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March 13, 2025

Y Combinator’s police surveillance darling Flock Safety raises $275M at $7.5B valuation

Flock Safety and one of its long-time VCs, Bedrock Capital, announced Thursday that the startup raised a fresh $275 million at a $7.5 billion valuation. Flock makes computer vision-enabled video surveillance technology used by law enforcement as well as businesses, property management companies, and so on. It’s best known for its automatic license plate recognition […]

March 3, 2025

Technological advances continue to move at breakneck speeds. While companies struggle through their digital transformation journeys, even more new technologies emerge, with promises of opportunity, cost savings—and added complexity. Many companies have yet to fully adopt AI and ML technologies, let alone figure out how newer technologies like generative AI might fit into their programs.…

Confessions As a CMO — Marketing Hacks I Stole from Operations (That Actually Work)

March 3, 2025

Marketing reveals the strengths of a business and, when aligned with effective operations, can lead to not just customer attraction but also retention and growth, as demonstrated through my own experience as both a marketer and franchisee.

US said to halt offensive cyber operations against Russia

March 3, 2025

The reported policy shift comes as the U.S. government signals a change in its threat assessment of Russia

Mozilla rewrites Firefox’s Terms of Use after user backlash

March 3, 2025

Critics said the new terms implied Mozilla was asking users for the rights to whatever data they input or upload through Firefox.

UK probes how TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur protect child privacy

March 3, 2025

The U.K.’s privacy watchdog has launched investigations into three social media companies over how they go about protecting the privacy of children on their respective platforms. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced today that it’s looking into how TikTok uses personal information of 13-17-year-olds to recommend videos, “in light of growing concerns” around how young […]

5 Signs You’re an Entrepreneur at Heart — Even if You Work a Corporate Job

March 3, 2025

Could you be an entrepreneur that’s been disguised as a corporate employee? Here are a few telltale signs.

Don’t Collaborate With Just Any Influencer — Here’s How to Make Sure You Pick the Right One

March 3, 2025

Influencers are not just trendsetters — they’re powerful voices your target audience already trusts. But are you partnering with ones who will represent your brand well?

Chinese buyers are getting Nvidia Blackwell chips despite U.S. export controls

March 3, 2025

Upholding export controls on semiconductor chips made in the U.S. made chips may be harder than Washington D.C. thinks. Chinese buyers are getting their hands on computing systems with Nvidia’s Blackwell chips through third-party traders located in other regions, the Wall Street Journal reported. Buyers in Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam are buying these resources for […]

Conan O’Brien comments on AI during his opening monologue at the Oscars

March 3, 2025

When hosting the 2025 Oscars last night, comedian and late-night TV host Conan O’Brien addressed the use of AI in his opening monologue, reflecting the growing conversation about the technology’s influence in Hollywood. “We did not use AI to make this show,” O’Brien said. His remarks were clearly a reference to the use of generative AI […]

T-Mobile and Perplexity announce new ‘AI phone’ priced at under $1K

March 3, 2025

It was inevitable that this year at MWC in Barcelona, at least one carrier would announce a major effort at building a smartphone with a major AI company. And here it is: T-Mobile, the mobile telco owned by Deutsche Telekom, said that it is building an “AI Phone”, a low-cost handset created in close collaboration […]

Y Combinator’s police surveillance darling Flock Safety raises $275M at $7.5B valuation