Could APIs be the undoing of AI?
Application programming interfaces (APIs) are essential to how generative AI (GenAI) functions with agents (e.g., calling upon them for data). But the combination of API and LLM issues coupled with rapid rollouts is likely to see numerous organizatio.....»»
Sinch, a Swedish customer engagement giant, raises $1.1B, SoftBank and Temasek participating
Sinch — a Twilio competitor based out of Sweden that provides a suite of services to companies to build communications and specifically “customer engagement” into their services by way of APIs — has been on a steady funding an.....»»
Red Dead Redemption 2 is now playable in VR thanks to this new fan mod
As Ross explains on Patreon, this game is much more advanced than GTA V from a technical standpoint. What’s more, the graphics APIs it supports (DX12 and Vulkan) are “similarly more complex than DX11, on which GTA V was based.” As such, he had.....»»
API security startup 42Crunch raises $17M Series A led by Energy Impact Partners
With security top of mind in many companies these days, especially given how many staff work at home, there is one area that remains chronically ignored: that of the world of APIs which power all of the platforms we all use every day. Now, a signific.....»»
Treasury Prime raises $20M to scale its banking-as-a-service biz
This morning Treasury Prime, a banking-as-a-service startup that delivers its product via APIs, announced that it has closed a $20 million Series B. The capital comes around a year since the startup announced its Series A, and around 1.5 years since.....»»
How to List Drives in a System with Java
Learn how to use Java’s APIs to work with a file system. We will use Java’s java.io package and its File class to list any available drives......»»
How APIs Are Powering the Modern Internet
API enables the creation of custom-made integrations between existing systems and interfaces, but is that enough to say that they are becoming the internet? Continue reading........»»
Hive raises $85M for AI-based APIs to help moderate content, identify objects and more
As content moderation continues to be a critical aspect of how social media platforms work — one that they may be pressured to get right, or at least do better in tackling — a startup that has built a set of data and image models to help.....»»
Sendbird raises $100M at a $1B+ valuation, says 150M+ users now interact using its chat and video APIs
Messaging is the medium these days, and today a startup that has built an API to help others build text and video interactivity into their services is announcing a big round to continue scaling its business. Sendbird, a popular provider of chat, vide.....»»
Financial API provider Brick is building the infrastructure for open banking in Southeast Asia
The adoption of financial apps is surging in Southeast Asian markets like Indonesia, the region’s most populous country. Founded by fintech veterans last year, Brick develops APIs that make it easier for tech companies to add identity verification.....»»
From electric charging to supply chain management, InMotion Ventures preps Jaguar for a sustainable future
"Obviously, we venture beyond electrification into autonomous vehicles and connectivity. There will be a lot of value creation once OEMs are able to surface their APIs." Since InMotion Ventures, the independent investment and incubation ini.....»»
JavaScript- (Not Python-) Defined Neutral Networks? Deno 1.8 Supports WebGPU
InfoQ reports: Deno 1.8 recently shipped with plenty of new features, including WebGPU support, internationalization APIs, stabilized import maps, support for fetching private modules, and more. The Deno permissions API is now stable. Deno 1.8 additi.....»»
Stream raises $38M as its chat and activity feed APIs power communications for 1B users
A lot of our communication these days with each other is digital, and today one of the companies enabling that — with APIs to build chat experiences into apps — is announcing a round of funding on the back of some very strong growth. Stre.....»»
A growing number of startups are creating APIs to assess and offset corporate carbon emissions
It was only a matter of time before application programming interfaces came for the carbon credit offsets — the voluntary programs that allow companies to cancel out their greenhouse gas emissions (on paper) by financing renewable energy projec.....»»
Embedded finance startup Banxware raises €4M seed
Embedded finance — the idea of offering financial products where customers are already congregating via white label solutions and APIs – isn’t an entirely new concept. In fact, in one form or another, such as point of sale credit, t.....»»
Airbyte is an open-source data pipeline platform
If you’re working for a company that handles a ton of data, chances are your company is constantly moving data from applications, APIs and databases and sending it to a data warehouse or a data lake. There are a few well-known platforms to extract,.....»»
Browser Makers Launch New Project For Writing Documentation For Web APIs
A coalition of tech companies announced today the launch of Open Web Docs, a new initiative to help write documentation for Web APIs, JavaScript, and other web tooling and platforms. From a report: The new project does not view itself as a replacemen.....»»
Blobr, the ‘no-code’ company turning APIs into products, raises €1.2M pre-seed
Blobr, a Paris-based startup operating in the no-code space with tech to make it easier for companies to expose and monetise their existing APIs, has raised €1.2 million in pre-seed funding. The round is led by pan-European pre-seed and seed invest.....»»
What Is API Management (and Why Do I Need It)?
API management platforms help companies to centralize control of their APIs and ensure they meet required standards necessary to connect vital systems. Continue reading........»»