Major Big Tech privacy watchdog in EU set to get two more commissioners soon
Fancy overseeing whether Big Tech is playing by European Union privacy rules? The Irish government has posted job ads for two additional commissioners to lead the Data Protection Commission (DPC), which oversees scores of major tech firms’ compliance with the region’s data protection framework — and has the power to
Read moreMercury Fund closes largest fund to invest in SaaS startups between the coasts
Mercury Fund closed on $160 million in capital commitments for its fifth fund to invest in founders building transformational SaaS and data platforms.
Read moreNextdata is building data meshes for the enterprise
The concept of a data mesh has been around for a few years. At a high level, it’s a data platform architecture that allows users to access data without transferring it to one of two places: a data lake, or a centralized repository for storing data at scale; or a
Read moreAlphaSense, an AI-based market intel firm, snaps up $150M at a $2.5B valuation
Market intelligence — where organizations gather information about industries, other businesses, trends, and more in order to use that data to help make business decisions — has become a huge industry in itself over the last few decades, projected to be worth nearly $84 billion in revenues this year. Now,
Read moreThe FTX trial is bigger than Sam Bankman-Fried
What evidence is he sitting on? | Image: The Verge And potentially very embarrassing for all of crypto. The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried is likely to be more consequential than just whether the man himself is found guilty. Depending on what evidence is introduced during the trial, it could be
Read moreIndian music label giant Saregama acquires Pocket Aces
Saregama has acquired a 51.82% stake in the digital entertainment startup Pocket Aces as the oldest Indian music label makes deeper push into videos. Saregama is paying about $20 million for the 51.82% stake in Pocket Aces and plans to invest an additional $1.8 million into the startup, the Kolkata-headquartered
Read moreCassava Technologies Partners with Atlas AI to Boost Africa’s Digital Transformation
Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group announced a strategic partnership with Atlas AI, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) analytics platform. The collaboration aims to maximize the positive impact of connectivity and digital services across Africa, leveraging data-driven insights to expedite digital transformation and foster economic growth. This partnership empowers Cassava to
Read moreScan to Pay Partners with Xion Global to Enable Crypto Payments in South Africa
Scan to Pay, powered by Ukheshe, has teamed up with Xion Global to integrate cryptocurrency payments into the Scan to Pay app, South Africa’s largest QR ecosystem. With over 600,000 vendors, 14 banks, fintech firms, and 94 payment service providers, Scan to Pay aims to introduce more crypto payment options
Read moreHashtag Trending Sep. 28-Amazon hit with sweeping antitrust lawsuit; OpenAI eyeing hardware?; Hackers fight over who’s responsible for attacking Sony
Amazon hit with sweeping antitrust lawsuit, Open AI reportedly in talks with Apple’s former product designer for a hardware project and two hacker groups fight over who’s responsible for attacking Sony’s systems. These stories and a lot more as we bring you the top tech news on today’s Hashtag
Read moreAdobe launches Photoshop’s web version with Firefly-powered AI tools
Adobe officially launched Photoshop for the web on Wednesday for all users with paid plans. The web version, which was in beta for almost two years, is now available with Firefly-powered AI tools such as generative fill and generative expand. The company said that the tools in the toolbar on
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