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Soylent now sells solid snack bars
Soylent is leaving liquids behind as it journeys deeper into the packaged food business with a selection of snack-sized bars. The 100-calorie bar has 5 grams of plant protein, 36 nutrients and probiot
Samsung responds to reviewer complaints about its Galaxy Fold phone
Samsung has issued a statement about its new folding phone as early photos of tech reviewers with their shiny new toys were replaced on social media (and in numerous columns) with complaints from thos
Consumers get another digital home health offering as Tyto Care and Best Buy launch TytoHome
Best Buy is partnering with the Israeli technology company Tyto Care to become the official retailer for the company’s all-in-one digital diagnostics kit through its physical stores in Californi
PathAI raises $60 million for its computer vision-based pathology detection technology
With a clinical version of PathAI‘s computer vision-based pathology detection service still at least one year from coming to market, the diagnostic technology developer has snagged $60 million i
Acting as the data integrator between hospitals and digital health apps brings Redox $33 million
Investors have forked over $33 million in a new round of funding for Redox, hoping that the company can execute on its bid to serve as the link between healthcare providers and the technology companie
As researchers pursue links between bacteria and human health, startups stand to benefit
In 2009, the National Institutes of Health launched a five-year, $150 million project to stimulate research into a new field of medicine examining the connections between the millions of bacteria livi
Sila Nano’s battery tech is now worth over $1 billion with Daimler partnership and $170 million investment
Sila Nanotechnologies and its battery materials manufacturing technology are now worth more than $1 billion. The company, which announced a $170 million funding led by Daimler and a partnership with t
Apple will donate money to rebuild Notre-Dame
In a tweet this morning, Apple chief executive Tim Cook said the company would be donating to rebuilding efforts to restore Notre-Dame. We are heartbroken for the French people and those around the wo
Want to know where epidemics are flaring up around the world? Metabiota has the tool for you
In an effort to inform the public of the health risks breaking out all over the world (or just to scare the bejeezus out of already paranoid people), the startup Metabiota has released a free-to-use e
Tackling the $190 billion physical therapy market, Sword Health raises $8 million from Khosla Ventures
The U.S. healthcare system spends roughly $190 billion every year on physical therapies prescribed to treat muscular and skeletal disorders, and Sword Health has raised $8 million in a new round of fi
With 35 different in-home health diagnostic tests now on offer, EverlyWell raises $50 million to expand
Venture capitalists are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into healthcare startups pitching lower-cost alternatives to traditional services, and one of their primary targets is diagnostics. As i
After its first attempt botched the landing, SpaceIL commits to second Beresheet lunar mission
The minds behind Israel’s SpaceIL attempted lunar landing convened today to begin planning for a second lunar mission. In an announcement yesterday, the chairman of SpaceIL, Morris Kahn, said th
A focus on diversity reaps rewards for this Los Angeles investor
The Los Angeles startup scene has come a long way in the three-and-a-half years since Marlon Nichols, Troy Carter and Trevor Thomas launched Cross Culture Ventures. The city and its surrounding Orange
With a new CEO and fresh funding from Upfront, healthy prepared food delivery service Territory looks to grow
With a new chief executive officer and $4 million in fresh funding from investors including the Los Angeles-based investment firm, Upfront Ventures, Territory Foods is poised for growth. The company r
Disney shares are up after the big reveal of its streaming service
Investors seem to think that Disney is on the right track with its plans for the new streaming service, Disney+. On the heels of yesterday’s announcement of the streaming service’s Novembe
Trifecta adds Beyond Meat’s products to its organic prepared food delivery service
Organic meal delivery service Trifecta is partnering with Beyond Meat to bring the company’s plant-based meat replacements to its prepared meal and à la carte delivery service, the companies sa
DroneBase raises capital and partners with FLIR Systems to train pilots on thermal imaging tech
Publicly traded sensor technology developer FLIR Systems is investing in a strategic round of funding for the outsourced drone imaging company, DroneBase. The two companies are also partnering to prov
The government is about to permanently bar the IRS from creating a free electronic filing system
Thanks to pressure from tax preparation industry, Congress is getting ready to ban the Internal Revenue Service from ever building a free electronic tax filing system. As ProPublica reports, the effor
Labelbox raises $10 million for its services to support machine learning applications
Labelbox, a provider of services to create, manage and maintain data sets for machine learning applications, has raised $10 million in a new round of funding. The financing came from Gradient Venture
Meow Wolf, the George R.R. Martin-backed immersive experience designer, pushes into XR
It’s been a long time since the original 10 members of Meow Wolf’s art collective had to scrounge in dumpsters for the raw materials to bring their galaxy-spanning visions to life. Now, wi