AI photo apps: over? AI-powered photo apps like Lensa AI’s “magic avatars” and others that promise to turn text into images have gone viral on the App Store in recent months. Apptopia data shows consumer interest in AI photo apps has fallen as quickly as it rose. The firm tracked …
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Descope, a startup that provides passwordless authentication, raises $53 million in a seed round
Some startups are defying the trend of scarcer capital. Descope, a “developer-first” authentication and user management platform, raised $53 million in seed funding today. Lightspeed Venture Partners, GGV Capital, Dell Technologies Capital, TechAviv, J Ventures, Cerca, Unusual Ventures, Silicon Valley CISO Investments, and CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz and Microsoft chairman …
Read More »10% of GitHub’s employees will now work remotely
Tech industry layoffs continue. The company GitHub, which is owned by Microsoft, announced today that it will be letting go of 10% of its workforce through the end of its fiscal year. GitHub had about 3,000 employees prior to this announcement, which was first reported by Fortune. Additionally, the business …
Read More »GitLab will 7% of its workforce
GitLab, a leader in developer operations (DevOps), is the latest tech company to announce a round of layoffs. The company said today that it is reducing its headcount by 7%. The majority of the major tech companies, including Microsoft, Alphabet, and Salesforce, have announced staff reductions, making 2023 so far …
Read More »Using the new ChatGPT-like features on Bing
The new Bing, which is supported by a combination of a next-generation OpenAI GPT model and Microsoft’s own Prometheus model, was launched by Microsoft yesterday on the web and in its Edge browser. With this, Microsoft beat Google to the punch in popularizing this type of search experience, though the …
Read More »To add intelligence to digital documents, Macro raises $9.3
Former Bridgewater Associates investment logic engineer Jacob Beckerman found it difficult to print out and annotate documents using common document apps like Acrobat and Microsoft Office. He experimented with PDF processing software because he questioned why it wasn’t possible to read and write on a PC that felt as natural …
Read More »Ukraine is being targeted by Russian “WhisperGate” hackers who are using new data-stealing malware
According to security researchers, a Russian hacking group, which was responsible for the destructive WhisperGate malware cyberattacks, has recently been seen targeting Ukrainian entities with a new information-stealing malware. This campaign has been linked to TA471 (also known as UAC-0056), a cyberthreat actor with ties to Russia that has been …
Read More »With Bard, Google competes against ChatGPT and demonstrates AI in search
Google is rushing to join the sudden craze for conversational AI, which is being fueled by rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT’s enormous success. Aiming to “combine the breadth of the world’s knowledge with the power, intelligence, and creativity of our large language models,” Bard is the company’s latest AI experiment. Google has …
Read More »Hypernative, a startup in crypto security, raises $9 million to help stop web3 cyberattacks
As it emerges from stealth, Hypernative, a startup with a focus on crypto security, has raised $9 million in seed funding, according to co-founder and CEO Gal Sagie in an exclusive interview with TechCrunch. With strategic investments from Blockdaemon, Alchemy, Borderless, CMT Digital, Nexo, and angel investors, Boldstart Ventures and …
Read More »The goal of Whalesync is to make data synchronization between SaaS applications simpler
There’s no denying that no-code tools are revolutionizing the way apps are created, especially in the corporate world where technology that can reduce costs is frequently valued highly. According to recent Gartner surveys, 80% of non-IT professionals will develop IT products and services by 2024, with over 65% of them …
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