Monthly Archives: February 2024

Backed by Chinese carmaker Great Wall, Haomo raises $14M for autonomous driving tech

After a few years of funding frenzy, autonomous driving companies in China are experiencing a slowdown in investment. Some companies are still hauling in capital, though the era of bankrolling several hundred million dollars in a single round has mostly … Continue reading

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Instagram launches its marketplace to connect brands and creators in 8 new countries

Instagram said today that it is expanding its marketplace tool to connect brands with creators for paid partnerships or ads in eight new countries. The new markets that will get access to this marketplace include Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the … Continue reading

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Antler’s founder on its vertical AI bet in Southeast Asia

A growing roster of vertical AI startups is emerging in Southeast Asia to serve sectors ranging from seafood to finance. Singapore-based venture capital firm Antler recently made a bet on 37 of them, investing $5.1 million in total for pre-seed … Continue reading

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Hackers actively targeting severe authentication bypass flaw in ConnectWise software

Security experts have raised alarms over a critical vulnerability in ConnectWise ScreenConnect, a widely used remote access tool, which they describe as “trivial and embarrassingly easy” to exploit. According to TechCrunch, this flaw, with the highest severity rating, poses a … Continue reading

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Apple to launch PQ3 update for iMessage, bolstering encryption against quantum computing

Apple has confirmed its plans to launch its newest iMessage security protocol, named PQ3, in response to what it claims is a future threat from quantum computers, according to a recent PCMag report. iMessage currently uses end-to-end encryption, ensuring that … Continue reading

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Musk’s X withholds accounts, tweets in India to obey orders

X, formerly known as Twitter, said Wednesday it is withholding specific accounts and posts in India, action it said the firm disagrees with, in response to executive orders issued by the Indian government. Non-compliance with the executive orders, X said, … Continue reading

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Samsung is bringing Galaxy AI features to more devices

Samsung is bringing its Galaxy AI features to more devices through a new One UL 6.1 update coming in late March, the company announced today. The features are coming to the Galaxy S23 series, S23 FE, Z Fold5 and Z … Continue reading

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Match Group and OpenAI sign enterprise deal, ChatGPT writes the press release

Match Group and OpenAI have signed a deal that will see the dating app giant receive over 1,000 ChatGPT enterprise licenses for its employees, as reported by TechCrunch. The company behind apps such as Tinder, Match, OKCupid, Hinge, and PlentyOfFish … Continue reading

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Apple starts rolling out quantum-proof encryption to iMessage

Apple will roll out a new encryption service for iMessage to protect against penetration efforts by quantum computers. The official Apple Security blog detailed “the most significant cryptographic security upgrade in iMessage history” and the most formidable protection offered by … Continue reading

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Google launches Gemma: new open source AI tool for developers

Google launched another AI model only a week after it announced the release of its Gemini models. The new release, Gemma, is part of a family of “lightweight open-source models,” starting with Gemma 2B and Gemma 7B. The large language … Continue reading

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