian School) A Seattle area lighting manufacturer has launched a range of UV lighting products designed to kill viruses and protect people – just as schools and businesses are preparing to welcome … Read more
Observe construction technology Software company Procore goes public today after prices are above its bandwidth and the IPO slowdown looks like a delay it wasn’t. Investors are quick to offer the company’s value in trading, giving Procore a higher than expected valuation and increasing confidence in the IPO market in general. Construction technology may not … Read more
Electric car startup Fisker signed an agreement with Foxconn, the Taiwanese company that assembles iPhones, to jointly design and manufacture a new electric vehicle. Production of the car, which will be sold under the Fisker brand name in North America, Europe, China and India, will begin in the United States in late 2023. Numerous details, … Read more
An example of a GeekWire virtual office created with Spot. (Spot Photos) New financing: Spot, a year-old company led by the founders of billion dollar startup Outreach, has raised $ 1.7 million. Company background: GeekWire spotted Spot back in June when it was in stealth mode. The 7-person startup creates software that creates a virtual … Read more