Bugcrowd — the startup that taps into a database of half a million hackers to help organizations like OpenAI and the U.S. government set up and run bug bounty programs, cash rewards to freelancers who can identify bugs and vulnerabilities in their code — has […]
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Kenya’s Ilara Health gets $4.2M backing to expand clinic-support services
Ilara Health, a Kenya-based health-tech enabling private clinics to access diagnostic devices and pharmaceutical products, has secured $4.2 million debt-equity in a pre-Series A round. The funds will be used to scale operations in the East African country, and to deepen health care access to […]
This Website Tracked Hate Crimes in India. Then the Government Took It Offline
With weeks to go until the start of national elections, India’s right-wing government has forced X and ISPs to block Hindutva Watch.
Peak XV takes startups on a Silicon Valley trip in AI push
Peak XV, the venture capital firm that split from Sequoia Capital last year, is taking its portfolio companies from India, Southeast Asia and Australia on an “immersion” trip to Silicon Valley this week to meet several industry titans, the latest in the venture firm’s broadening […]
Bugcrowd snaps up $102M for a ‘bug bounty’ security platform that taps 500K+ hackers
Bugcrowd — the startup that taps into a database of half a million hackers to help organizations like OpenAI and the U.S. government set up and run bug bounty programs, cash rewards to freelancers who can identify bugs and vulnerabilities in their code — has […]
Google’s and Microsoft’s chatbots are making up Super Bowl stats
If you needed more evidence that GenAI is prone to making stuff up, Google’s Gemini chatbot, formerly Bard, thinks that the 2024 Super Bowl already happened. It even has the (fictional) statistics to back it up. Per a Reddit thread, Gemini, powered by Google’s GenAI […]
Knuckles Super Bowl trailer spins off Sonic movies into streaming
Paramount kicked off its budding Sonic the Hedgehog cinematic universe during the Super Bowl with its trailer for a Knuckles series spin-off.
The latest iOS beta makes it easier to use Apple Cash
Now you can turn your Apple Cash card into a Visa card. | Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge The iOS 17.4 beta lets iPhone users generate a virtual card number for Apple Cash, reports 9to5Mac, citing user reports on Reddit in the last couple […]
Court orders Elon Musk to testify in the SEC’s investigation of his Twitter takeover
In a followup to a tentative ruling made in December, a federal judge has ordered Elon Musk to comply with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) subpoena and testify again in its probe of his Twitter takeover, Reuters reports. Per the order, which was […]
How AI and software can improve semiconductor chips | Accenture interview
Thanks to AI, one of these days we’ll be talking about chips with trillions of transistors on them, according to Accenture.