The Lumafield Neptune CT scanner Lumafield today announced a $35 million Series B, and new features for its desktop X-ray computed tomography platform that aims to provide engineers and designers with unparalleled access to their products. Lumafield revealed the Neptune scanner and Voyager software in April when the company emerged from stealth. The company…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Today, Roku announced the launch of new and updated devices, the 2022 version of the Roku Express streaming player and a new product called Roku Wireless Bass, alongside its latest software update, Roku OS 11.5. This year’s Roku Express player is an upgrade from the existing Roku Express, now including dual-band Wi-Fi and additional storage….
Alongside its fall hardware update, which included new streaming and audio devices, Roku today unveiled the features it has in store for the next version of its media software, Roku OS 11.5. This time around, the platform maker is looking to advance its own offerings, like its Live TV experience, as well as better cater…
Matt Cohen Contributor Share on Twitter Matt Cohen, founder and managing partner of Ripple Ventures, was the founding investor of Turnstyle Solutions, which was acquired by Yelp in 2017. More posts by this contributor How to strategically manage your startup advisor’s compensation VCs and university endowments should partner to make venture more diverse The market…
Cledara, a software management platform that gives companies greater control and insights into their SaaS subscriptions, has raised $20 million in a series A round of funding. Founded out of London in 2018, Cledara is setting out to help companies of all sizes deal with so-called SaaS sprawl, with some companies subscribing to as many…
Alima, a Mexico-based supply chain startup, raised $1.5 million in new funding to continue developing data-driven tools for businesses to source the produce they need and have it delivered directly to them. The procurement process today in Latin America is complicated and expensive, co-founder and CEO Jorge Vizcayno told TechCrunch. He explained that restaurants, hotels…
Law and Order might be a very popular and entertaining show, but John Oliver has some problems with it. Namely the way it depicts the police, and the effect that depiction has on the public. In the Last Week Tonight episode above, Oliver breaks down his issues with the show, from co-creator Dick Wolf admitting…
A Democrat senator is preparing to submit new draft legislation that could have significant ramifications for Microsoft and other large software vendors. As reported by Bloomberg, which gained access to the documentation, the proposal would establish new terms under which software makers are allowed to sell to buyers in the federal government. Specifically, the legislation…
Apple hasn’t historically had a terrific track record with device battery life, as its gadgets like the iPhone, iPad and especially Apple Watch need charging a lot more frequently than some of the competition. However the company has made efforts to change that in recent years (the iPhone 13 Pro Max battery life offered the…
Ransomware operators have come up with a new encryption method that makes locking files faster, and less likely to be noticed by antivirus and other cybersecurity solutions, researchers have found. According to experts from SentinelLabs, a rising number of ransomware operators (including Black Basta, BlackCat, PLAY, and others) have started adopting a process called “intermittent…