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Published on April 08, 2025

Startups Should Not Use PayPal

Andreas Rekdal Andreas Rekdal
Updated on April 08, 2025

This Chicago startup makes 'local radio' for Chinese living abroad

Quantum Music is a streaming service for Chinese living abroad.

Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on April 08, 2025

Blockware Mining Raises $25M to Generate More Bitcoin in the U.S.

Blockware Mining will use this fresh funding to purchase 14,000 crypto mining rigs this quarter. Eight thousand of the rigs will be used to scale its new facility in Kentucky, while the remaining 6,000 will be sold to other bitcoin miners in the United States.

Updated on April 08, 2025

1871 named top university-affiliated incubator in the US

Tell anyone in Chicago that 1871’s got a pretty good thing going, and they’ll tell you that’s old news. But that didn’t stop the Merchandise Mart-based tech hub from making headlines after it topped a new list of university-affiliated business incubators.

Updated on April 08, 2025

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