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Read MoreNew Summit is raising a new $100 million fund to back climate tech and underrepresented fund managers
The size of the new fund suggests that it is bullish that it can convince LPs to open their wallets based its impact-focused approach. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreAmazon will have to publish an ads library in EU after all
Amazon will have to provide information about the ads running on its platform in a publicly accessible online archive after all, following a decision by the European Union’s highest court Wednesday. The ads transparency requirement is contained in the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), an online governance and algorithmic accountability
Read More40 thousand routers compromised: Hashtag Trending for Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
A new cyberthreat is taking down home routers. Germany passes a law insisting on end to end encryption. Reports expose the craziness of tech hiring practices, the US government has had it with SQL injection attacks and Elon Musk gets a smackdown from a federal judge as we see more
Read MoreDatabricks spent $10M on new DBRX generative AI model, but it can’t beat GPT-4
If you wanted to raise the profile of your major tech company and had $10 million to spend, how would you spend it? On a Super Bowl ad? An F1 sponsorship? You could spend it training a generative AI model. While not marketing in the traditional sense, generative models are
Read MoreCyber Security Today, March 27, 2024 – A botnet exploits old routers, a new malware loader discovered, and more warnings about downloading code from open source repositories
A botnet exploits old routers, a new malware loader discovered, and more warnings about downloading code from open source repositories. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday March 27th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Despite repeated warnings that old internet-connected
Read MoreHow SMEs can transform their business with AI
Artificial intelligence is the must-have technology for every business owner in 2024. By leveraging AI technologies, SMEs can achieve performance and innovation boosts across multiple areas of the business, from financial management to sales and marketing to human capital management and product development. The global AI market is expected to
Read MoreAvoiding poor user experience during Easter travel across Africa and beyond
Aviation in Africa is back on the rise, closely following global trends, with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) noting that passenger traffic in Africa at the end of 2023 had reached around 101 percent of 2019 levels. In 2024, it is expected to grow to 105 percent of 2019 levels. Northern
Read MoreWase zaps microbes to squeeze more biogas from wastewater sludge
Harvesting methane from organic waste and using it to produce electricity or heat is nothing new, but the startup isn't building another anaerobic digester. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreAfrican B2B e-commerce giant Wasoko marked down to $260M after VC halves stake
VNV Global, a Swedish investment firm that backs startups in mobility, health and marketplaces, slashed the value of its holding in Wasoko, an African B2B e-commerce startup, by 48%, according to its annual report for 2023. In its annual report, VNV set Wasoko’s fair value at around $260 million as of
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