EnCharge raises $22.6M to commercialize its AI-accerating chips
Around a year ago, TechCrunch wrote about a little-known company developing AI-accelerating chips to face off against hardware from titans of industry — e.g. Nvidia, AMD, Microsoft, Meta, AWS and Intel. Its mission at the time sounded a little ambitious — and still does. But to its credit, the startup,
Read moreVancouver’s Fantuan raises $40M to deliver real Chinese food at your doorstep
For those who move abroad from China, one thing they miss dearly is the convenience of food delivery apps. Fantuan, a Vancouver-based company, has been working on replicating the experience of Chinese food delivery platforms in the West for the past nine years. Recently, it raised some fresh capital to
Read moreAmazon Set to Rival Locally Dominating Ecommerce Giant Takealot
Amazon, American e-commerce giant is officially going to be launching in the South African market in 2024. The online marketplace has opened registrations for merchants to place their products on the site ahead of the launch next year. Fierce Competition in the South African E-Commerce Sector This move has placed
Read moreHypersync: a next generation fixed wireless technology solution
Nashua Kopano, a provider of comprehensive workspace solutions for government and enterprise clients, is launching Hypersync, a next-generation fixed wireless technology solution. Hypersync utilizes beamforming, quickly deploying reliable broadband services in diverse rural and urban settings. Auto-convergent beamforming expedites FWA enterprise and broadband service deployment by enabling signal transmission without
Read moreUsed by only a few nerds, Facebook kills PGP-encrypted emails
In 2015, as part of the wave of encrypting all the things on the internet, encouraged by the Edward Snowden revelations, Facebook announced that it would allow users to receive encrypted emails from the company. Even at the time, this was a feature for the paranoid users. By turning on
Read moreMeta set to discontinue cross-messaging between Instagram and Facebook
Meta has silently updated its support pages to indicate that the company won’t let users on Instagram message their Facebook contacts anymore. The company, as pointed out by 9to5Google, said the feature will shut down mid-December — without specifying a date. The support page indicates that while you won’t be
Read moreHashtag Trending Dec.5- AI making laws; Fusion power closer to reality; The biggest companies that fell victim to cyberattacks in 2023
AI is now making laws, fusion power gets closer to reality and you’ll never guess what the word of the year is. These and more top tech stories on Hashtag Trending I’m your host Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and Tech News Day in the US. We
Read moreHow Can You Stay Vigilant Against Online Shopping Scam Pages?
As December encourages shopping, it’s crucial to stay cautious about online shopping to avoid scams. Here’s how to spot scam pages on social media: Stolen Content: Fake accounts often share others’ content without giving credit. Look out for pages reposting images or captions without acknowledgment. Likes and Comments: A high
Read moreOmniful, a supply chain and e-commerce enablement startup, emerges from stealth with $5.85M
Supply chain and e-commerce enablement startup, Omniful, has today emerged from stealth with $5.85 million seed funding led by VentureSouq, with participation from 500 Global, DASH Ventures, Jahez Group, SEEDRA Ventures, Bunat Ventures, Hala Ventures, RZM Investments and several family offices including Al Rasheed, Siraj Holding, Al Bawardi, Al Nafea.
Read moreCarbon Maps, an environmental accounting startup for the food industry, gets new backers
Carbon Maps is a relatively new entrant in the carbon and environmental accounting space as it is less than one year old. But the French company has already secured $7.6 million in funding (€7 million) following the startup’s €3 million seed round extension. I already covered Carbon Maps back in
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