Axonius, a specialist in cyber asset managment, secures $200M at a flat $2.6B valuation

March 5, 2024

Axonius, one of the bigger players in the world of enterprise asset management — understanding and monitoring the digital assets and infrastructure that make up an organization’s network — has raised $200 million more in funding to expand its business on the heels of the company’s growth. The company, now nearly five years on from […]

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Nothing’s budget Phone (2a) hits preorder at $349

March 5, 2024

The much-teased and oft-leaked Nothing Phone (2a) is now officially official, just under a week after it made its limited debut at the company’s MWC after party. Nothing’s third phone is the first that goes directly after the mid-tier/budget space, with a starting price of $349. While preorders open today, there’s an important caveat in […]

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This Swedish startup wants to reduce the cost, and controversy, around stem cells production

March 5, 2024

With the news yesterday that “mini organs” have been grown for the first time using human stem cells, this futuristic area of bio-medicine is clearly accelerating by leaps and bounds. However, harvesting stem cells is a controversial process, since a major method involves harvesting during pregnancy. Now a Swedish startup has raised VC investment to […]

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Pre-Earnings Alert: AVGO Stock Poised for Growth Surge?

March 5, 2024
Broadcom Inc.’s (AVGO) strategic acquisitions and collaborations with industry leaders are undoubtedly laying a solid foundation for significant long-term growth. However, with earnings on the horizon, would it be prudent…

3 Gold Stocks Top Watch for Steady Income

March 5, 2024
Gold prices hit a three-month high recently, driven by growing speculation of impending interest rate cuts by the Fed. As prices are poised to escalate further in the foreseeable future,…

 Nobody knows how AI works

March 5, 2024
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. I’ve been experimenting with using AI assistants in my day-to-day work. The biggest obstacle to their being useful is they often get things blatantly wrong. In one case, I used an…

New report confirms Europe’s tech investment doldrums, but there are signs of life

March 5, 2024

Europe is suffering from a big hangover after the tech investment party of the 2020-2021 period. That said, compared to pre-pandemic levels, VC investment in European startups is up, historically speaking, and reached $60 billion, according to a new report. However, the anomaly of the surge in investment over the pandemic stands in marked contrast […]

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RemotePass, which helps companies onboard, manage, pay and retain remote workers, raises $5.5M

March 5, 2024

As remote work becomes increasingly prevalent, organizations globally are adapting, especially regarding onboarding procedures for new employees and navigating cross-border payment complexities. This new age of work has led to a surge in demand for startups that provide human resources (HR), payroll and compliance tools to help businesses hire remotely. RemotePass, one such business out of […]

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Multiverse helped bank quants speed up their work; now it’s targeting LLM leviathans

March 5, 2024

We’re still years away from seeing physical quantum computers break into the market with any scale and reliability, but don’t give up on deep tech. The market for high-level quantum computer science — which applies quantum principles to manage complex computations in areas like finance and artificial intelligence — appears to be quickening its pace. […]

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