Alchemy raises $80M at a $505M valuation to be the ‘AWS for blockchain’
Blockchain developer platform Alchemy announced today it has raised $80 million in a Series B round of funding led by Coatue and Addition, Lee Fixel’s new fund. The company previously raised a total of $15.5 million, so the latest financing brings.....»»
Permit.io raises $8 million to simplify app development
Permit.io announced it has raised $8 million in Series A funding, led by Scale Venture Partners, along with NFX, Verissimo Ventures, Roosh Ventures, Firestreak, 92712, and other existing investors, to ensure application developers never have to build.....»»
Pulse Elite review: PS5’s new headset is best by default
Sony's Pulse Elite headset offers great audio and innovative design features, even if its PlayStation Link integration raises some questions......»»
TikTok lesbian bar debacle raises question: Who belongs in queer spaces?
TikTokker who went to lesbian bar Cubbyhole sparked discourse about who belongs in queer spaces like it. Queer New York TikTok was in an uproar recently over an incident at Cubbyhole, a famous lesbian bar in Manhattan. The conflict — betw.....»»
Apple buys iwork.ai, which raises hopes more than expectations
Apple has bought the web domain iwork.ai, which some are taking as evidence of plans to introduce major new artificial intelligence features into the company’s productivity suite … more….....»»
Nucleus Security raises $43 million to redefine how businesses manage their attack surface
Nucleus Security has announced it has secured $43 million in Series B funding led by Arthur Ventures and Lead Edge Capital. This milestone marks a significant leap forward in the company’s mission to redefine how enterprises manage risk exposur.....»»
Bugcrowd raises $102 million to boost AI-powered crowdsourced security platform
Bugcrowd has secured $102 million in strategic growth funding to scale its AI-powered crowdsourced security platform offerings globally. Led by General Catalyst, with participation from longtime existing investors Rally Ventures and Costanoa Ventures.....»»
BorgWarner Q4 earnings, revenue improve, but EV pullback raises concerns
BorgWarner's earnings fell short of expectations, leaving investors with questions about the supplier’s exposure to EV programs......»»
Dealers want better answers to used EV questions, including reliability and valuation
Better valuation processes could help dealers and consumers understand a used EV's condition, and more low-cost EVs and incentives could kindle shopper demand......»»
Zuckerberg’s AI announcement raises privacy and toxicity red flags
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s AI announcement has raised major concerns, after he said that the company had more user data than was used to train ChatGPT – and would soon be using it to train its own AI systems. The company’s plan to use Facebo.....»»
NinjaOne raises $231.5 million to boost product innovation
NinjaOne announced it raised a $231.5 million Series C funding round led by ICONIQ Growth. Frank Slootman, Chairman and CEO of Snowflake; and Amit Agarwal, President of Datadog; among others also invested in the round. With this financing, ICONIQ Gro.....»»
EV sales could benefit from lower prices and easier used valuation
Sales of used EVs to affordability-concerned shoppers could get easier as valuation processes evolve, and the introduction of more low-cost EVs could spark interest......»»
NIS2 Directive raises stakes for security leaders
In this Help Net Security interview, Roland Palmer, VP Global Operations Center at Sumo Logic, discusses key challenges and innovations of the NIS2 Directive, aiming to standardize cybersecurity practices across sectors. NIS2 mandates minimal cyberse.....»»
Used vehicle prices will fall 5.7% in 2024, expert says
Jonathan Banks, vice president of product development and valuation services at J.D. Power, said he expects used-vehicle prices will fall more than they did in 2023, but affordability remains an issue for many buyers as prices remain elevated over pr.....»»
Deep learning reveals molecular secrets of explosive perchlorate salts
Perchlorates are a class of compounds that are notorious for their explosive nature. This raises safety concerns during experiments involving complex compounds that contain perchlorate ions, since explosions can be triggered even by the slightest sho.....»»
Chemists use blockchain to simulate more than 4 billion chemical reactions essential to origins of life
Cryptocurrency is usually "mined" through the blockchain by asking a computer to perform a complicated mathematical problem in exchange for tokens of cryptocurrency. But in research appearing in the journal Chem a team of chemists has repurposed this.....»»
Beyond blockchain: Strategies for seamless digital asset integration
In this Help Net Security interview, Jean-Philippe Aumasson, CSO at Taurus, emphasizes the often-overlooked complexities of key generation, storage, and distribution, underlining the necessity for a high level of security maturity in handling digital.....»»
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs. S23 Ultra: Do you need to upgrade?
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra raises the bar for flagship phones with superior hardware and AI features. Here's how it compares to the Galaxy S23 Ultra......»»
Bank of America raises Apple price target because of Vision Pro
After weeks of analysts downgrading Apple, Bank of America has raised its price target from $208 to $225 on the strength of both iPhone and Apple Vision Pro.Side view of the Apple Vision ProIn a reversal of Barclays, which cited weak iPhone demand as.....»»
Oleria raises $33 million to accelerate its product innovation
Oleria has raised $33.1 million in a Series A funding round. This latest investment, which brings the company’s total funding to over $40 million, is led by Evolution Equity Partners with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Tapestry VC, and Zsc.....»»
Vicarius raises $30 million to accelerate the development of new AI capabilities
Vicarius announced a $30 million Series B led by cybersecurity investment firm Bright Pixel (formerly Sonae IM). AllegisCyber Capital, AlleyCorp, and Strait all participated in the financing. The company’s total funding, including investments from.....»»