The global VC market continues to stumble
Venture deal volume has fallen every quarter since Q2 2022 across the world, and the trend shows no signs of reversing.
Read MoreDefense startup Mach Industries closes $79M Series A at $335M valuation
Defense tech darling Mach Industries has closed a $79 million Series A led by Bedrock Capital in a deal that catapulted their post-money valuation to $335 million, multiple sources tell TechCrunch. Mach Industries’ head of growth Koko Xu confirmed the numbers in an email, adding that the new investment came
Read MoreNews app turned X competitor Artifact now lets users generate AI images for their posts
Artifact, the news aggregator recently turned X competitor, is adding a new generative AI feature. The app, built by Instagram’s co-founders, announced last week it would allow users to post their own updates, which didn’t have to include a link. Today, it’s expanding on that addition with the ability for
Read MoreDocker launches remote container builds, new debugging tools and more
Docker today announced a slew of new products at DockerCon, the company’s user conference which has returned as an in-person event. These include a new remote build service, new debugging tools and the general availability of Docker Scout, the company’s software supply chain security service. The event comes at an
Read MoreLemurian Labs is building a new compute paradigm to reduce cost of running AI models
It’s fair to say that Nvidia has found itself in the right place at the right time with demand for its GPU chips at an all time high, thanks to the resource demands of generative AI models, but what if there were a chip that provided similar power at a
Read MoreAt One Ventures $375M new fund shows climate tech is still hot
The 3-year-old venture capital firm raised more money than it expected for its second fund, suggesting that limited partners are warming to climate tech.
Read MoreGoogle Photos’ AI-powered Magic Editor feature to ship with Pixel 8 and 8 Pro
Google is bringing generative AI to its popular Google Photos app with the arrival of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones. The feature, first announced at the company’s I/O developer conference in May, allows for more complicated edits — like filling in gaps in a photo, repositioning the
Read MoreRevolutionizing South Africa’s Energy Sector
As the global community strives for carbon neutrality, the demand for sustainable, low-carbon energy solutions becomes increasingly apparent. ABC Solar and Huawei Fusion Solar lead South Africa’s renewable energy transformation with their commitment to innovative and resilient solar solutions. Its extensive nationwide distribution network in major metropolitan areas underscores its
Read MoreWeather Network refuses to pay ransomware gang
The parent company of The Weather Network says it didn’t give in to the demands of a ransomware gang after the company that provides weather services to Canada and Spain had servers encrypted and data stolen and posted online last month. “You should know that we did not yield to
Read MoreProtect Your Data With Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
Over the past decade, there has been a continuous evolution in both technology and the methods companies employ to protect their data. Until 2019, there was steady adoption of cloud-based services. However, the world was struck by its own form of malware in the shape of COVID-19. This crisis compelled
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