July 4, 2025

The Download: India’s AI independence, and predicting future epidemics

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 India’s scramble for AI independence Despite its status as a global tech hub, India lags far behind the likes of the US and China when it comes to homegrown AI. That gap…

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This UK startup plans to radically shake-up the antiquated word of COPD measurement

May 16, 2023

In 1846, London surgeon John Hutchinson invented the spirometer, a thing you blow hard into, to measure the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs. It’s a pretty basic idea. Incredibly, since then, the technology has barely evolved. Today, the modern spirometer doesn’t even measure the amount of CO2 expelled by the lungs, […]

This UK startup plans to radically shake-up the antiquated word of COPD measurement by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Jenfi raises more funding for its “growth capital as a service” platform

May 16, 2023

Jenfi, a “growth-capital-as-a-service” platform, can provide online businesses with revenue-based financing in a little as a day. The Singapore-based startup announced today it has raised $6.6 million in pre-Series B funding, led by Headline Asia. Participation came from returning investor Monk’s Hill Ventures, which led Jenfi’s Series A two years ago, ICU Ventures, Granite Oak, Korea […]

Jenfi raises more funding for its “growth capital as a service” platform by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

Together raises $20M to build open source generative AI models

May 15, 2023

Generative AI — AI that can write essays, create artwork and music, and more — continues to attract outsize investor attention. According to one source, generative AI startups raised $1.7 billion in Q1 2023, with an additional $10.68 billion worth of deals announced in the quarter but not yet completed. There’s scores of competition, including […]

Together raises $20M to build open source generative AI models by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Building cyber resilience and leveraging cyber governance

May 15, 2023
Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” This paper covers the discussion organized by InnovationAus.com between a senior group of chief information security executives from the industry and the government around building cyber resilience strategies and leveraging cyber governance frameworks to bolster board-level program support. Click here to…

Business resilience in the evolving cloud economy

May 15, 2023
Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” Watch this webcast on how enterprises can build a resilient approach with accelerated cloud adoption. Ray Wang, founder, chairman, and principal analyst of Constellation Research, and Vibhuti Dubey, senior vice president and SAP offering head at Infosys, talk about why decision…

The rise of digitization in schools and the dangers of cybercrime

May 15, 2023
Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” Vishal Salvi, senior vice president, CISO, and head of the cyber security practice at Infosys, and Shahryar Khazei, ex-chief information officer of the Los Angeles Unified School District, discuss the challenges that schools and educational institutions face with the increase in…

Cybersecurity for the education sector

May 15, 2023
Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” Seventy percent of educational institutions have only a basic cybersecurity governance, and more than 50% face security incidents. With data being shared at speed and available from anywhere, at any point, and from any device, a holistic approach to cybersecurity is…

Pladis: A BI to AI journey

May 15, 2023
Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” Global analytics director Haja Deen takes us through the digital transformation at pladis. We learn how pladis is using data analytics, leveraging data to bring various teams together, and measuring success in multiple hops. Click here to continue.