Anonymity No More? Age Checks Come To the Web
In response to mounting pressure from activists, parents and regulators who believe tech companies haven't done enough to protect children online, businesses and governments around the globe are placing major parts of the internet behind stricter dig.....»»
Nigerian founders-turn-investors are now running syndicate funds
The Future Africa Fund kicked off in 2015 when Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Nadayar Enegesi, co-founders of US-based and African-focused talent company Andela, wrote checks to African startups as angel investors. This continued even as Aboyeji joined and le.....»»
New research shows unpredictable work schedules impact restaurant revenue
Short notice versus no advance notice makes a huge difference when it comes to employee scheduling in the restaurant industry. New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science finds checks for parties handled by servers who were asked (with no.....»»
Android users now have an easy way to check the security of their passwords
Feature checks user credentials against a list of billions of compromised passwords. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Google is adding its password checkup feature to Android, making the mobile OS the latest company offering to give users an eas.....»»
RIBS: The messaging framework for every company and product
Relevant. Inevitable. Believable. Simple. Behind most successful companies is a story that checks every one of those boxes. Caryn Marooney Contributor Share on Twitter Caryn Mar.....»»
Creatio raises $68M as the low-code space keeps attracting huge checks
This morning Creatio, a Boston-based software company, announced that it has raised $68 million. Volition Capital, a growth-equity fund, led the round. The deal was a minority investment in the startup. The deal is notable not merely thanks to its sh.....»»
Mars helicopter Ingenuity checks in from the red planet
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has shared the first update from Ingenuity, the helicopter which landed on Mars along with the Perseverance rover this week......»»
Japan chipmaker Renesas halts Ibaraki plant operations on quake checks
The chipmaker has power and all utility equipment is functioning, but it decided to cancel Sunday’s production for detailed inspections of the clean rooms as a precaution......»»
Goldman Sachs and Sesame Workshop pour money into this edtech firm’s newest fund
Shauntel Garvey and Jennifer Carolan liked edtech before the sector was cool, so the duo co-founded Reach Capital in 2015 with a $53 million debut fund. The San Francisco-based venture firm has since put checks into education startups including Newse.....»»
Gun sales spiked in 2020 amid pandemic, social justice protests
Amid the protests and turbulence of 2020, Americans set a new record for gun purchases, with the FBI tallying a new high of 21 million background checks over the year. That was an increase of 26% over the 2016 record of 15.7 million......»»
‘Orwellian’ AI lie detector project challenged in EU court
A legal challenge was heard today in Europe’s Court of Justice in relation to a controversial EU-funded research project using artificial intelligence for facial “lie detection” with the aim of speeding up immigration checks. The tr.....»»
Evinced raises $17M to speed up accessibility testing for the web
Making and keeping the web accessible is a full-time job, and like any other development role, accessibility tools need to evolve to keep up with the times. Evinced is a startup that promises both richer and faster checks of websites in production or.....»»
Amazon Can Make Just About Anything -- Except a Good Video Game
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg, which is "based on interviews with more than 30 current and former Amazon employees, most of whom spoke under the condition of anonymity citing fears of litigation or career repercussions." From the.....»»
Human-Artificial intelligence collaborations best for skin cancer diagnosis
Artificial intelligence (AI) improved skin cancer diagnostic accuracy when used in collaboration with human clinical checks......»»
Study shows people are influenced more by fact-checks after they read news headlines, not before
The battle to stop false news and online misinformation is not going to end any time soon, but a new finding from MIT scholars may help ease the problem......»»
HiPeople picks up $3M seed to automate reference checks
HiPeople, a HR tech startup based in Berlin that wants to automate the reference checking process, has raised $3 million in seed funding. Leading the round is Mattias Ljungman’s Moonfire, with participation from Capnamic Ventures, and Cherry Ventur.....»»
Ford delays some Mustang Mach-E deliveries up to 8 weeks
The automaker is holding onto "several hundred" Mustang Mach-E crossovers to perform additional quality checks that could delay delivery to customers in the U.S. and Canada by up to 8 weeks......»»
Venmo adds a check-cashing feature, waives fees for stimulus checks
Venmo this morning announced it will begin to offer a new check-cashing service, “Cash a Check,” in the Venmo mobile app. The feature, which is being rolled out to select users starting today, can be used to cash printed, payroll and U.S......»»
Venmo adds a check cashing feature, waives fees for stimulus checks
Venmo this morning announced it will begin to offer a new check cashing service, “Cash a Check,” in the Venmo mobile app. The feature, which is being rolled out to select users starting today, can be used to cash printed, payroll and U.S......»»
Optimism for sales recovery in second half
The health crisis continues to keep the public on alert, but U.S. consumers could be more eager to buy a new vehicle as vaccine distribution increases and a second round of stimulus checks arrives......»»
Section 230 is threatened in new bill tying liability shield repeal to $2,000 checks
Section 230 is threatened in new bill tying liability shield repeal to $2,000 checks.....»»