OP3N, a web3 AI-powered platform, raised a $28 million Series A round that values the company at $100 million, the startup shared exclusively with TechCrunch. “I wanted to make a connection for creators, chats and commerce in one place,” Jaeson Ma, co-CEO of OP3N, said to TechCrunch. “It’s a web3 version of WhatsApp meets Amazon, […]
OP3N raises $28M to build ‘WhatsApp meets Amazon’ for web3 by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
IPRally, a Finnish startup building a knowledge graph-based patent search engine, has raised €10 million ($10.8 million) in a Series A round of funding. Founded in 2018, IPRally is one of a number of emerging players looking to infiltrate a billion-dollar intellectual property (IP) management market dominated by incumbents such as Clarivate, Anaqua, and Questel. The […]
IPRally, a patent search engine powered by explainable AI, raises $10.8M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Amid the declining smartphone market, premium devices are having their moment. These pricy devices made up more than half of the worldwide smartphone market’s revenue, according to a report from Counterpoint. The analytics company’s report says that premium devices (with a wholesale value of $600 or more) grew by 1% year-on-year in terms of shipment […]
Consumers are splurging on premium smartphones amid tough economic conditions, report says by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Italian supercar manufacturer Ferrari has confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack that exposed customers’ personal information. “We regret to inform you of a cyber incident at Ferrari, where a threat actor was able to access a limited number of systems in our IT environment,” Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna said in a letter sent to […]
Ferrari says ransomware attack exposed customers’ personal data by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
TikTok is announcing updates to its community guidelines that are designed to make the app a more secure environment for users. The company has overhauled the guidelines to make them easier to understand, and added new policies on AI and climate misinformation. TikTok has also added more detail about its existing policies regarding civil and […]
TikTok overhauls its community guidelines, adds new policies on AI and climate misinformation by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Mecanizou provides auto parts and the price following input of a car’s basic information. Mechanics can purchase the parts in one click and receive the parts in one hour.
Mecanizou, now with $14.5M, plans to expand auto parts marketplace in São Paulo by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Organizations dealing with large amounts of data often struggle to ensure that data remains high-quality. According to a survey from Great Expectations, which creates open source tools for data testing, 77% of companies have data quality issues and 91% believe that it’s impacting their performance. In light of that, unsurprisingly, business has been quite healthy […]
Sifflet raises cash to expand its data observability platform by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch