Syscap closes on $2.3M to create private credit infrastructure in Mexico
With Syscap, customers can register their private lines of credit and perform communication, monitoring and reporting functions all in one place.
The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance
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. The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis Across the world, unsuspecting people are unwittingly becoming caught up in a new and growing type of organized criminal enterprise: vehicle transport fraud and theft. Crooks…
Compliance and risk management startup Certa raises $35M
Certa, a compliance, governance and risk management platform for enterprises, today announced that it raised $35 million in a Series B round co-led by Fin Capital and Vertex Ventures with participation from Tru Arrow Partners, Point72 Ventures, BDMI, The Chainsmokers-backed Mantis VC and GOAT Capital. The tranche brings Certa’s total capital raised to “just over” […]
ActiveFence snaps up Spectrum Labs, last valued at $137M, to help fight the harmful content creep
Misinformation, harassment, grooming and other illegal activity continue to be major issues in the worlds of content moderation and online safety, balancing big problems and illicit activity against equally important, and sometimes conflicting, needs for privacy, data protection and security online. Against that fragmented backdrop, today comes some consolidation and platform growth: ActiveFence, one of […]
Mindtrip wants to become your AI travel agent
Once upon a time, we used to use travel agents to book our flights, book our hotels and maybe even make recommendations about things to do and places to eat while you were away. But then along came the internet and the ability to book your own flights, and Airbnb or Vrbo for your accommodation, […]
The Download: promising new batteries, and how to regulate AI
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. Zinc batteries that offer an alternative to lithium just got a big boost The news: One of the leading companies offering alternatives to lithium batteries for the grid has just received a nearly…
Derivative works are generative AI’s poison pill
When a software program generates output data based on input data, which output data is a derivative of the input data? All? Some? None?
YouTube is testing longer but fewer ads on TV
Google is testing a new way to show you ads on the YouTube app for TVs — users can expect fewer but longer ads. The company said it is experimenting with this ad format for a better viewing experience while watching long-form content — almost like a traditional commercial break during linear TV programming. Along with […]
What Is the ‘Coffee Cup Test’? Watch Out For This Tricky Interview Trend.
Some people find this recent hiring trend impractical, while others think it’s a sign of character. Either way, here’s what you should know about it.
3 Energy Stocks With Strong Momentum Behind Them in September
Expectations of higher global demand and constrained supplies amid extended voluntary cuts by Saudi and Russia will likely put upward pressure on oil and gas prices, providing solid tailwinds for…
IBM rolls out new generative AI features and models
Fighting for relevance in the growing — and ultra-competitive — AI space, IBM this week introduced new generative AI models and capabilities across its recently-launched Watsonx data science platform. The new models, called the Granite series models, appear to be standard large language models (LLMs) along the lines of OpenAI’s GPT-4 and ChatGPT, capable of […]