Inside the players and politics of the modern AI industry
Image: The Verge We’ve got a special episode of Decoder today — I was traveling last week, so Verge deputy editor Alex Heath and our new senior AI reporter Kylie Robison are filling in for me, with a very different kind of episode about AI. We talk a lot about
Read MorePayPal Ventures leads $20M round into Gynger, which offers companies ‘buy now, pay later’ for technology purchases
Gynger, a platform that lends capital to companies for technology purchases, has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by PayPal Ventures, it told TechCrunch exclusively. The financing brings the New York-based startup’s total venture capital raised to $31.7 million and included participation from Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI-focused
Read MoreTech Startup Competition Offers $1m
Callout for tech startups looking for $1m seed funding. An opportunity exists to empower responsible tech companies that seek to make both a commercial and social impact. Entries are now open for a global startup competition seeking innovative tech solutions to enhance business efficiency. $1 million USD The Future of
Read MoreNETSCOUT & Vodafone Commit to Multi-Year Network Excellence
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC, a leading provider of performance management, cybersecurity, and DDoS attack protection solutions, today announced the extension of its long-term partnership with Vodafone to enhance the performance of Vodafone’s networks for customers. The multi-year agreement leverages NETSCOUT InfinistreamNG to provide real-time, end-to-end visibility monitoring solutions across Vodafone’s physical
Read MoreRapidly convergent series for ellipse perimeter
The previous post looked at two simple approximations for the perimeter of an ellipse. Approximations are necessary since the perimeter of an ellipse cannot be expressed as an elementary function of the axes. Kepler noted in 1609 that you could approximate the perimeter of an ellipse as the perimeter of
Read MoreNew Collaboration Aims to Enhance Cybersecurity Education
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. announces a significant collaboration with Falcon Business Institute to advance cybersecurity education globally. As the digital landscape evolves, the demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals continues to exceed supply, with a global shortfall nearing four million. According to the most recent WEF Report, the scarcity is
Read MoreEx-HubSpot exec builds an AI-powered CRM that learns for you, with $4M seed led by Sequoia
Christopher O’Donnell has hobbies. He likes music and playing guitar, but above all, he loves building software. Which is why three years after leaving HubSpot, he built Day.ai, a CRM for the age AI. Unlike modern CRMs, which are essentially giant spreadsheets that somebody needs to populate and keep updated,
Read MoreEnterprise 2024.4: Demonstrating and improving community impact
In the latest Stack Overflow for Teams Enterprise release, you'll see reporting capabilities and insights that help demonstrate community impact. Microsoft customers can also rejoice: OverflowAI now includes an Auto-Answer App for Microsoft Teams.
Read MoreSemperis, a specialist in Active Directory security now worth more than $1B, raises $125M
Active Directory – the Microsoft directory service for connecting users with network resources – is used by more than 90% of all Fortune 1000 companies and many more besides. So it’s no surprise that it’s a giant target for malicious hackers. That also means a lot of attention for security
Read MoreTrend Micro Debuts World’s 1st Security Solutions for AI PCs
Trend Micro Incorporated has introduced its first consumer security solutions aimed at defending against future risks in the AI PC age. Consumers will be able to use these upgraded capabilities beginning in late 2024. “We are pleased to collaborate with Trend Micro on AI solutions leveraging our next-generation Intel Core
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