Top Tier Capital lands $1.05B to invest in funds and startups

January 17, 2024

Despite the mixed recent news on inflation, capital’s still flowing healthily into Silicon Valley. Case in point, Top Tier Capital, the San Francisco-based VC and private equity firm, today announced that it raised $1.05 billion more to invest with global venture funds and tech companies. Speaking to TechCrunch via email, Top Tier managing partner David […]

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RevOps platform Fullcast raises $34M to set the stage for growth

January 17, 2024

Dharmesh Singh and Bala Balabaskaran, once a part of Microsoft’s Office 365 team, headed up revenue operations and planning at Salesforce together for a number of years. While there, they say that they experienced common operations pain points like trying to forecast using spreadsheets and executing plans involving a small army of people. Their mutual […]

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The Download: Twitter killers, and how China regulates AI

January 17, 2024
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. Twitter killers: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024 For the better part of 17 years, the roiling, rolling, fractious, sometimes funny, sometimes horrifying, never-ever-ending global conversation had a central home: Twitter. If you wanted to…

As hacks worsen, SEC turns up the heat on CISOs

January 17, 2024

Over the past year we’ve seen Uber’s former chief security officer convicted in federal court for mishandling a data breach, a federal regulator charge SolarWinds’ security chief with allegedly misleading investors prior to its own cyberattack, and new regulations that compel companies to publicly reveal materially impactful data breaches within four business days. It might […]

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DJI’s wireless lapel mic system gets a facelift

January 17, 2024

I really wanted the DJI Mic to be great. So, too, did Haje. Ultimately, however, he waked away from the experience unimpressed by the end result. It’s was a disappointment from a category that can truly use a mobile-era upgrade. As someone who’s done his share of TV spots, videos and stage interviews over the […]

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Foxconn setting up chip packaging and testing venture with India’s HCL

January 17, 2024

Foxconn has set up a joint venture with Indian IT giant HCL Group to establish its semiconductor packaging and testing operations in India, as the Apple manufacturing partner looks to expand its presence in the South Asian nation to reduce reliance on China. As a part of the deal, Foxconn Hon Hai Technology India Mega […]

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Build a Rocket Boy, a game studio from former Grand Theft Auto developer, raises $110M

January 17, 2024

Build a Rocket Boy, a Scotland-headquartered game development company founded by one of the former lead developers behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise, today announced it has raised $110 million in a Series D round of funding. The funding comes ahead of the much-anticipated launch of the company’s first titles and immersive open world platform. […]

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Four things to know about China’s new AI rules in 2024

January 17, 2024
This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. Last year was a banner year for artificial intelligence. Thanks to products like ChatGPT, many millions of people are now directly interacting with AI, talking about it, and grappling with its impact…