Source: TechCrunch
Sigma is building a suite of collaborative data analytics tools
Sigma Computing, a startup building a range of data analytics and business intelligence tools, has raised $200 million in a fresh VC round.
Kyle Wiggers
May 16, 2024, 12:54 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Reddit reintroduces its awards system
Reddit announced on Wednesday that it is reintroducing its awards system after shutting down the program last year. The company said that most of the mechanisms related to awards will…
Ivan Mehta
May 16, 2024, 12:54 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Spoor uses AI to save birds from wind turbines
Wind is the largest source of renewable energy in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, but wind farms come with an environmental cost as wind turbines can…
Rebecca Szkutak
May 16, 2024, 12:24 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
EU ‘closely’ monitoring X in wake of Fico shooting as DSA disinfo probe rumbles on
European Union enforcers of the bloc’s online governance regime, the Digital Services Act (DSA), said Thursday they’re closely monitoring disinformation campaigns on the Elon Musk-owned social network X (formerly Twitter)…
Natasha Lomas
May 16, 2024, 12:24 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Cannabis and gaming payments startup Aeropay is now offering an alternative to Mastercard and Visa
The key to taking on legacy players in the financial technology industry may be to go where they have not gone before. That’s what Chicago-based Aeropay is doing. The provider…
Christine Hall
May 16, 2024, 11:24 a.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Forget EVs: Why Bedrock Materials is targeting gas-powered cars for its first sodium-ion batteries
Bedrock Materials is developing a new type of sodium-ion battery, which promises to be dramatically cheaper than lithium-ion.
Tim De Chant
May 16, 2024, 10:54 a.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
EU opens child safety probes of Facebook and Instagram, citing addictive design concerns
Facebook and Instagram are under formal investigation in the European Union over child protection concerns, the Commission announced Thursday. The proceedings follow a raft of requests for information to parent…
Natasha Lomas
May 16, 2024, 10:54 a.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Thoma Bravo’s LogRhythm merges with Exabeam in more cybersecurity consolidation
Private equity giant Thoma Bravo has announced that its security information and event management (SIEM) company LogRhythm will be merging with Exabeam, a rival cybersecurity company backed by the likes…
Paul Sawers
May 16, 2024, 10:24 a.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Temu accused of breaching EU’s DSA in bundle of consumer complaints
Consumer protection groups around the European Union have filed coordinated complaints against Temu, accusing the Chinese-owned ultra low-cost e-commerce platform of a raft of breaches related to the bloc’s Digital…
Natasha Lomas
May 16, 2024, 4:54 a.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Quilt heat pump sports sleek design from veterans of Apple, Tesla and Nest
The heat pump startup unveiled its first products and revealed details about performance, pricing and availability.
Tim De Chant
May 15, 2024, 10:24 p.m.
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