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Akeyless secures a cash infusion to help companies manage their passwords, certificates and keys

November 16, 2022

Back in 2018, Refael Angel, a former security software engineer at Intuit, had an idea for a new approach to protect encryption keys — the random string of bits created to scramble and unscramble data — on the cloud. He met with Shai Onn and then Oded Hareven, with whom Angel had worked five years […]

Akeyless secures a cash infusion to help companies manage their passwords, certificates and keys by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Matter Labs, the company behind zkSync, raises $200 million to scale Ethereum

November 16, 2022

Matter Labs has raised a $200 million Series C funding round co-led by Blockchain Capital and Dragonfly. Matter Labs is better known for its work on zkSync, an Ethereum scaling solution that drastically reduces the cost of Ethereum transactions. LightSpeed Venture Partners, Variant and Andreessen Horowitz are also participating in the Series C round. Overall, […]

Matter Labs, the company behind zkSync, raises $200 million to scale Ethereum by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Hinge’s new feature makes it easier for those seeking non-monogamous relationships

November 16, 2022

Today, Hinge rolled out a feature that allows users to add their “Relationship Type” to their profile, whether that be “monogamous,” “non-monogamous,” or “figuring out my relationship type.” The update lets users express precisely what they’re looking for to more efficiently minimize unsuited matches. “Relationship Type” is available globally for all Hinge users starting today. […]

Hinge’s new feature makes it easier for those seeking non-monogamous relationships by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Backbone launches an Android version of its mobile gaming controller

November 16, 2022

We tend to write fondly about Backbone’s mobile gaming controller around these parts, but the recommendation has always come with one asterisk: to date, it’s really been meant mostly for iPhones. You could use a cable to make it work with other devices — but Android users, for example, haven’t been able to just pop […]

Backbone launches an Android version of its mobile gaming controller by Greg Kumparak originally published on TechCrunch

Airbnb rolls out a host of new perks for hosts

November 16, 2022

Airbnb has more than 4 million hosts managing accommodation and experiences on its platform. Now, as it looks to drive more bookings, it’s on the hunt for more. After introducing a major redesign for customers earlier this year, Airbnb is now turning its attention to improving the experience for new and existing hosts. Today, it’s […]

Airbnb rolls out a host of new perks for hosts by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Parallel Domain says autonomous driving won’t scale without synthetic data

November 16, 2022

Achieving autonomous driving safely requires near endless hours of training software on every situation that could possibly arise before putting a vehicle on the road. Historically, autonomy companies have collected hordes of real-world data with which to train their algorithms, but it’s impossible to train a system how to handle edge cases based on real-world […]

Parallel Domain says autonomous driving won’t scale without synthetic data by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Goodera makes corporate volunteering events easier, even for remote and hybrid workplaces

November 16, 2022

Corporate volunteering is on the rise, as a way to increase a company’s social impact while boosting employee engagement. Managing volunteer programs, however, can get tricky. Goodera wants to make it easier with an end-to-end platform that includes pre-vetted volunteer opportunities and trained hosts. The Utah-based startup announced today it has raised a $10 million […]

Goodera makes corporate volunteering events easier, even for remote and hybrid workplaces by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch