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Iris Automation raises $8M round to prevent midair drone collisions

By Maria Deutscher Jan 18, 2018

In October, a drone narrowly missed the wing of an airliner approaching London Gatwick Airport and almost caused a collision that the pilot said could have put the passengers’ lives at risk. It’s this…

Big Data

Indico raises $4M for its ‘transfer learning’ AI technology, which requires less data

By Mike Wheatley Jan 18, 2018

Machine learning startup Indico Data Solutions Inc. has just been handed $4 million for its effort to upend the nascent world of artificial intelligence. The seed funding round was led by Osage Venture Partners, with…

Big Data

Security experts wonder if privacy is going extinct – and at what cost

By Mark Albertson Jan 18, 2018

Data gathered from personal browsing habits is sold by brokers every second. Ride-hailing drivers must periodically resubmit their photos and license numbers in order to work, information that ultimately gets hacked. People at a…

Apps

Facebook’s new ‘Watch Party’ lets Group users watch videos together

By Collen Kriel Jan 18, 2018

Following Facebook Inc.’s announcement last week around its push to drive more “meaningful social interactions,” the company has announced a test version of “Watch Party.” The new feature will allow Facebook Groups to watch…

Emerging Tech

Humans beat popular algorithm for spotting potential re-offenders

By James Farrell Jan 17, 2018

It turns out that a trusted crime-fighting algorithm used to predict if criminals will re-offend might not be any better at its job than a random untrained human. The technology has already been widely…

Emerging Tech

Chinese electric vehicle ride-hailing service Caocao Zhuanche raises $156M

By Duncan Riley Jan 17, 2018

Chinese ride-hailing startup Caocao Zhuanche has become the Middle Kingdom’s latest unicorn, raising $156 million in a Series A round on a valuation of $1.6 billion. Virtually unknown outside of China, Caocao Zhuanche was founded in…

Infra

World Economic Forum says cyberattacks present a huge risk to the world economy

By Duncan Riley Jan 17, 2018

Anyone in information technology knows that cyberattacks represent a massive risk for enterprises. But how big? According to a new report, cyberattacks are the third-highest risk to the world economy behind extreme weather conditions and natural disasters. The…

Cloud

Baffle lands $6M funding to build out its ‘encryption as a service’

By Mike Wheatley Jan 17, 2018

Data protection startup Baffle Inc. said today it has raised $6 million in an early-stage funding round to expand its services for securing cloud-based software applications. Envision Ventures led the Series A round, which also saw…

Apps

Report: SurveyMonkey in talks for an initial public offering

By Duncan Riley Jan 17, 2018

This year is shaping up to be a big one for initial public offerings, and one of the first of 2018 could be cloud questionnaire and survey company SurveyMonkey Inc. Recode, quoting people familiar with…

Emerging Tech

Cryptocurrencies recover as buyers flood market looking for bargains

By Duncan Riley Jan 17, 2018

In what could be described as an epic rollercoaster ride for investors, cryptocurrency prices bottomed out in trading Wednesday and started to recover, led by a solid increase in bitcoin as buyers flooded the…

all stories

Iris Automation raises $8M round to prevent midair drone collisions

Indico raises $4M for its ‘transfer learning’ AI technology, which requires less data

Security experts wonder if privacy is going extinct – and at what cost

Facebook’s new ‘Watch Party’ lets Group users watch videos together

Humans beat popular algorithm for spotting potential re-offenders

Chinese electric vehicle ride-hailing service Caocao Zhuanche raises $156M

World Economic Forum says cyberattacks present a huge risk to the world economy

Baffle lands $6M funding to build out its ‘encryption as a service’

Report: SurveyMonkey in talks for an initial public offering

Cryptocurrencies recover as buyers flood market looking for bargains

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