Zoho announces Zoho Billing for SMBs, talks GenAI
At its Zoholics user conference in Toronto last week, Zoho announced the launch of Zoho Billing, which it described as an end-to-end billing solution for small and medium businesses. The product evolved from Zoho Subscriptions, which, the company said, “addressed the unique needs of businesses that rely on recurring revenue
Read moreAir Canada admits hack of employee data
Canada’s national airline has admitted suffering what is says was a “brief” breach of security controls, although the statement from Air Canada doesn’t say when the incident happened or how much personal information the attacker accessed. “An unauthorized group briefly obtained limited access to an internal Air Canada system related
Read moreRogers leverages AI and SpaceX technology to fight wildfires in British Columbia
Rogers announced today that it is using SpaceX’s Swarm service, which provides low-bandwidth satellite connectivity to IoT devices, in order to deploy satellite-connected sensors to better predict wildfires in remote areas of British Columbia without wireless networks. The telco announced that it will also equip network towers with California-based Pano
Read moreHarness launches Gitness, an open-source GitHub competitor
Since its launch in 2017, Harness, the software delivery platform founded by AppDynamics co-founder and CEO Jyoti Bansal, expanded from being continuous code deployment to covering continuous integration, feature flags, cloud cost management, security testing orchestration, chaos engineering and more. But even though it focused heavily on GitOps, it never
Read moreMesh, which helps people manage their digital assets, raises $22M
Mesh (formerly Front Finance), a startup developing a service to help customers transfer and manage digital assets like crypto, has raised $22 million in a Series A funding round led by Money Forward with participation from Galaxy, Samsung Next, Streamlined Ventures, SNR.VC, Hike VC, Heitner Group, Valon Capital, Florida Funders,
Read moreTrue Anomaly lands $17.4M contract from U.S. Space Force for space domain awareness tech
True Anomaly has landed a $17.4 million contract from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to help the warfighter make critical decisions in the space domain. The startup, which was founded less than two years ago, is tasked with developing a suite of space domain awareness (SDA) capabilities for
Read moreHow to Start Selling Your Products on Jumia
E-commerce is the marketplace of the future and if you haven’t already taken advantage of selling your products online you might be missing out on a world of revenue opportunities. Jumia, is a purely Pan-African technology company that is built around a marketplace, logistics service and payment service and delivers
Read moreUnveiling the iPhone 15: Top High-Tech Features
Apple recently unveiled its latest innovation in smartphone technology: the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus. These new models come with an industry-first color-infused back glass that boasts a textured matte finish, setting them apart from their predecessors. The aluminum enclosure also features a new contoured edge, making the phones
Read more7 global investors discuss African tech post-Kauffman Fellows’ first summit on the continent
In 2020, Kauffman Fellows (KF), a prominent venture education program renowned for its extensive and well-established network of VCs, made a concerted effort to enhance the diversity within its board. The program, a well-established resource for startup founders and the venture capital sector, expressed the importance of using this strategy
Read morePoland opens privacy probe of ChatGPT following GDPR complaint
OpenAI is facing another investigation into whether its generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, complies with European Union privacy laws. Last month a complaint was filed against ChatGPT and OpenAI in Poland, accusing the company of a string of breaches of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Yesterday the Polish authority
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