Revolution

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In the process of finding, funding, and supporting startups that will transform their markets, investors can get caught up in KPIs, ROI, and other three-letter success indicators. Make no mistake, metrics matter, but so does the well-being of the human at the center of it all. Founders are not machines. Sure, they might wear countless hats and execute in a way that makes it seem like they have more hours in the day, but behind that drive lies an individual with vulnerabilities, families, emotion

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In a recent board meeting, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (Ben Franklin CNP) proudly unveiled its latest investments in six exceptional tech enterprises situated in central and northern Pennsylvania, totaling $725,000. These carefully chosen strategic investments are poised to further these startups, propelling them to explore new frontiers and bring their revolutionary products, processes, and software applications to fruition.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

About My First 16 Our new video podcast series My First 16 features interviews with founders and CEOs of fintech companies about how they acquired their initial customers and the hard lessons they learned along the way. Subscribe to the a16z channel on YouTube and follow this show on our podcast feed so you don't miss an episode. In this episode, a16z partner Seema Amble talks with Dimitri Dadiomov, the co-founder and CEO of payment operations platform Modern Treasury, about the challenge

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

After years of aggressive expansion at home, China’s autonomous vehicle upstarts are now setting their gaze on overseas markets. WeRide, in particular, has been on a licensing spree. On Monday, WeRide announced it has obtained two licenses from Singapore that will allow its robobuses to test on public roads on a “larger” scale. The two […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The post [Hailo in Health Tech Zone] Next-gen innovation, now: How the Hailo-8 edge AI processor is powering intelligent ultrasound’s NeedleTrainer for medical professionals appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Pranav Rajpurkar, PhD, joins Vijay Pande, founding partner of a16z Bio + Health. In this episode, Pranav and Vijay discuss a future with generalist medical AI. This is the idea of a medical AI that isn’t narrowly tailored to one specific task. As Pranav notes in the episode, the research and development process in medical AI development so far has been siloed by specialty, but generalist medical AI exists outside those siloes.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The increasing need to reduce carbon emissions drives many industries, including airlines and transportation, to seek sustainable alternatives to meet emission reduction targets and fulfill corporate social responsibility commitments. One of the solutions is sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80% compared to traditional jet fuel.

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Entrepreneur - Entrepreneurs Category

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Half-Korean high school student Carson Dean couldn't find an inflatable Santa that represented his family. So the 15-year-old decided to create one himself — and built a full-fledged business.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Aye Finance, an Indian startup that offers its digital lending platform to small firms, has raised $37.18 million in a fresh funding round led by British International Investment, as it looks to continue to help micro enterprises grow their businesses and employees expand their incomes. The all-equity Series F round, which does not involve any […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Mighty Financial specializes in supporting the financial aspirations of small businesses and entrepreneurs. With our comprehensive bookkeeping and precise accounting expertise with decades of experience across diverse financial roles, our team offers tailor-made services ranging from essential bookkeeping to strategic fractional CFO support, catered specifically to the unique challenges of technology companies, startups, and SMEs.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The post [D-ID in PR Newswire] Signaling a New Era of Human-Computer Interaction, D-ID Launches Digital Agents, a Natural User Interface (NUI) Product appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The FCC has made a final denial of Starlink’s application for $885 million in public funds to expand its orbital communications infrastructure to cover parts of rural America, saying the company “failed to demonstrate that it could deliver the promised service.” As previously reported, the money in question was part of the Rural Digital Opportunity […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The post [DailyPay in PR NewsWire] Healthcare Workers Have Less Credit Debt and Pay Fewer Late Fees and Overdraft Fees When They Use DailyPay appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In November, the cybersecurity collective vx-underground wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that unknown hackers were claiming to have breached Coin Cloud, a bankrupt Bitcoin ATM company. According to vx-underground, the hackers claimed to have stolen 70,000 pictures of customers taken from cameras embedded in the ATMs, as well as the personal data of 300,000 customers, […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The post [CorrActions in Calcalist] CorrActions raises $7.25 million to prevent vehicle accidents through AI-based brain activity monitoring appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Temu, the Chinese e-commerce company whose app is now attracting longer engagement times than Amazon, is Apple’s most downloaded free app in the U.S. for 2023. The Cupertino-based tech giant today released an App Store feature that showcases the top iPhone apps of the year, free and paid, as measured by app installs — its […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The post [NanoLock in Industrial Cyber] NanoLock Security, OTIFYD partner on industrial cyber protection to European companies appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Snapchat is releasing a few new AI powered features for Snapchat+ subscribers, the company announced on Tuesday. Most notably, subscribers can now create and send AI generated images based on a text prompt. In addition to getting access to a new AI extend tool, subscribers can now also use the app’s Dream selfie feature with […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Up until the past few years, small businesses were not considered prime customers for many tech products and services, as new innovations focused on serving mid to large size companies. The advent of the digital technology economy changed this and now Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has come along and is bringing a range of benefits to small businesses.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

E3’s decades-long history has been peppered with ups and downs. The annual Los Angeles-based gaming expo saw a decade of steady growth after it was founded in the mid-90s. The mid-00s, on the other hand, were an altogether different story, as the event struggled, downsized and moved out of the LA Convention Center. Opening the […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Adobe today launched an update to Spectrum, the design system the company has used as the basis for all of its app and web experiences for the last 10 years. Called Spectrum 2 (no surprise there), this new design system backs off a bit from the austerity of the current Spectrum design and adds quite […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

The in-car tech used by the likes of Ford and GM to make sure drivers pay attention to the road has come a long way. But it’s just not ready to help prevent or mitigate the damage done by drunk driving, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That assessment is threaded throughout a […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The temperature is plummeting, the stockings are hung by the fireplace with care, the sixth candle is soon to be lit and Santa Con is now, mercifully, little more than distant vomit stains. It’s the most wonderful time of the year: CES is almost upon us. TechCrunch is making its way back to Las Vegas […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

WhatsApp is rolling out the ability to pin chats within one-on-one and group conversations. The company said users can pin all kinds of conversations, including text, polls, images and emojis. However, users can pin only one chat at a time. The Meta-owned chat app mentioned that you can pin a chat by long-pressing on a […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Comun offers digital banking services, including instant payments, check deposits and early paychecks and provides customers with access to native Spanish-speaking reps seven days a week. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Ukraine’s largest telecommunications operator Kyivstar says it has been hit by a “powerful” cyberattack that has disrupted phone and internet services for millions of people across the country. In a Facebook post confirming the incident on Tuesday, Kyivstar wrote that the cyberattack has caused a “technical failure” that left customers without mobile connections or internet […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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