Banzai CEO Joe Davy. (Banzai Photo) Banzai, a Seattle marketing software startup, announced Thursday that it will go public after it agreed to merge with a special-purpose acquisition company. The company also said that it will pay $110 million to acquire marketing optimization startup Hyros after the SPAC deal closes. […]
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Rory Cooper’s Wheelchair Tech Makes the World More Accessible
For more than 25 years, Rory Cooper has been developing technology to improve the lives of people with disabilities. Cooper began his work after a spinal cord injury in 1980 left him paralyzed from the waist down. First he modified the back brace he was required to wear. He then […]
Money Management as an TECH entrepreneur: 3 Tips
Many entrepreneurs are obsessed with their main objective: selling products or services. Everything that comes with it… is often less fun – even though it’s part of the job. Money management is one of those things that many entrepreneurs don’t particularly like. Don’t get us wrong – everyone likes making […]
Amazon’s layoffs and rescinded offers have stunned tech employees
Amazon has long been one of the top employers in the tech industry. Online shopping was consistently growing, and Amazon’s two main profit engines, cloud services and advertising, were growing even faster. If you took a white-collar job at Amazon, whether you stayed there two years or 10, your career […]
Tech Products That You Need for the Future
The future isn’t as abstract as it was before. Science continually develops new products and ideas, and the public is largely aware of these developments. Artificial intelligence and automation are approaching, and it’s important to get ready or embrace technology more so it doesn’t come as too much of a […]
The Tech Is Finally Good Enough for an Airship Revival
At Moffett Field in Mountain View, Calif., Lighter Than Air (LTA) Research is floating a new approach to a technology that saw its rise and fall a century ago: airships. Although airships have long since been supplanted by planes, LTA, which was founded in 2015 by CEO Alan Weston, believes […]
Get Your Free Copy of The 2022-23 Practical Ed Tech Handbook
Near the start of every school year I publish an updated version of The Practical Ed Tech Handbook. This year it took me a bit longer than usual to get it done and I didn’t send it out until mid-September. Since then I made a few minor edits to it […]
A review of Singapore’s business and tech landscape for 2022
2022 was supposed to be the year we put the pandemic behind us and enjoy a repeat of the roaring 20s experts predicted would sweep through our society. Unfortunately, things never do go accordingly to plan. The world collectively took a dark turn when Putin invaded Ukraine. From that moment […]
Students Should Decompose Fractions – Teacher Tech
I am a big fan of helping students to use STRATEGIES when approaching math rather than mindlessly following steps in an algorithm. Personally, I rarely follow order of operations when simplifying a math expression. Having number sense means you look at the math task and THINK about it and find […]
Tech for diagnosing spinal injuries scoops clinical innovation award
The inaugural Clinical Innovation Awards saw four Irish healthcare teams awarded €15,000 each for their tech inventions aimed at improving patient outcomes. A consultant orthopaedic spine surgeon based at the National Spinal Injuries Unit in Dublin has won the top award at the Clinical Innovation Awards. Prof Seamus Morris scooped […]
Why Mid-Career Changers are the Answer to Tech Talent Shortages
The Great Resignation isn’t over yet. Another four million workers left their jobs in October 2022 — not the best news for employers, but especially problematic for the tech sector. The demand for tech talent is picking up as an increasing number of businesses continue to launch digital transformation efforts in the pandemic’s wake. […]
Africa’s tech talent accelerators attract students, VC funding as Big Tech comes calling • TechCrunch
Tech giants are increasingly looking for tech talent in Africa, where the number of developers reached 716,000 last year, up 3.8% from 2020, according to Google. In the last six months, Microsoft and Amazon have been on a recruitment drive that came along with enticing offers including relocation to their […]