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Blockchain

Eyeball scanning crypto startup Worldcoin reportedly raising $100M at $3B valuation

By Kyt Dotson Mar 23, 2022

The iris-scanning cryptocurrency project Worldcoin will be raising $100 million valuing the company’s tokens at $3 billion, according to a report from The Information. Two unnamed sources said that investors include Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z…

Women in Tech

AWS connects women in tech, promotes gender diversity through innovative initiatives

By Amy Roberts Mar 23, 2022

One of Amazon Web Service’s leadership principles is “Strive to be the Earth’s best employer.” With multiple programs geared toward diversity and inclusion, AWS is walking the walk. “Here at AWS, we’ve got this…

Women in Tech

Daughter/dad solutions architect duo take on gender barriers in tech

By Amy Roberts Mar 23, 2022

Most career advice follows the old chestnut, “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” But gender barriers around the tech field persist, limiting young women’s educational opportunities.…

Security

Cloud-native adoption is shifting security responsibility across teams

By Duncan Riley Mar 23, 2022

Styra Inc., the creator and maintainer of Open Policy Agent, an open-source engine for unifying and enforcing policies across computing environments, today released a new report on how cloud-native software application adoption is shifting security responsibility…

Apps

‘Enterprise Browser’ maker Island raises $115M at $1.3B valuation

By Kyt Dotson Mar 23, 2022

Island, the developer of the security-focused “Enterprise Browser,” reached unicorn status today with a $115 million funding round led by Insight Partners, bringing its valuation to $1.3 billion. This Series B round saw participation…

Security

Speed of ransomware encryption makes response and mitigation difficult

By Duncan Riley Mar 23, 2022

Security researchers at Splunk Inc. have studied how quickly common forms of ransomware can encrypt 100,000 files, and the results are disturbing for companies trying to respond and mitigate attacks. Studying 10 major ransomware…

AI

Datagen lands $50M to build out its synthetic data platform for AI training

By Paul Gillin Mar 23, 2022

Datagen Technologies, the maker of a synthetic data platform that generates visual data for the training of computer vision systems, today said it closed a $50 million Series B financing round, bringing its total…

Security

TokenEx raises $100M to secure financial data in the enterprise

By Maria Deutscher Mar 23, 2022

TokenEx Inc., a startup helping companies secure the financial data they process as part of their business operations, today announced that it has raised $100 million in funding from K1 Investment Management. E-commerce companies…

Cloud

Zoom launches avatars for those who don’t want to appear during a call

By Duncan Riley Mar 22, 2022

Zoom Video Communications Inc. today introduced native avatars for users who don’t want to appear on the screen during a call. Available for Zoom Meetings and Zoom Webinar, Avatars replace a user’s appearance with…

Blockchain

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT creator Yuga Labs raises $450M on $4B valuation

By Duncan Riley Mar 22, 2022

Yuga Labs Inc., the creator of leading nonfungible tokens such as the Bored Ape Yacht Club, today said it has raised $450 million in funding for its planned joint ventures and partnerships. The seed…

all stories

Eyeball scanning crypto startup Worldcoin reportedly raising $100M at $3B valuation

AWS connects women in tech, promotes gender diversity through innovative initiatives

Daughter/dad solutions architect duo take on gender barriers in tech

‘Enterprise Browser’ maker Island raises $115M at $1.3B valuation

Speed of ransomware encryption makes response and mitigation difficult

Datagen lands $50M to build out its synthetic data platform for AI training

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT creator Yuga Labs raises $450M on $4B valuation

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