Data analytics startup Athenic AI wants to be an enterprise’s central nervous system
Jared Zhao originally got interested in data analytics during his time at UC Berkeley because he was drawn to how it could turn raw data into a story. Zhao founded his first data analytics startup Polyture in 2021. But advancements in generative AI just a year later made Zhao realize
Read moreUS blood donation giant warns of disruption after ransomware attack
New York Blood Center said it does not have a "specific timetable for system restoration" following the attack, which has led to canceled appointments and delays © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreIndia lauds Chinese AI lab DeepSeek, plans to host its models on local servers
India’s IT minister on Thursday praised DeepSeek‘s progress and said the country will host the Chinese AI lab’s large language models on domestic servers, in a rare opening for Chinese technology in India. “You have seen what DeepSeek has done — $5.5 million and a very very powerful model,” IT
Read moreHow Can AI Agents Transform Technical Support Services?
Very few businesses operating today don’t have a customer-facing piece of technology. Whether that’s an actual product, an app, or even just e-commerce and customer service functionality on their website, all have become crucial to surviving and thriving in today’s business environment. As critical as these pieces of technology have
Read moreNew South African Payment Group to Advance Payment Digitization in SA
In South Africa, where a substantial section of the population is still unbanked and millions of businesses rely only on cash transactions, the formation of a groundbreaking alliance promises to transform the financial industry. Introducing ASAPP: A Step Towards a Modern Payment Ecosystem Today, eight of South Africa’s biggest non-bank
Read moreEuropean embedded banking startup Swan adds another $44 million to its Series B
French startup Swan has raised another €42 million (around $44 million at current exchange rates). The company considers this round as the second part of the Series B round that was originally announced in September 2023. Swan helps other companies offer financial products at scale. The company can generate both
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