A startup set out to fight climate change — it did it by helping plumbers
The founders of HERO Software didn’t start out to help small tradespeople in construction with a platform. They started out to fight the climate crisis. But in doing so, they stumbled on a way to help the whole business. Now, the company has closed a €40 million Series B financing
Read moreWhy Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ superconducting magnet sale is more than it seems
Fusion power may still be a few years away, but one startup is laying the groundwork for what it hopes will become a bustling sector of the economy. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreBoston VCs are pleased that HubSpot will remain an independent company
For months, rumors persisted that Google, and perhaps others, were interested in buying HubSpot, a Boston-based CRM and marketing software company. HubSpot’s market cap ballooned as the rumors persisted, eventually reaching over $30 billion. But this week, Bloomberg might have finally put an end to the madness when it reported
Read moreCapCut will stop offering free cloud storage from August 5
Bytedance’s video editing app CapCut will stop offering free cloud storage to host creative assets starting August 5. In the past few days, users have received notifications about Capcut changing its terms for the free tier. Until now, the company used to have 1 GB of free cloud storage —
Read moreWorried about your password getting leaked? How to stay safe?
A massive security breach, RockYou2024, has leaked nearly 10 billion unique passwords from decades of data breaches, potentially allowing future attacks. The database, “rockyou2024.txt,” contains 1.5 billion new passwords, surpassing the previous record set in 2021. Kaspersky’s experts have issued practical guidance to help users protect themselves in the aftermath
Read moreEurope confirms first clutch of DSA grievances on Elon Musk’s X
The platform formerly known as Twitter has earned the dubious honor of being the first very large online platform (VLOP) to face a preliminary finding of breaching the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), the bloc’s governance and content moderation rulebook. Penalties for confirmed breaches of the regime can reach
Read moreThe Booming Business of Health Fitness Trackers Globally
Fitness trackers offer comprehensive monitoring of wellness and fitness activities, from tracking distances walked or run to monitoring heart rates, blood oxygen levels, calorie consumption, and sleep schedules. These devices, primarily in the form of wristbands but also available as clip-on devices, earbuds, smart rings, and clothing made of smart
Read moreSouth Africa’s eHailing Service Launches New Profile Feature
Bolt South Africa has introduced the rider profile feature that allows riders to add a photo of themselves to their Bolt profile, a move aimed at improving safety for driver-partners using the platform. This feature will help driver-partners easily identify their passengers and ensure that they are picking up the
Read moreEU’s AI Act gets published in bloc’s Official Journal, starting clock on legal deadlines
The full and final text of the EU AI Act, the European Union’s landmark risk-based regulation for applications of artificial intelligence, has been published in the bloc’s Official Journal. In 20 days’ time, on August 1, the new law will come into force and in 24 months — so by
Read moreUniversity Lecturers Urge Infrastructure Improvements for Ai
Kenyan University educators are urging an immediate assessment of current infrastructure in higher education institutions to enable smooth integration of artificial intelligence in classrooms and research. This was a primary conclusion drawn from a workshop organized by the Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) in collaboration with the Kenya Education Network
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