OurSky lands $9.5M seed to build out developer platform for space data

December 6, 2023

A developer platform for the…sky? That’s the vision of OurSky, a startup founded last year that’s aiming to make space observational data more accessible via a software platform and global telescope network. The company announced that it closed $9.5 million in seed funding led by Upfront Ventures alongside Oceans Ventures, Venrex Investment Management, Marlinspike Partners, […]

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December 6, 2023

Get this massager for 65% less (regularly $199) now through December 17.

Job cuts at Spotify, markets hurry to buy the stock

December 6, 2023

Spotify is issuing new layoffs, but this doesn’t necessarily mean bad news for the stock. It is beginning to take on a new rally after analysts boost it

Poppy says ‘I do’ to new capital for digital booking, fulfillment of wedding flowers

December 6, 2023

Florists use Poppy to create customized wedding floral proposals, with images, and provide on-demand pricing for couples.

Spade digs into credit card fraud detection intelligence following new capital raise

December 6, 2023

When a card is swiped or typed, the issuer sends Spade the data in real-time, and that transaction is linked with a verified merchant identity.

The Download: AI coding assistants, and China’s app disputes

December 6, 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. Millions of coders are now using AI assistants. How will that change software? Two weeks into the coding class he was teaching at Duke University in North Carolina this spring, Noah Gift told…

What Should You Value More — An Investor’s Money or Their Experience?

December 6, 2023

On this episode of “Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch,” a contestant has a very tough decision to make: Take the big money now, or gamble on bigger money later.

BlackBerry (BB) vs. Cisco Systems (CSCO) – Which Tech Stock Is the Better December Buy?

December 6, 2023

Rising adoption of wireless devices, expanding proliferation of advanced technologies, and ongoing trends of enterprise mobility and hybrid/remote work create ample growth opportunities for the technology networking industry. Tech stocks…

iMessage will reportedly get a reprieve from EU’s interoperability regulation

December 6, 2023

European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) regulation, which will hit tech giants in 2024, will ask large-sized messaging apps to be interoperable with other services. However, Apple’s iMessage might not have to comply with this as the EU tentatively deduced that the service is not popular enough with business users, according to a report by […]

Sydney-based generative AI art platform Leonardo.Ai raises $31M

December 6, 2023

Sydney, Australia-based Leonardo.Ai is the one of the latest generative AI startups to raise funding. Today, the AI art production platform for consumers and enterprise users announced a $31 million USD round from investors including Blackbird, Side Stage Ventures, Smash Capital, TIRTA Ventures, Gaorong Capital and Samsung Next. Founded last year, Leonardo.Ai’s founders say that […]

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