Political deepfakes are spreading like wildfire thanks to GenAI
This year, billions of people will vote in elections around the world. 2024 will see — and has seen — high-stakes races in more than 50 countries, from Russia and Taiwan to India and El Salvador. Demagogic candidates — and looming geopolitical threats — would test even the most robust
Read moreApple releases a new API to fetch transactions from Apple Card and Apple Cash
Apple’s iOS 17.4 update is primarily about adapting iOS to EU’s Digital Market Act Regulation. But the company has also released a new API called FinanceKit that lets developers fetch transactions and balance information from Apple Card, Apple Cash, and Savings with Apple. At launch, the company has partnered with
Read moreLLMs are poised to make lumbering business intelligence tools easier and faster to use
UK startup Fluent has closed a $7.5M seed round to apply LLMs to business databases, making them far easier to interrogate. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreHashtag Trending Mar.6- Facebook goes down; Amazon nuclear-powered data centres; Public trust in AI sinking
Imagine a world without Facebook. For just half an hour. A group of AI leaders get together but don’t seem to invite Elon Musk. Amazon takes data centres nuclear. A new competitor for ChatGPT and Google. And public trust in AI is declining. All this and more on the
Read moreLiquid C2 Boosts Tech Solutions in Africa
Liquid C2, a division of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has announced strategic collaborations with Google Cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic. These partnerships aim to deliver cutting-edge cloud and cybersecurity solutions, along with advanced generative AI (gen AI) capabilities, to businesses across Africa. Building upon the Memorandum
Read moreMDaaS raises $3M to improve healthcare access and expand network across Nigeria
MDaaS Global, a Nigerian health tech company that operates a network of tech-enabled diagnostic centers across the country, has secured $3 million in pre-Series A funding. The round was led by Aruwa Capital and Newton Partners, the latter of which was the lead investor in the health tech’s $2.3 million
Read moreMimecast Unveils Next-Gen Solutions for Modern Collaboration Platforms
Mimecast announced the launch of Mimecast® Protection for Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive. Building on the success of last year’s Mimecast® Protection for Microsoft Teams, these expanded offerings allow Mimecast customers to Work Protected® across the modern work surface. Despite email security remaining a primary target for threat actors, Mimecast’s upcoming
Read moreNew Phishing Scams Targeting Small Businesses
Kaspersky has uncovered a new phishing campaign aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, which exploits the email service provider SendGrid. This attack utilizes stolen credentials to access client mailing lists, allowing cybercriminals to send out convincing phishing emails that appear legitimate. These types of attacks are common as cybercriminals target
Read moreCultivated Biosciences poised to take its plant-based cream to market in 2025
The company went public in December with its first proof-of-concept coffee creamer that remains stable when added to hot coffee. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreSpotify submits an update to show pricing information to iOS users in EU
Spotify said today that it has submitted a new version App Store that shows pricing and feature information about the audio company’s different plans in the EU. The update, which is pending approval from Apple, also includes a link for users to buy subscription plans from Spotify’s website. Earlier this
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