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Zero-Error Systems raises $7.5M for its radiation-hardened semiconductor integrated circuits

June 13, 2023

Space is a tough place for electronic circuits since radiation causes short circuits that result in mission failure, said Hwai Lin Khor, vice president of Zero-Error Systems. Many companies currently build satellite electronics systems with commercial-off-the-shelves (COTS) semiconductor devices to meet the lower cost requirement. But, according to Khor, the COTS chip devices can’t meet the radiation […]

Zero-Error Systems raises $7.5M for its radiation-hardened semiconductor integrated circuits by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

Kodem comes out of stealth with $25M to tackle application security

June 13, 2023

A new startup is entering the fray in the market of application security: Kodem, a company out of Israel founded by a team of security veterans from none other than the NSO Group, focuses on determining and mitigating risks by tapping into the runtime intelligence of individual applications. Today, it is emerging from stealth, armed […]

Kodem comes out of stealth with $25M to tackle application security by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

This little wearable is designed to detect blood flow to the brain

June 13, 2023

STAT Health calls the human ear a “biometric gold mine.” The startup, which emerged out of stealth this morning, is talking specifically about cerebral blood flow (CBF). That’s pretty much what it sounds like: the blood supply to the brain measured over a specific length of time. A lack of blood flow to the brain […]

This little wearable is designed to detect blood flow to the brain by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: inaccurate welfare algorithms, and training AI for free

June 13, 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. An algorithm intended to reduce poverty might disqualify people in need The news: An algorithm funded by the World Bank to determine which families should get financial assistance in Jordan likely excludes people…

We are all AI’s free data workers

June 13, 2023
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. This week I’ve been thinking a lot about the human labor behind fancy AI models.  The secret to making AI chatbots sound smart and spew less toxic nonsense is to use a…

Nordic VC Voima Ventures launches €90M fund for deep tech startups

June 13, 2023

Nordic VC firm Voima Ventures today announced its third fund with an initial closing of €90 million fund and a final target of €120 million, focusing on early-stage “deep tech” startups from across the science realm. Founded out of Helsinki, Finland, in 2019, Voima Ventures targets companies at the pre- and seed-stage, and mostly involving […]

Nordic VC Voima Ventures launches €90M fund for deep tech startups by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

An algorithm intended to reduce poverty in Jordan disqualifies people in need

June 13, 2023
An algorithm funded by the World Bank to determine which families should get financial assistance in Jordan likely excludes people who should qualify, according to an investigation published this morning by Human Rights Watch.  The algorithmic system, called Takaful, ranks families applying for aid from least poor to poorest using a secret calculus that assigns…