Month: May 2020

TachyHealth unveils AI-based radiology solution to detect Covid-19 disease

Dubai-based healthcare startup TachyHealth has unveiled an artificial intelligence radiology solution- AiRay- to assist in the detection of the novel coronavirus disease. The startup has been working on the research and development of this deep learning model for two months using 805 images of laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 chest Computed Tomography images…

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VanMoof’s S3 e-bike is better, cheaper, and just as stylish

VanMoof is like the Allbirds of e-bikes. The upstart has struck a chord with technology-loving people who care deeply about design and sustainable living. That niche, though, is only so large. To grow even further, the company has to move a little mo… Source

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Xona Space Systems raises $1 million to improve satellite-based navigation services

San Mateo-based startup Xona Space Systems has raised a $1 million “pre-seed” round led by 1517, and including participation from Seraphim Capital, Trucks Venture Capital and Stellar Solutions. The company is focused on developing a Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) satellite service that it believes can supersede Global Navigation Satellite…

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The Boring Company completes excavation of its Las Vegas tunnels

Elon Musk’s Boring Company has finished excavating the second of two tunnels planned for the Las Vegas Convention Center’s underground loop transit system, according to The Verge. The city’s Convention Center (the LVCC) enlisted the company last year… Source

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US extends Huawei ban for another year

US President Donald Trump has extended the order he signed in June 2019 that banned American companies from doing business with Huawei. The original order did not name any companies specifically, only those that threatened the national security of the US. However the action was widely interpreted as a sanction…

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Porsche rolls out search platform for its U.S. used car inventory

Porsche Cars North America has launched a new online platform called Porsche Finder that lets customers search for used vehicles across its dealership network, the latest step by the automaker to create an online marketplace. The new platform, which was developed by the automaker’s Porsche Digital subsidiary and PCNA, enables…

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