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Google Cloud and SC Johnson launch tool that predicts mosquito populations
Google LLC has teamed up with SC Johnson, the maker of Off brand bug repellent, to release a publicly available forecasting app that predicts mosquito numbers nationwide called the OffCast Mosquito Forecast. The app allows anyone on a desktop or a mobile device to enter a ZIP code and get a seven-day forecast of mosquito ...
Spatial partners with Ready Player Me to bring enhanced avatars to its metaverse
Spatial Systems Inc., a metaverse for cultural events and exhibitions surrounding nonfungible tokens, said today it’s partnering with Ready Player Me to bring full-body, customizable avatars to its platform. Metaverses are immersive virtual environments that allow people to interact with one another in computer-generated settings. Because people are interacting with one another, they are represented ...
Fictiv raises $100M to deliver ‘hardware at the speed of software’
Fictiv Inc., a high-availability on-demand manufacturing ecosystem for supply chains, today announced it has raised $100 million in a late-stage funding round led by Activate Capital as part of its mission to expand its focus on reducing supply chain risks. The Series E funding round was joined by new investors from Angeleno Group, Cross Creek, ...
Amberdata raises $30M to give financial institutions insights into Web3
The blockchain asset market analysis company Amberdata Inc. today announced that it has raised $30 million in new funding led by Knollwood Investment Advisory to expand its operations in response to accelerating institutional interest in Web3 and decentralized finance. This Series B funding round brings the total raised by the company to $47 million to ...
Gemini brings Web3 to the masses with ‘Superlunar’ research and design studio launch
Gemini Trust Co. LLC, the cryptocurrency exchange built by the Winklevoss twins, today announced the launch of Superlunar, a Web3 research and design studio that will focus on building decentralized technology applications and enabling the next generation of developers. Web3, referred to as the decentralized web, is built atop blockchain technology and allows the development ...
Argent secures $40M to build crypto ‘Super App’ for DeFi and Web3
United Kingdom-based startup Argent Labs Ltd., the maker of an Ethereum cryptocurrency wallet, announced Thursday that it has raised $40 million in new funding to build out its “Super App” product that allows users to transact with more than 240 different tokens. The Series B funding round was led by Fabric Ventures and Metaplanet. Other ...
To build better AI, Meta is studying how human brains process language
Meta Platforms Inc.’s artificial intelligence research division Meta AI is embarking on a long-term research project to study how the human brain processes language in order to build better language models. The project was announced today and will be done in collaboration with neuroimaging center NeuroSpin and the Inria, the French National Institute for Research ...
Doppler raises $20M to enhance secrets management for app developers
Doppler Inc., the provider of a developer-centric secrets management platform for apps, today announced that the company raised $20 million in new early-stage funding led by CRV to scale out its features. Existing investors Google Ventures, Sequoia Capital and Y Combinator also participated in the Series A round. In developer parlance, “secrets” represent anything in ...
Android 13 Beta 1 launches with improved security and privacy
The Android team at Google LLC today announced the first beta version of the upcoming Android 13 operating system with refinements for security, privacy and productivity. This release brings on the next phase of Android 13 development by finalizing the features set in the previous developer previews and putting them into a beta release. During ...
OpenSea acquires NFT aggregator Gem to expand ‘pro’ user experience
Nonfungible token marketplace OpenSea said today it has acquired Gem, an NFT aggregator service as part of a bid to provide more features for “pro” users. NFTs are digital assets that use blockchain technology to represent the ownership of virtual items such as collectible artwork, music, video or in-game items. NFT owners can use blockchain wallets ...