Kodem comes out of stealth with $25M to tackle application security
A new startup is entering the fray in the market of application security: Kodem, a company out of Israel founded by a team of security veterans from none other than the NSO Group, focuses on determining and mitigating risks by tapping into the runtime intelligence of individual applications. Today, it
Read moreTo boost greenhouse productivity, Skytree is using space station CO2 scrubbers
Sucking carbon dioxide out of the air isn’t rocket science — the technology is decades old — but one startup thinks that maybe a little rocket science could help make direct air capture better. Carbon dioxide scrubbers have been around since the 1800s, when commercial divers used them to extend
Read moreYouTube is lowering the barrier to be eligible for its monetization program
YouTube is lowering the requirements for creators to get access to monetization tools under the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). The company is expanding its shopping affiliate program to U.S-based creators who are part of YPP and have more than 20,000 subscribers. The Google-owned company said that the new conditions to
Read moreCanonical’s Sunbeam makes OpenStack more viable for small-scale deployments
OpenStack, the open-source infrastructure-as-a-service project that helps enterprises manage their on-premises data centers, was never known to be easy to install and operate. That meant that very few enterprises set up their own OpenStack deployments, working with third-party vendors and consultants instead, and that small-scale deployments weren’t really viable. With
Read moreThis little wearable is designed to detect blood flow to the brain
STAT Health calls the human ear a “biometric gold mine.” The startup, which emerged out of stealth this morning, is talking specifically about cerebral blood flow (CBF). That’s pretty much what it sounds like: the blood supply to the brain measured over a specific length of time. A lack of
Read more
Hashtag Trending Jun.13- Reddit continues protest; S&P weighs in on AI ROI; Barracuda issues urgent notice to immediately decommission compromised devices
Major Reddit forums close shop as promised, Barracuda warns that the cure for a major problem means scrapping existing devices and a couple of stories put the growth and world dominance of AI in perspective. These and more top tech news stories from Hashtag Trending and Tech News Day.
Read moreHong Kong eyes stablecoin regulatory regime by 2024
While the Western world debates how to regulate stablecoins, Hong Kong is forging ahead with a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies pegged to traditional financial assets. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is in the process of seeking comments from the public regarding stablecoins and aims to introduce a regulatory framework
Read moreNordic VC Voima Ventures launches €90M fund for deep tech startups
Nordic VC firm Voima Ventures today announced its third fund with an initial closing of €90 million and a final target of €120 million, focusing on early-stage “deep tech” startups from across the science sphere. Founded out of Helsinki, Finland, in 2019, Voima Ventures targets companies at the pre- and
Read moreIndifi raises $35M to expand digital lending to more small businesses
Indifi Technologies, an Indian startup offering digital lending to small and medium businesses, has raised $35 million in a new funding round led by ICICI Venture, the investment arm of ICICI Bank. Existing investors, including British International Investment, OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I, Omidyar Network India, Flourish Ventures and
Read moreIndia threatened to shut down Twitter and raid employees’ homes, Jack Dorsey says
Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s co-founder, says India — despite its status as the world’s largest democracy — regularly issued requests for the social media giant to remove certain posts and accounts, often accompanying these demands with threats of legal repercussions in cases of noncompliance. “India is one of the countries which
Read more