Monthly Archives: November 2022

Clean your ears safely with this visual cleaner with a built-in mini camera

Stack Commerce We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › The human body is magical. It has several body parts capable of cleaning themselves, like your eyes that produce tears to self-lubricate and cleanse, or your gut that detoxifies through your liver, kidneys, and…

Alation bags $123M at a $1.7B valuation for its data-cataloging software

There’s been an explosion of enterprise data in recent years, accelerated by pandemic-spurred digital transformations. An IDC report commissioned by Seagate projected companies would collect 42.2% more data by year-end 2022 than in 2020, amounting to multiple petabytes of data in total. While more data is generally a good thing, particularly where it concerns analytics,…

Orum raises $22M to inject AI into the sales prospecting process

Sales teams, under pressure to — pardon the cliché — do more with less as inflation strains the economy, are increasingly turning to AI-powered software in search of a competitive edge. Vendors like Winn.AI provide AI assistants for sales calls that automatically track, capture and update customer relationship management entries. There’s also Unique and Jiminny,…

Google Assistant gains new parental controls, kid-friendly answers and voices

Following the recent introduction of parent-controlled watchlists on Google TV and the revamp of its parental control app Family Link, Google today announced it’s also now bringing parental controls to its Google Assistant platform. The new features will roll out over the next several weeks to Google Home, as well as the Family Link and Google…

Mozilla launches $35M venture capital fund for early-stage ‘responsible’ startups

It seems that every internet company and their dog have at least one venture capital (VC) arm under their wing, with the likes of Google Ventures (now GV), Microsoft Ventures (now M12), Salesforce Ventures, Twilio Ventures, and Zoom Ventures all serving their corporate namesakes potential cash cows via hundreds of equity investments. Today, it’s Mozilla’s…