Stay Ai’s tech helps Shopify brands get customers to make that second purchase
Stay Ai developed a recurring commerce enablement platform for subscriptions, clubs and memberships with loyalty tools to help brands increase customer lifetime value.
Google DeepMind wants to know if chatbots are just virtue signaling
Google DeepMind is calling for the moral behavior of large language models—such as what they do when called on to act as companions, therapists, medical advisors, and so on—to be scrutinized with the same kind of rigor as their ability to code or do math. As LLMs improve, people are asking them to play more…
Ivanti rushes to patch zero-day used to breach Norway’s government
Hackers exploited a zero-day flaw in Ivanti’s mobile endpoint management software to compromise a dozen Norwegian government agencies — and thousands of other organizations could also be at risk. The Norwegian Security and Service Organization (DSS) said in a statement on Monday that a “data attack” had struck the IT platform used by 12 government […]
The Download: AI transparency, and Twitter’s transformation
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. It’s high time for more AI transparency In less than a week since Meta launched its open source AI model, LLaMA 2, startups and researchers have already used it to develop a chatbot…
Dirty Dough Founder Bennett Maxwell on Mental Fitness and Podcasting with Purpose
Interview with Dirty Dough Founder Bennett Maxwell about his inspirational mission, creating balanced social media content, and podcasting with purpose.
Don’t Listen to This Myth About Having Both a Side Hustle and a Full-Time Job
The common wisdom is that side ventures are pursued to diversify away from a primary source of income, but for me, one fascinating hiring process proved otherwise and could be a valuable example for other startups to follow.
Vimeo (VMEO), Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and UiPath (PATH): Buy, Hold or Sell?
Amid rapid digitalization globally, the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) industry’s long-term prospects look bright as enterprises increasingly adopt cloud-based services. Moreover, integration of AI and ML into SaaS solutions should bolster the…
Brevel sprouts $18.5M to develop microalgae-based alternative proteins
Brevel developed a proprietary technology that combines fermentation and light to make a protein from microalgae that is sold to food companies as a powder for use in plant-based products.
Cloud camera security startup Solink raises $60M
Solink, a company that provides physical security systems for businesses, including closed-circuit camera analytics, today announced that it raised $60 million in a Series C round led by Goldman Sachs with participation from Omers Ventures and BDC IT Ventures. Co-founder and CEO Michael Matta said the cash will be put toward growing Solink’s client base […]
Atomos Space books launch to demonstrate rendezvous, docking and refueling in-orbit
In-space logistics startup Atomos Space will launch its first demonstration mission on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 in the first quarter of 2024, as the company looks to gain an early foothold in the emerging market for orbital transfer services. The five-year old company will send up two spacecraft, an orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) called Quark and a […]
Wayfair’s new app uses generative AI to transform your space
Generative AI is good for more than marketing copy and anime-style avatars — or so Wayfair wants you to think. Today, Wayfair launched a new app with a cutesy name, Decorify, that lets customers create “shoppable,” “photorealistic” images of rooms in their homes or apartments in new styles. After uploading a picture of the space […]