Tories again cause testimony on proposed cybersecurity bill to be shortened
For the second meeting in a row, Conservative MPs shortened witnesses’ testimony at committee meetings looking into proposed cybersecurity legislation for overseeing critical infrastructure providers. They did it by bringing forward and forcing debate on other business. What’s before the public safety and national security committee is Bill C-26, which
Read moreThese 30 robotics companies are hiring
It was a rough week. There are rarely good weeks for my industry, but this one felt especially dire. Perhaps because it hit close to home. Not that many publications, however, have been through the scale of what iRobot is facing. After a year-and-a-half of waiting, Amazon dropped its bid
Read morePitch Deck Teardown: PhageLab’s $11M Series A deck
This week, we're taking a look at what PhageLab got right in this pitch deck and why it could use some judicious pruning. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreCloud infrastructure saw its biggest revenue growth ever in Q4
For the last several quarters we’ve seen a lull in the expansion of the cloud infrastructure market, with lower growth numbers than we’ve been accustomed to seeing in the past. That changed this quarter thanks in large part to interest in generative AI. The new revenue wave began just last
Read moreWhat to do when Cyberbullying Lurks?
Digital technology has become integral to the lives of older children and teens, influencing their education, information seeking, and social connections. However, the escalating use of social media and smartphones brings the risk of cyberbullying. TCL offers advice on addressing this issue proactively to prevent your child from becoming a
Read moreNiremia Collective closes inaugural fund with $22.5M focused on well-being technology
Niremia Collective intends to provide capital and management resources to high-growth well-being startups as well as incubate new businesses. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreHow Can Responsible Tech Principles Shape the Future of AI?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) takes the lead in Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2024, emphasizing AI augmentation and democratization. It is acknowledged that the benefits of AI are potentially far-reaching, from enabling businesses to digitize more efficiently (providing customers with a more personalized and streamlined experience), to reducing the
Read moreFTC orders Blackbaud to overhaul ‘reckless’ security practices in wake of 2020 breach
Education tech company Blackbaud agreed to settle with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the company’s security practices that resulted in a 2020 data breach. The FTC alleges that Blackbaud, a U.S.-based company that provides financial and administrative software to colleges, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, and far-right organizations, had “lax” security
Read moreCyber Security Today, Feb. 2, 2024 – AI fakes are making trouble for facial recognition logins, and more
AI fakes are making trouble for facial recognition logins, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, February 2nd, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. US AI-generated fake biometric images are so good that in two years many firms won’t
Read moreAs Podcastle raises $13.5M, its founder credits AI-driven growth in Armenia’s ‘Mini-Silicon Valley’
Podcastle, a podcasting platform that has boosted its product with various generative AI-driven features, has raised $13.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Mosaic Ventures. Also participating were existing Podcastle investors RTP Global, Point Nine Capital, Sierra Ventures, and Andrew Ng’s AI Fund. Squarespace CEO Anthony Casalena
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