Thoras.ai automates resource allocation for Kubernertes workloads
When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, Thoras.AI founders Nilo Rahamani and Jennifer Rahamani weren’t even a twinkle in their parents’ eyes, but their parents were forced to flee along with their older siblings. Eventually they ended up immigrating to the U.S. and settling in northern Virginia, where they
Read MoreWeb3 investment firm Borderless Capital acquires CTF Capital to bring AI and quant expertise
Borderless Capital, an investment firm that specializes in web3, announced Tuesday that it is acquiring CTF Capital, a quantitative trading and asset management firm headquartered in Miami, with technology and operation teams in Latin America. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The deal marks Borderless’ first acquisition
Read MoreWorldcoin hit with another ban order in Europe citing risks to kids
Controversial crypto biometrics venture Worldcoin has been almost entirely booted out of Europe after being hit with another temporary ban — this time in Portugal. The order from the country’s data protection authority comes hard on the heels of the same type of three-month stop-processing order from Spain’s DPA earlier
Read MoreBeat the Scammers: 4 Tips to Dodge Online Ticket Fraudsters
There is no doubt that South Africans are excited to head back to stadiums to watch sports and their favorite musicians. This excitement is evident in the almost immediate sell-out of the Springboks versus Ireland test matches and the return of international music acts like James Blunt, Take That, Green
Read MoreMetyos is building a biowearable to monitor chronic kidney disease
Alexandre Boulanger is better know for building self-balancing exoskeletons at Wandercraft. For his next trick the Paris-based robotics entrepreneur is fronting work on a far lighter kind of wearable: An arm-worn patch for monitoring chronic kidney disease (CKD). The medtech startup — Metyos — where Boulanger is CEO, is a joint
Read MoreBalancing Tech in Education: Protecting Students Online
Technology enriches learning by granting instant access to information for assignments, research, and interactive learning experiences. However, it also exposes children to significant risks, including cyberbullying and exposure to inappropriate content. While teachers can employ certain tools and strategies to protect children in the classroom, monitoring their social media use
Read MoreAI is a data problem. Now Cyera is raising up to $300M on a $1.5B valuation, to secure it
A cybersecurity startup called Cyera is betting that the next big challenge in enterprise data protection will be AI, and it’s raising a big round of funding as demand picks up for it. The company — which builds AI-enhanced tools to create accurate pictures of where and how data is
Read MoreRandgo Elevates Leadership to Drive Impactful Rewards Vision
Randgo, a bespoke customer, incentive, and employee rewards company, has recently appointed new members to its C-suite as part of its strategy to accelerate its vision of becoming the most impactful rewards provider in South Africa. Kinola Pather as CEO, Juandri Kotze takes on the role of COO & Yas Mahomed
Read MoreAI and data infrastructure drives demand for open source startups
A new report highlights the demand for startups building open source tools and technologies for the snowballing AI revolution, with the adjacent data infrastructure vertical also heating up. Runa Capital, the venture capital (VC) firm that upped sticks from Silicon Valley and moved its HQ to Luxembourg in 2022, has published
Read MoreHow Ember is building an all-electric intercity bus network in the UK
A Scottish company building one of the U.K.’s first all-electric intercity bus networks has raised $14 million (£11 million) in a Series A round of funding as it looks to expand across the entire country. Building any bus network from scratch — electric or otherwise — isn’t something anyone can
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