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Admin User @admin - over 5 years ago

Grab raises fundraising target to $5B as Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing war heats up

Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab is aiming to start the new year with a bang and an awful load of bucks. The company, which acquired Uber’s local business earlier this year, is planning to raise as much as $5 billion from its ongoing Series H round, up from an orig...continued

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Marlon @Marlon - 6 months ago

Canon’s nanoimprint technology seeks to disrupt semiconductor manufacturing

Today, Canon made waves in the semiconductor world by announcing its new nanoimprint lithography systems for chip production. The company […] The post Canon’s nanoimprint technology seeks to disrupt semiconductor manufacturing appeared first on ReadWrite.

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Raoul @Raoul - about 3 years ago

Salesforce promotes former Vlocity CEO David Schmaier to president and CPO

Last year I penned a post positing that Salesforce’s propensity to purchase mature enterprise companies not only provided new technology, but was also helping to produce a profusion of executive talent.. As though to prove my point, the company announced toda…

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Pablo @Pablo - about 3 years ago

Biden’s cybersecurity dream team takes shape

President Biden has named two former National Security Agency veterans to senior government cybersecurity positions, including the first national cyber director. The appointments, announced Monday, land after the discovery of two cyberattacks linked to foreig…

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Immanuel @Immanuel - about 2 months ago

A Leap Year Glitch Broke Self-Pay Gas Station Pumps Across New Zealand

It’s like if the Y2K bug happened, but only for gas station pumps. And only in New Zealand.

New zealand gas pump glitch top gear 2038750232

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Wilmer @Wilmer - almost 5 years ago

Why Om Malik thinks ‘the VC subsidized life is over’ – TechCrunch

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week we had the full Equity staff on hand to dig through the week’s news, helmed by Kate Clark and Connie Loizos, with Alex Wilhelm in th...continued

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Zackery @Zackery - over 4 years ago

The Psychedelic Beauty of Destroyed CDs

The Psychedelic Beauty of Destroyed CDsLike many teenagers growing up in the early- to mid-aughts, Russian photographer Rus Khasanov spent an obscene amount of money on CDs. He displayed his favorites on a shelf—Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP, Amy Winehouse’s Back to Bl...continued

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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - about 4 years ago

Olive, a startup developing an automation tool for healthcare administration, raises $51 million

Time is money, as the old adage goes, and this is doubly true in healthcare systems operating with thin margins now made even thinner thanks to the loss of revenue caused by a freeze on elective procedures.Stepping in with a technology that automates much of the time-cons...continued

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Dayton @Dayton - almost 4 years ago

China’s GPS competitor is now fully launched

For decades, the United States has had a monopoly on positioning, navigation and timing technology with its Global Positioning System (GPS), a constellation of satellites operated by the military that today provides the backbone for location on billions of devices worldwi...continued

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Mariano @Mariano - over 2 years ago

Can't move forward without embracing technology, says Kipchoge - Reuters

Marathon world record holder and Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge hopes that technology will take "centre stage" as athletes strive for improvement and chase faster times in the future.

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Giovanni @Giovanni - over 3 years ago

A Prominent AI Ethics Researcher Says Google Fired Her

Timnit Gebru is a leader among those examining the societal impacts of the technology. She had also criticized the company's diversity efforts.

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Giovanni @Giovanni - about 3 years ago

Startups book an expo booth at TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 to double down on connection and exposure

When it comes to fast-moving technology, mobility zooms ahead of the pack — both literally and figuratively. Early-stage startup founders and investors need to keep their fingers on the sector’s very rapid pulse and the best place to do that is, you guessed i…

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Marlon @Marlon - almost 3 years ago

AI is ready to take on a massive healthcare challenge

Shortening the diagnostic journey and reducing the associated costs was, until recently, a moonshot challenge, but is now within reach. Technology and AI advances are combining to make genetic testing accessible.

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Alexzander @Alexzander - almost 5 years ago

Equity transcribed: Is the tech press too positive in its coverage of startups? – TechCrunch

Welcome back the latest transcribed edition of Equity, the TechCrunch podcast that takes a closer look at the startup headlines from the week. Kate Clark and Alex Wilhelm kick this week off by discussing comments on Twitter made by Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham abo...continued

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Bart @Bart - about 2 years ago

What does LTPO mean, and why is it important on your device?

Display technology needs to evolve along with everything else. LTPO screens are built for the modern phone.

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Elvie @Elvie - about 2 months ago

Google Files finally rolls out its new scanner to digitize documents

Google has started rolling out its new document scanner option, bringing technology similar to the Drive app.

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Joe @Joe - about 4 years ago

Zendesk’s latest tools designed to give fuller view of the customer

Like many technology companies, Zendesk made the tough decision to cancel its Zendesk Relate customer conference this week in Miami amid COVID-19 health concerns. That doesn’t mean the announcements didn’t happen though, even if the conference didn’t, and today the compan...continued

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Rowan @Rowan - over 3 years ago

Parsec raises $25M from A16Z to power remote work and cloud gaming

Parsec, a startup that’s built streaming technology for both work and play, is announcing that it has raised $25 million in Series B funding. This brings Parsec’s total funding to $33 million, according to Crunchbase. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz,…

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Monserrat @Monserrat - 8 months ago

A Letter Prompted Talk of AI Doomsday. Many Who Signed Weren't Actually AI Doomers

In March a viral letter called for a pause on AI development, warning that algorithms could outsmart humanity—but many experts who signed on did not believe the technology poses an existential risk.

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Clarissa @Clarissa - over 1 year ago

T-Mobile will let you try its network free for three months

T-Mobile is updating its app to allow people to try out its network using eSIM for a free three-month trial with unlimited data. You can also use the app to switch to T-Mobile via eSIM, eliminating a few extra steps.

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Roger @Roger - almost 5 years ago

Roland’s tiny R-06 recorder is better than your phone’s recorder app – TechCrunch

In an era when the smartphone can do everything, why do you need a standalone audio recorder? Roland, makers of music gear, might have an answer. Their R-07 voice recorder is about as big as original iPod and is designed for music recording, practice, and playback. It fe...continued

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Wilmer @Wilmer - about 4 years ago

Using AI, Yes Health cuts costs, improves adherence for weight loss and diabetes treatment

Using a combination of machine learning and computer vision, Yes Health claims it can cut costs and improve adherence for behavioral-based treatments targeting diabetes, obesity and other chronic conditions.Those claims, and the company’s technology-based approach, has ne...continued

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Elliott @Elliott - almost 3 years ago

Indian tech startup exposed Byju’s student data

India-based technology startup Salesken.ai has secured an exposed server that was spilling private and sensitive data on one of its customers, Byju’s, an education technology giant and India’s most valuable startup. The server was left unprotected since at le…

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Rose @Rose - over 2 years ago

Australia to set up $740 mln fund to develop low-emissions technology - Reuters

Australia will set up a A$1 billion ($740 million) fund to invest in companies to develop low-emissions technology, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, as the country seeks to cut carbon emissions and hit net-zero targets by 2050.

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Casper @Casper - almost 5 years ago

In a rare advisory, NSA urges users to patch BlueKeep flaw – TechCrunch

The National Security Agency has issued a rare advisory warning users to update their systems to protect against BlueKeep, a new security vulnerability with the capacity to rapidly spread between computers. The “critical”-rated bug affecting computers running Windows XP ...continued

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