In late 2020, developers Noam Liran and Alex Litvak were inspired to create a platform that applied automation concepts from security to the business analytics space. Drawing on their experiences in cybersecurity — Liran was the chief technology officer at Microsoft’s R&D center in Israel — they created software that lets companies analyze business data…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
There is a stubbornly persistent line of thinking that it’s hard to find talent from underrepresented groups, or worse, you are somehow lowering the bar by trying to build a diverse workforce. Joonko, an early-stage startup, has come up with a way to help companies find candidates who have made it to the final stage…
TeraWatt Infrastructure, a company that builds electric vehicle charging infrastructure for fleets, has secured over $1 billion in a Series A round to build out its portfolio of commercial charging centers. The recent injection of capital follows a $100 million seed round from Keyframe Capital and Cyrus Capital, which both followed on into the current…
Too often, IT operations teams focus on fixing outages rather than proactively solving problems. The challenge is analyzing data to understand what’s happening with various systems and figure out how to most effectively resolve pressing problems. There’s no silver bullet, but a relatively new startup, InsightFinder, claims to offer a solution in a platform that…
Amazon just dropped an update to its basic Kindle, bringing the popular e-reader up to speed with the rest of the line. The new version of the product, which starts at $100, bumps the 167 ppi display up to 300, doubles the storage to 16GB and (finally) drops the beleaguered micro USB for USB-C. That…
Spending on the cloud shows no signs of slowing down. In the first quarter of 2021, corporate cloud services infrastructure investment increased to $41.8 billion, representing 35% year-on-year growth, according to Grand View Research. But while both small- and medium-sized businesses and enterprises admit that they’re spending more on the cloud, they’re also struggling to…
It’s difficult to convince users to switch search engines. That’s one reason why public search service startups rarely succeed. Another is that it’s expensive to index a huge number of websites (Google has an estimated tens of billions of pages indexed), but one Y Combinator-backed company, Andi, is undeterred — forging ahead to build an…
In a world full of mass messages, trying to be different and send out 20,000 personalized messages can be pretty daunting. Maverick Lab, a business-to-business personalized video messaging startup, aims to help e-commerce entrepreneurs send more personalized messages using deepfakes. Deepfake tech isn’t new. Debarshi Chaudhuri, co-founder of Maverick, told TechCrunch that companies like Bonjoro,…
Nightmare scenario: You’re texting someone you’ve recently met. The banter is good, great even. The romantic vibes are high, and you can tell that they’re feeling it too. You make plans to hang out. That’s when you get this message: “Can’t wait to see you 🍆” Do you have the immediate ick? You’re not alone….
Amazon unveiled a new 6-inch Kindle on Wednesday, describing it in a press release as its “lightest and most compact” e-reader to date. (See, Apple? Not everyone is ditching the “mini” form factor.) But that tagline might sell it short. While the device marks the latest addition to Amazon’s regular Kindle lineup, its specs make…