2023 SPR Insights, Industrial Intelligence Index: AVEVA
AVEVA, one of the global leaders in industrial software, launched its 2023 SPR- Sustainability Progress Report and the first edition of the AVEVA Industrial Intelligence Index at London Tech Week 2024, where the company advocated for an ethical and impact-driven AI aimed at increasing creativity and efficiency for a more
Read moreCybersecurity Firm Partners with World Vision
RiverSafe, a cybersecurity and DevOps service provider, has partnered with World Vision, an education charity, to enhance access to education for children in Africa. World Vision is a global humanitarian organization aiming to improve the lives of children, families, and communities worldwide by focusing on education, healthcare, and emergency relief
Read moreSABC Finishes Nationwide Digital Upgrade for Radio Solutions
CGI, one of the largest IT and business consulting companies globally, and a leading provider of newsroom and radio solutions in Europe, announces the successful completion of upgrading all 19 radio stations of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to the comprehensive dira! solutions suite. Various workflow components of the
Read moreYou can now protect your high-risk Google account with just your phone
Illustration: The Verge Google has made it a little easier for those at more risk of targeted online attacks to enroll in its Advanced Protection Program for Google accounts. Now users can set it up with a single passkey — using the built-in biometric authentication of a Pixel phone or
Read moreGM Surveillance and Analytics at NEC XON Announced
NEC XON, a leading African ICT solutions provider, has announced the appointment of Yssel Swanepoel as the new General Manager of Surveillance and Analytics. Yssel brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his new role, poised to drive innovation and excellence in the field of surveillance technology. His tenure
Read moreAs Microsoft leaves its observer seat, OpenAI says it won’t have any more observers
Months after Microsoft gained an observer seat on OpenAI’s board, the company is leaving the position of the non-voting seat. In a letter sent to OpenAI on Tuesday, Microsoft said that the company has seen enough progress being made in the AI company and is confident in its direction, according
Read moreDeep tech startups with very technical CEOs raise larger rounds, research finds
SaaS founders trying to figure out what it takes to raise their next round can refer to Point Nine’s famous yearly SaaS Funding Napkin. (The term refers to “back of the napkin” plans or calculations.) Now, European hardware deep tech teams have a similar resource from First Momentum, a pre-seed
Read moreIceland is dodging the VC doldrums as Frumtak Ventures lands $87 million for its fourth fund
Iceland’s startup scene is punching above its weight. That’s perhaps in part because it kept the 2021 hype in check, but mostly because its tech ecosystem is coming of age. Iceland attracted the most venture capital per capita of all Nordic countries in 2023, but that stat is somewhat skewed
Read moreIndex Ventures raises $2.3 billion for new venture and growth funds
Index Ventures is announcing $2.3 billion in new funds to finance the next generation of tech startups globally. These new funds are spread across different stages with $800 million dedicated to venture investment and $1.5 billion set aside for growth and late-stage companies. How do these funds compare to the
Read moreAnthropic’s Claude adds a prompt playground to quickly improve your AI apps
Prompt engineering became a hot job last year in the AI industry, but it seems Anthropic is now developing tools to at least partially automate it. Anthropic released several new features on Tuesday to help developers create more useful applications with the startup’s language model, Claude, according to a company
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