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Robotics data startup Roboto raises $4.8M to help developers save time using AI
Building robotics platforms is a difficult business and requires processing tremendous amounts of data, but there are very few tools that help developers in that task. Roboto Technologies Inc., a startup that emerged from stealth today with $4.8 million in funding, aims to use artificial intelligence to help robotics developers save time when developing robots. ...
Binance Australia’s derivatives license canceled by regulator amid probe
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has canceled Binance Australia’s derivatives license, at the cryptocurrency exchange’s own request, according to an announcement today. The action follows the regulatory body opening a “targeted review of Binance” in February. The exchange was ordered by ASIC to wind down its derivatives operations beginning April 14, when clients would not ...
Native AI raises $3.5M to create digital clones of customers using generative AI
Native AI, a market intelligence platform startup, today said that it has raised $3.5 million in seed funding. The company aims to enable brands to build digital clones of their customers using the power of generative artificial intelligence to answer questions and provide insights. The funding round was led by Jumpstart Ventures and Ivy Ventures, with ...
FBI seizes notorious cybercrime forum Genesis Market in ‘Operation Cookie Monster’
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and numerous international authorities have seized the websites belonging to Genesis Market, an infamous source of stolen account data for hackers worldwide, alongside numerous arrests worldwide. The law enforcement action, dubbed “Operation Cookie Monster,” occurred on Tuesday and Europol confirmed today that the combined efforts in 17 countries led to 119 ...
Blockchain interoperability protocol LayerZero raises $120M at $3B valuation
LayerZero Labs Inc., a cross-chain interoperability protocol startup, today announced that it has raised $120 million in new funding at a valuation of $3 billion. The new Series B round triples LayerZero’s valuation since its last funding round of $135 million in March 2022. The round was joined by 33 investors, including the crypto arm ...
Digital assets startup Bakkt completes acquisition of Apex Crypto for $200M
Bakkt LLC, a digital asset startup founded by New York Stock Exchange owner Intercontinental Exchange Inc., announced Monday that it finalized its acquisition of crypto trading firm Apex Crypto LLC. Apex Crypto provides a turnkey platform for integrated cryptocurrency trading designed to meet the needs of financial institutions and trading customers such as neobanks. Through its ...
Tor and VPN provider Mullvad collaborate on privacy-focused browser
The Tor Project Inc., the nonprofit team behind the anonymity-protecting Tor Browser, and commercial virtual private network provider Mullvad VPN AB have teamed up to launch the privacy-preserving Mullvad Browser. The new browser was developed by the Tor team based on the Tor browser to minimize tracking and fingerprinting of users out-of-the-box, according to the ...
Western Digital hit by network security breach, cloud services disruption
Western Digital Corp., the maker of computer storage devices, said this morning it’s looking into a “network security incident” after it discovered a breach of some of its systems by an unauthorized third party. According to a press release, the incident occurred on March 26, and in response the company has brought in security and ...
ChatGPT banned by Italian regulators over privacy concerns
The Italian Data Protection Agency today ordered OpenAI LP functionally to suspend the operations of its artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT in the country and opened a probe into how the company collects data. The agency ordered that OpenAI stop processing the personal information of Italian users until the company respects the General Data Protection Regulation, ...
Fixie raises $17M to help developers build large language models into their apps
Seattle-based startup Fixie.ai Inc. today said that it has raised $17 million in seed funding to help companies integrate large language model AI agents into their applications. Large language models, or LLMs, are a type of artificial intelligence tool that can read, summarize and generate text or other content and even hold conversations. Its use has ...