Julie Bornstein’s Daydream is releasing an AI-powered chatbot for fashion-related shopping
Ecommerce veteran Julie Bornstein's startup Daydream is releasing its AI-powered chatbot for shopping with a focus on fashion.
Read morePayara Launches a Cloud-Native Java Platform
Enterprise Java leader has announced the release of Payara Q, a fully automated, zero-maintenance platform aimed at transforming enterprise Java deployment. Payara Qube simplifies Kubernetes management, enabling organizations to take full control of their cloud environments. With support for Jakarta EE, Spring, and Quarkus applications, it empowers development teams to
Read moreHayo Debuts Tech Platform to Help Governments Regulate Mobile Imports & Increase Revenue
Based on the latest available data, the OECD reports that counterfeit goods accounted for an estimated $467 billion in global trade in 2021, with electronics, including mobile devices, among some of the top targets. Hayo, an innovator in digital solutions, has launched its National Mobile Registry (NMR) platform to help
Read moreWhy South Africa’s Financial Institutions Must Prioritize Regulatory Adherence
The true cost of non-compliance in the financial sector extends far beyond financial penalties, damaging reputations, and eroding customer trust. According to the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), several financial institutions have faced administrative sanctions, including financial penalties, for non-compliance with the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FIC Act). Recent cases
Read moreLINX selects Digital Realty as Access Point for New IXP in Ghana
The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has announced that it will expand its partnership with Digital Realty to West Africa as it welcomes the data center provider to its new interconnection fabric, LINX Accra. Digital Realty is in the final stages of building its new facility in Accra, ACR2. The state-of-the-art
Read moreHow Synthflow AI is cutting through the noise in a loud AI voice category
Synthflow is a no-code platform that lets enterprises build and deploy customized white-labeled voice AI customer service agents. The company was founded in 2023 and has amassed more than 1,000 customers and handled more than 45 million calls.
Read moreIndia’s GoKwik raised a small $13M round for a hefty leap in valuation
GoKwik, an Indian startup that offers a suite of integrated e-commerce products, has raised a small round of $13 million, which it calls a “growth” round, that has boosted its valuation to $450 million pre-money. While the new funding round, led by RTP Global, is 63% smaller than its Series
Read moreNew data highlights the race to build more empathetic language models
Measuring AI progress has usually meant testing scientific knowledge or logical reasoning – but while the major benchmarks still focus on left-brain logic skills, there’s been a quiet push within AI companies to make models more emotionally intelligent. As foundation models compete on soft measures like user preference and “feeling
Read moreFacebook Group admins complain of mass bans — Meta says it’s fixing the problem
After a wave of mass bans affecting Instagram and Facebook users alike, Meta users are now complaining that Facebook Groups are also being impacted by mass suspensions. According to individual complaints and organized efforts on sites like Reddit to share information, the bans have affected thousands of groups both in
Read moreIn just 4 months, AI medical scribe Abridge doubles valuation to $5.3B
Abridge nabbed a $300 million Series E led by a16z, months after it closed its previous $250 million fundraise. The 7-year-old Abridge is widely considered to be the leader in the increasingly crowded AI-powered medical scribe market, largely due to its early entry and integration with Epic Systems, the dominant
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