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Graft is building an AI development platform for the masses

When Graft launched its AI development platform in beta last year, it was looking to build something that put AI within reach of every company, not just the largest ones with tons of engineering resources. Today, the company announced a … Continue reading

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Mirrorscape’s new AR tabletop platform could enhance your D&D campaign

Yet another virtual tabletop (VTT) tool has joined the fray, giving Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder and tabletop role-playing gamers alike a new augmented reality experience. Mirrorscape, a mixed reality and gaming development company, announced the open beta launch of its … Continue reading

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Collaborative Robotics raises $30M to develop and deploy ‘novel cobot’

A year after unveiling Collaborative Robotics, Brad Porter is still playing it close to the vest. He’s not ready show off the company’s hardware — or even describe it in too great of detail. “I’m being careful about not revealing … Continue reading

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Effectiv’s fraud tools determine if it is you or your deep fake making that bank withdrawal

We have the power to transfer money to anyone, from anywhere, without having to step foot in a bank branch. And with great power comes great responsibility amid bank transfer or payment fraud amounting to $1.6 billion in 2022. Ravi … Continue reading

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Amazon makes bid to settle UK antitrust probe into seller data, Buy Box and Prime

In a move seeking to settle an open antitrust investigation in the UK, Amazon has offered to limit its use of data on marketplace sellers so its retail business cannot gain an unfair advantage over other sellers and provide a … Continue reading

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CardioComm, a provider of ECG monitoring devices, confirms cyberattack downed its services

CardioComm Solutions, a Canadian provider of consumer and professional-grade heart monitoring technologies, has been downed by an ongoing cybersecurity incident. The Toronto-based organization said on Tuesday that its business operations will be “impacted for several days and potentially longer” following … Continue reading

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Meta firms fined in Australia over ‘Onavo Protect’ consumer protection breach

Remember Onavo? The Israeli mobile market intelligence company that Meta (aka Facebook) bought back in 2013 and used to power a free VPN/data management app which claimed to users it would help protect their privacy but did the opposite by … Continue reading

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OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic form body to oversee safe ‘frontier AI’ development

Four of the preeminent AI players are coming together to form a new industry body designed to ensure “safe and responsible development” of so-called “frontier AI” models. In response to growing calls for regulatory oversight, ChatGPT developer OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, … Continue reading

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Dioxycle raises $17 million for its electrolyzer that turns CO2 into ethylene

Dioxycle is a carbon transformation startup that is working on a new process to produce ethylene at scale using recycled carbon emissions. Ethylene is used in packaging, clothing, PVC-based sewage pipes, car interiors and more. And the company recently raised … Continue reading

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Apple and Amazon face UK class action damages suit over price collusion claim

Apple and Amazon are facing a class-action style damages lawsuit in the UK alleging they abused their market power by colluding to increase the price of Apple products. The suit, which has been filed in front of the Competition Appeals … Continue reading

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