Monthly Archives: June 2018

Social media giant, Twitter, announced that it had acquired Smyte, a startup focused on delivering online safety and anti-spam solutions. Interestingly, a day after the acquisition was announced, Twitter shut down the Smyte . Twitter tried to explain the acquisition in a blog post stating (link): Today, we’re very excited […]

Twitter Shuts down Online Safety Company Smyte after acquiring it

30 Jun, 2018 in failedStartup by mydigitalstatrup

Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 17th June 2018 News you can use Blockchain in Trade Finance: Breakthroughs on the Horizon – Trade finance has long been ripe for digitization, and electronic trade documents are already in use by some supply chain participants. […]

Digital Startup news roundup – Week ending 24th June

24 Jun, 2018 in WeeklyStartupNews tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

An Australian software vendor, Unlockd has entered into bankruptcy (voluntary administration) following a battle with Google. In a statement, the startup explained its move Following an unanticipated threat from Google earlier this year to remove Unlockd’s apps from the Google Play Store ecosystem and deny access to its ad server […]

Google’s threat sends Australian startup Unlockd into Bankruptcy

18 Jun, 2018 in Articles / failedStartup tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 17th June 2018 News you can use Blockchain in Trade Finance: Breakthroughs on the Horizon – Trade finance has long been ripe for digitization, and electronic trade documents are already in use by some supply chain participants. […]

Digital Startup news roundup – Week ending 17th June

17 Jun, 2018 in WeeklyStartupNews tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

The automobile industry continues to transform and is coming to grips with the transformation by ride-sharing, that is disrupting the industry’s traditional model of vehicle ownership. This week, Toyota Motors announced (link) a large bet in ride hailing service Grab. Toyota’s investment in Grab is double the size of General […]

Toyota invests $1 Billion in ride Ride Hailing service, Grab

16 Jun, 2018 in Articles tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / grab / incubator / lessons / rideshare / small business / smartphone / Startup / toyota / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Trade finance has long been ripe for digitization, and electronic trade documents are already in use by some supply chain participants. Blockchain technology has the potential to take this digitization to the next level, by providing a shared, tamper-proof ledger of digital records. Recent news concerning HSBC and ING underpins […]

Blockchain in Trade Finance: Breakthroughs on the Horizon

11 Jun, 2018 in Articles / Press Release tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 10th June 2018 News you can use How This Startup, Along With Dropbox and Facebook, Is Lowering Barriers to Entry for People With Criminal Records – Tech-enabled background check company Checkr has vowed that 5 percent of […]

Digital Startup news roundup – Week ending 10th June

10 Jun, 2018 in Uncategorized tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

T-Hub and HSBC Bank, under its fintech focussed Accelerator 2030 Program, has announced the names of the final five startups. These startups, selected on basis of their innovative products and solutions for improved banking operations, will undergo eight-week-long training, mentorship and workshops by senior HSBC leadership. The 5 Startups From […]

HSBC Accelerator 2030 Program selects 5 FinTech Startups

9 Jun, 2018 in Articles tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Hangzhou, China –Alibaba Group’s Cainiao Network and RoboSense jointly released today G Plus, the world’s first solid-state LiDAR unmanned logistics vehicle. Announced at Alibaba Group’s Cainiao Network 2018 Global Smart Logistics Summit held today in Hangzhou, China, the most important feature of the newly announced G Plus driverless delivery vehicles […]

Alibaba and RoboSense Announce World’s First Solid-State LiDAR Driverless Vehicle ...

6 Jun, 2018 in Articles / Press Release tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup

Earlier this year, we featured Blockchain Technology among the top 10 trends to watch in 2018. In this article, Adam Mittelberg examines the interplay between Blockchain trends and AI. One of the biggest challenges marketers face today is customer acquisition and retention. The key to both acquiring new customers and […]

5 Ways Merging Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Blockchain Technology ...

4 Jun, 2018 in Uncategorized tagged #ArtificialIntellegence / Accelerators / AI / amazon / blackberry / blockchain / business model / consulting / contract management / crowdfunding / crowdfundingexpert / digital / digital innovation / digital technologies / digitization / eCommerce / entrepreneur / incubator / lessons / small business / smartphone / Startup / venture by mydigitalstatrup