The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]
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We warned you this day would come. You have less than 24 hours left to save $250 on a General Admission pass to TC Sessions: Crypto — taking place in Miami on November 17. Our special launch pricing expires tonight at 11:59 pm PDT, so buy yours now — your wallet will thank you. Now […]
Last day to save hundreds on TC Sessions: Crypto passes by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
Telda, an Egyptian consumer money app founded by ex-Swvl executive Ahmed Sabbah last April, has raised $20 million in seed funding. The fintech, in a statement, said it wants to “revolutionize finance for the MENAP region.” Its first market, Egypt, is one of the highest consumer spending markets in Africa. The North African market’s private consumption accounts for nearly […]
Egyptian consumer money app Telda raises $20M from GFC, Sequoia Capital and Block by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Tealium launched back in 2011 and built one of the earliest customer data platforms (CDP) a couple of years later. The company has concentrated on collecting data in highly regulated industries, and today it introduced a new component to help with the compliance side of data usage. Tealium CMO Heidi Bullock says as a company […]
Tealium’s new compliance tool helps ensure consumer data preferences get implemented by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
The battery-powered cart features a touchscreen where the shopper enters their phone number, adds items to the cart and then uses the screen to pay at the end.
Veeve bags $6.7M to turn shopping carts into smart ones by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Betterment, a roboadvisory platform which manages over $33 billion in assets, has finally launched its crypto offering after completing a private beta phase. The fintech acquired Makara, a crypto asset management startup, back in February and has been working towards transforming Makara into its own in-house crypto product since the deal closed. Crypto for Betterment, […]
Roboadvisor Betterment launches crypto offering with four themed portfolios by Anita Ramaswamy originally published on TechCrunch
The CEO of The Muse said that these smaller recruitment startups have a better shot at scale and success together than alone.
The Muse buys Fairygodboss as roll-up acquisitions come to VC by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
Vanta, a security compliance automation startup, today announced that it raised $40 million in an extension of its Series B funding round that closed in June, which valued the company at $1.6 billion. Notably, Crowdstrike invested in the extension — which was led by Craft Ventures — through its Falcon Fund, joined by Sequoia, Y […]
Vanta lands $40M to automate cybersecurity compliance by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Roku’s newest venture goes beyond your TV screen: The hardware company just announced Roku Smart Home, a new lineup of devices including security cameras, video doorbells, smart lights, and voice-enabled smart plugs. The company also launched a Roku Smart Home mobile app and a security camera subscription service. Roku building out its home technologies is significant […]
Roku dives into smart home market with security cameras, video doorbells, smart lights, and more by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Ntropy, a company offering an API that enriches transaction data for financial services businesses, today announced that it raised $11 million in a Series A round led by Lakestar with participation from QED Investors and January Investors. CEO Nare Vardanyan says that the funding will be put toward growing the company’s team, specifically in the […]
Ntropy raises cash to normalize and classify transaction data by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch