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GreyOrange raises $140M to develop fully-automated robotics for warehouses
GreyOrange, a Singapore-headquartered firm that develops robots for warehouses, has pulled in a $140 million Series C funding round as it targets more expansion and growth. The company was started in 2011. Today it has five regional offices across the world — covering India, Singapore, Japan, Germany, and the U.S. — three R&D centers and more than 60 […]
View More GreyOrange raises $140M to develop fully-automated robotics for warehousesStarry launches pilot program with Boston Housing Authority to expand affordable internet access
Internet service provider Starry announced today the launch of its Starry Connect program with a pilot through Boston Housing Authority (BHA) to help provide free access to internet for residents living in one of the city’s public housing apartment complexes. The Boston-based startup launched in 2016 with a plan to provide internet access through a […]
View More Starry launches pilot program with Boston Housing Authority to expand affordable internet accessBoston-area startups are on pace to overtake NYC venture totals
Boston has regained its longstanding place as the second-largest U.S. startup funding hub. After years of trailing New York City in total annual venture investment, Massachusetts is taking the lead in 2018.
View More Boston-area startups are on pace to overtake NYC venture totalsSiemens acquires low-code platform Mendix for $700M
Siemens, the giant German technology company, today announced that it has acquired Mendix, the popular low-code application development platform, for €0.6 billion (or about $700 million). Mendix, which was founded in the Netherlands but now has its headquarters in Boston, will continue to operate as usual and keep its name, but Siemens notes that it […]
View More Siemens acquires low-code platform Mendix for $700MBoeing’s new R&D center focuses on autonomous flight
Flying cars are BS. But there is actually a chance that we’re on the cusp of a revolution in general aviation as startups and major players like Airbus are looking to modern technology to allow more people to take flight without having to first learn how to steer a Cessna 152 down a short runway […]
View More Boeing’s new R&D center focuses on autonomous flightGrab drivers in Southeast Asia are now convenience stores, too
Drivers of Southeast Asia-based Grab can now become mini convenience stores. That’s because the ride-hailing company, which bought out rival Uber’s local business earlier this year, has teamed up with U.S. startup Cargo to sell a selection of items to passengers during their ride. New York-based Cargo claims it can help drivers earn up to $300 in […]
View More Grab drivers in Southeast Asia are now convenience stores, tooScaling startups are setting up secondary hubs in these cities
America’s mayors have spent the past nine months tripping over each other to curry favor with Amazon.com in its high-profile search for a second headquarters. More quietly, however, a similar story has been playing out in startup-land.
View More Scaling startups are setting up secondary hubs in these citiesZipcar plans all-electric fleet of over 300 Volkswagens in London
Zipcar is rolling out a fleet of 300 Volkswagen e-Golfs in London this year — in what the company is touting as the largest rollout of electric cars in a single English city. Details from the company are still sketchy, but Zipcar said that the first electric vehicles will be available over the summer, with […]
View More Zipcar plans all-electric fleet of over 300 Volkswagens in LondonFour MIT graduates opened a restaurant with a fully functional robotic kitchen
Spyce is a restaurant in Boston where robots do all of the cooking so that human employees can focus on what they do best – make customers feel welcome. The robotic woks were developed by four MIT graduates who wanted to make healthy meals more afford…
View More Four MIT graduates opened a restaurant with a fully functional robotic kitchenHow did Thumbtack win the on-demand services market?
Earlier today, the services marketplace Thumbtack held a small conference for 300 of its best gig economy workers at an event space in San Francisco. For the nearly ten-year-old company the event was designed to introduce some new features and a redesign of its brand that had softly launched earlier in the week. On hand, […]
View More How did Thumbtack win the on-demand services market?Toast launches a new handheld device and kitchen display system for restaurants
Toast, the Boston-based technology developer for the restaurant industry, has launched a new handheld point-of-sale device and a kitchen display system to integrate the front and back of any restaurant. Using the devices any waiter can become an expert on menu offerings at the touch of a button. The new device lets waitstaff know when […]
View More Toast launches a new handheld device and kitchen display system for restaurants