March 2023

Why BRP Isn’t Worth the Money Right Now?

March 30, 2023
Insurance company BRP Group (BRP) reported mixed financials for the fourth quarter amid significant turbulence in the economy. Considering the macroeconomic headwinds, the stock might be best avoided. Let’s discuss…

3 Stocks BETTER Than Tesla

March 30, 2023
Tesla’s (TSLA) electric vehicle market share has fallen amid rising competition. Moreover, TSLA currently trades at a premium to its peers. With the adoption of electric vehicles expected to rise…

DataDome, which uses AI to protect against bot-based attacks, raises $42M

March 30, 2023

Online businesses are at risk of bad bot activity, certainly more now than they used to be. According to a survey from Imperva, 42.3% of internet traffic in 2021 wasn’t human, but instead bots that ran automated routines with ill intent. Given the damage bots can do — for example, stealing content and inventory, degrading […]

DataDome, which uses AI to protect against bot-based attacks, raises $42M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: sleeping in VR, and promising clean energy projects

March 30, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside the cozy but creepy world of VR sleep rooms People are gathering in virtual spaces to relax, and even sleep, with their headsets on. VR sleep rooms are becoming popular among people…

Web3 protocol Polytrade raises $3.8M to improve global trade

March 30, 2023

Polytrade, a web3 protocol focused on global trade, has raised $3.8 million in a seed round led by Alpha Wave, Matrix Partners, Polygon Ventures and CoinSwitch Ventures, the startup exclusively told TechCrunch. Other investors include Singularity Ventures and GTM Ventures. The firm has previously been backed by Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal and QuickSwap co-founder Sameep […]

Web3 protocol Polytrade raises $3.8M to improve global trade by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Inside the conference where researchers are solving the clean-energy puzzle

March 30, 2023
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. I spent last week in Washington, DC, and when I wasn’t fawning over the cherry blossoms, I was soaking up all the newest and wildest ideas in energy.  The Advanced Research Projects Agency…