OpenText and Google Cloud collaborate on new AI offerings
OpenText has announced an expanded partnership with Google Cloud, just weeks after it unveiled opentext.ai, its vision and strategy for artificial intelligence. The Waterloo-based company says that its information management solutions and Google Cloud’s AI capabilities will help organizations surface insights quickly, boost productivity and transform customer experiences. “Information is
Read moreTesla investors might get payout from SEC settlement
Tesla shareholders who claimed to face financial losses after CEO Elon Musk tweeted about taking the company private might be on the verge of receiving compensation from a $42.3 million fund established as part of Musk’s federal securities fraud settlement. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission said 3,350 eligible
Read moreOnlyFans’ profitability proves the creator economy boom was real enough
Like many sectors, creator-focused startups had an easy time of attracting funding in 2020 and 2021. But venture capital investment into this category slowed down significantly starting in the second half of 2022: going from 42 rounds worth $336 million in Q2 2022, to only 19 rounds worth $110.2 million
Read morePitch Deck Teardown: BusRight’s $7M Series A deck
As soon as I saw the cover slide for BusRight, I knew I was looking at something really interesting. BusRight is a school-bus management platform that aims to improve efficiency and safety by, among other things, allowing caregivers to track bus locations. It also offers route-mapping and real-time GPS. Running
Read moreMOVEit, the biggest hack of the year, by the numbers
The mass-exploitation of MOVEit Transfer software has rapidly cemented itself as the largest hack of the year so far. While the full impact of the attack will likely remain untold for months to come, there are now more than 1,000 known victims of the MOVEit breach, according to cybersecurity company
Read morePolestar 4 to feature Mobileye’s hands-off, eyes-off driving tech
Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar wants to bring Mobileye’s Chauffeur, a hands-off, eyes-off autonomous driving technology to its Polestar 4 electric SUV coupe. The Polestar 4, which launched Friday in China and will hit global markets in 2024, comes standard with Mobileye’s SuperVision advanced driver assistance system (ADAS). Polestar plans
Read moreQase raises $7.2M to help companies manage their software tests
Qase, an Austin-based platform for managing software quality assurance testing and reporting, today announced that it raised $7.2 million in a Series A round led by Chrome Capital with participation from FinSight Ventures and S16VC. Nikita Fedorov, the CEO and founder, says that the proceeds will be put mostly toward
Read moreAlloy, Synctera and Unit discuss the future of embedded finance at TC Disrupt
Banking-as-a-service (BaaS), embedded finance and open banking are among the hottest topics in fintech today. The promise? Make opening a bank account, storing money, receiving a payment card and lending money as easy as opening a social network account. The reinvention of banking is well underway, and we’re excited to
Read moreVivo’s Eye-Catching New Y36: Not Just a Pretty Face
Vivo Smartphone, a global leading technology company with 20% of the smartphone market share in China (ranked first), has recently introduced its stunning new model, vivo Y36, onto the South African market – and it’s a cracker. The new phone is set to turn some heads with an eye-catching design,
Read moreUnveiled: Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023
The achievements of some of the African technology, telecommunications, and media industry’s most illustrious pioneers and tech entrepreneurs, will once again be fêted at the prestigious Africa Tech Festival Awards – taking place at the Bay Hotel in Camp’s Bay, Cape Town on 15 November 2023. Africa Tech Festival’s are
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