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Can dltHub solve the Python library problem for AI? Dig Ventures thinks so

July 20, 2023
Python is the preferred programming language in AI, however, most organisations can’t incorporate their Python developers into legacy data infrastructure. That means they miss out on pulling the benefits of AI into the org. However, there has been a lack of open source python library for developers designed around AI workflows. DLT (short for data […]

Netflix brings password-sharing crackdown to India and every other market

July 20, 2023
Netflix is bringing password-sharing crackdown to consumers in India and every other market starting today, the global streaming giant said after a limited rollout of the restriction helped the firm sign up 5.9 million subscribers in the quarter ending June. The streaming giant said it will start to address account sharing between households in almost […]

Beijing robotics firm ForwardX’s Series C hits $61 million

July 19, 2023
ForwardX this week announced an additional $30 million in funding, bringing the Beijing-based firm’s Series C up to $61 million. The funding follows an initial tranche announced way back in December 2021. It brings the warehouse robotics firm’s total funding up to $140 million since its 2016 launch. The last few years have been a […]

Snowstorm raises seed and launches open beta to keep the internet free

July 19, 2023
A Created to ensure open and free access to the internet, Snowflake saw a huge uptick in users during the start of the Ukraine War and has grown even more since then. Started as an open source project by Serene (who goes by her first name only for privacy reasons), Snowflake, which began as a […]

The Magnificent Seven: Market Performance and Valuations

July 19, 2023
This year, the market’s performance has been heavily influenced by the so-called Magnificent Seven companies: Tesla, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia, Google, and Meta. As these companies make up a significant…

Why does the internet love tree law so much?

July 19, 2023
It was day 76 of the Hollywood writers’ strike, and once again, comedian Chris Stephens journeyed out to the picket line. But when he arrived in front of Universal Studios, he noticed something odd. The trees outside the studio — which offer a rare bit of shade from the brutal Los Angeles sun — had […]

Severe outage knocks WhatsApp down

July 19, 2023
WhatsApp, the Meta-owned ubiquitous messaging app, is inaccessible to many users around the globe due to a “major disruption.” Tens of thousands of users are reporting issues sending and receiving messages on the social app, used by over 2 billion users each month. The outage started at around 1.15 p.m. Pacific time, according to user […]