Cybersecurity firm Lumu raises $30M to detect network intrusions

September 27, 2023
Lumu, a startup that helps enterprises identify and isolate security compromises, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series B round led by Forgepoint Capital, $6 million of which is debt. Ricardo Villadiego, Lumu’s founder and CEO, says that the new cash will be put toward growing Lumu’s sales team in the U.S., […]

Cloudflare launches new AI tools to help customers deploy and run models

September 27, 2023
Looking to cash in on the AI craze, Cloudflare, the cloud services provider, is launching a new collection of products and apps aimed at helping customers build, deploy and run AI models at the network edge. One of the new offerings, Workers AI, lets customers access physically nearby GPUs hosted by Cloudflare partners to run […]

The Download: China’s EV success in Europe, and ClimateTech is coming

September 27, 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. Meet Europe’s surprising best-selling Chinese EV maker China’s electric vehicle sector has been lavished with fame and attention. But its global ambitions hit a roadblock this month when the European Commission launched an…

Former Tinder CEO’s startup to fight loneliness with AI chatbot gets backing by Sequoia

September 27, 2023
Former Tinder CEO Renate Nyborg’s startup Meeno, which aims to fight loneliness through an AI-powered chatbot, announced that it has raised a $3.9 million seed round led by Sequoia. Meeno aims to release its app on the App Store in December in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands. […]

3 Inexpensive Energy Stocks to Buy Before October

September 27, 2023
Rising crude oil prices and higher well productivity are expected to boost domestic oil production this year and beyond, creating high-growth opportunities for companies providing energy services. Amid this backdrop,…