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Oritain raises $57M for its forensic, big-data science approach to tracking the origin of goods
Global supply chains have made the world smaller by enabling us to have virtually anything we want at the tap of a finger. But when it comes to things like verifying a physical object’s origin or its composition, those same … Continue reading
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Teen and mom plead guilty to abortion charges based on Facebook data
A Nebraska woman has pleaded guilty to helping her daughter have a medication abortion last year. The legal proceeding against her hinged on Facebook’s decision to provide authorities with private messages between that mother and her 17-year-old daughter discussing the … Continue reading
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Prolific raises $32M to train and stress-test AI models using its network of 120K people
AI, when it works well, can feel like magic, but all too often AI-based systems don’t work as they should: If the data used to train models is not deep, wide and reliable enough, any kind of curveball can send … Continue reading
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Everything you need to know about e-bike battery fires
The e-bike revolution started with the pandemic and has been hailed as the answer to everything from traffic congestion to greenhouse gas emissions to fitness to depression. Indeed, it has the potential to spark real change, but there’s a deadlier … Continue reading
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Create context and provide examples to lower AI adoption barriers
Jeremiah Stone Contributor Share on Twitter Jeremiah Stone is CTO at SnapLogic. Every company needs to be thinking about how to make artificial intelligence (AI) a seamless extension of its team. How often has an employee said, “I wish there … Continue reading
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Cybersecurity professional accused of stealing $9 million in crypto
The U.S. government accused a cybersecurity professional of hacking a cryptocurrency exchange and stealing around $9 million in cryptocurrency, in what looks like a case of an ethical hacker turning rogue, then trying to appear ethical again. In a press … Continue reading
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Astranis will launch a dedicated internet satellites for the Philippines next year
Space-based internet startup Astranis inked a new deal to launch and operate a dedicated satellite for the Philippines, which will provide enough bandwidth to connect up to two million people. Astranis is partnering with satellite services provider Orbits Corp, which … Continue reading
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Twitter blocks links to rival Threads, while CEO downplays reports of traffic decline
Recently hired Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino is pushing back at reports that Twitter traffic is tanking as a result of the July 5th launch of a new competitor, Instagram Threads, but the company does seem to be concerned about the … Continue reading
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Shutterstock expands deal with OpenAI to build generative AI tools
Shutterstock today announced that it plans to expand its existing deal with OpenAI to provide the startup with training data for its AI models. Over the next six years, OpenAI will license data from Shutterstock including images, videos and music … Continue reading
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Sustainable Ocean Alliance converts its accelerator into a broader ‘Ecopreneur Network’
Startup accelerators are interesting places, but the model of packaging a good idea up and firing it at VCs from a demo day cannon is getting diminishing returns. The Sustainable Ocean Alliance and its own accelerator seem to see this … Continue reading
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