CyberCatch launches digital standards manager
CyberCatch Holdings Inc., a cybersecurity compliance and risk mitigation solutions provider, has announced the launch of its compliance assessment offering. The Digital Standards Manager is designed as a comprehensive solution that serves as a catch-all for digital technology compliance assessments within organizations. It contains, “A workflow engine, compliance tips, charts,
Read MoreCharacter.AI introduces group chats where people and multiple AIs can talk to each other
Character.AI, the a16z-backed AI chatbot startup from ex-Google AI researchers, is out today with a new feature for its subscribers. The chatbot platform, which offers customizable AI companions with distinct personalities and tools to make your own, is now offering a group chat experience where users and their friends can
Read MoreMIT Technology Review examines leaders’ approach to AI implementation
MIT Technology Review Insights, along with Adobe, EY and Owkin, have released a report titled Generative AI deployment: Strategies for smooth scaling, which details the cautious stance adopted by business executives regarding the integration of generative AI technologies. In a survey conducted between July and August 2023, MIT Technology Review
Read MoreMore money won’t fix your failing startup — here’s how to get investors to back a pivot
If your company isn’t seeing strong growth with customers eager to use the product, it might be time to pivot the company in a new direction.
Read MoreInvestors suggest funds prepare for the fallout of the Fearless Fund lawsuit, not worry about it
To find out how the industry is reacting to this decision, TechCrunch+ spoke with one founder and four fund managers at venture firms that back women or founders of color.
Read MoreAnysphere raises $8M from OpenAI to build an AI-powered IDE
Anysphere, a startup building what it describes as an “AI-native” software development environment, called Cursor, today announced that it raised $8 million in seed funding led by OpenAI’s Startup Fund with participation from former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, Dropbox co-founder Arash Ferdowsi and other angel investors. The new cash, which
Read MoreGoogle’s Pixel Watch 2 offers solid upgrades
There are a couple of parallels to be drawn between the Pixel 8 and Pixel Watch 2. One is obvious, the other a bit more subtle. The first is the addition of temperature sensors — though I would argue that the addition makes a lot more sense on a wearable
Read MorePhasio helps local manufacturers manage their customer relationships
For small- to medium-sized local manufacturers, cultivating their network of customers is key to scaling up. But maintaining customer relationships means a lot of tasks that quickly snowball: generating quotes, sending screenshots back and forth about design requests, analyzing parts in a CAD platform and using Excel to calculate pricing
Read MoreSEC is investigating MOVEit mass-hack, says Progress Software
U.S. securities regulators have opened a probe into the MOVEit mass-hack that has exposed the personal data of at least 64 million people, according to the company that made the affected software. In a regulatory filing this week, Progress Software confirmed it had received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities
Read MoreFearing AI, fanfiction writers lock their accounts
Kinktober. Whumptober. Kisstober. Flufftober. Goretober. October is a bacchanal of fanfiction, from romantic one-shots about unconventional character pairings, to delicious smut that’ll make you reconsider your own sense of morality — all inspired by the month’s countless themed writing challenges. It’s an especially busy time for the fanfiction site Archive
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