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Web Design Platform Duda Closes $25 Million Investment Round to Boost Tech for Agencies
Is the future of business to be found in “done for you” service solutions or “do it yourself” software solutions? While the latest buzz trends may oscillate between these two extremes, there’s much to be said for tech that empowers service providers to do their jobs with
Tier IV raises over $100 million to develop open source software for driverless cars
Tier IV, a Japan-based driverless car software maintainer and provider, this weekannounced the closure of a round north of $100 million led by Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance, with participation from Yamaha Motor, KDDI, JAFCO, and Aisan Technology. The fresh capital brings the company’s total raised to nearly $130 million following
Respond Software raises $20 million for ‘decision bots’ that emulate human security analysts
Respond software, a cybsersecurity platform that automates decision-making through emulating human reasoning, has raised $20 million in a series B round of funding led by ClearSky Security, with participation from CRV and Foundation Capital. Founded out of Mountain View, California, in 2016, Respond Software touts its robotic
Auterion raises $10 million for open source drone operating system
Auterion has raised $10 million in funding for its open source commercial drone operating system and launched its drone OS today as an enterprise version of the PX4 open source standard. The Zurich, Switzerland-based company will use the money to scale its operations and speed up development of
Robot Operating System Market is Expected to Reach 287.04 million by the End of 2023
Regional Outlook and Trend Analysis: North America held a significant share of the Robot Operating Systems (ROS) Market in 2014 due to the increasing applications of ROS in various fields and rising funding’s from venture capital companies. The Asia-Pacific market has not experienced any substantial growth due
Nintendo Switch sales nearly hit 20 million as software boosts profits
The Nintendo Switch has sold 19.67 million units and strong software sales boosted the company’s profits, Nintendo’s quarterly earnings report revealed Tuesday. The Switch, which launched in March 2017, sold 1.88 million units between April and the end of June. Its software sold 17.96 million units in the same period.
Google Assistant on Over 100 Million Devices, as DeepMind AI Develops an Imagination
HIGHLIGHTS Google Assistant now on over 100 million devices DeepMind AI can use imagination to make informed decisions AI in TensorFlow can analyse food ingredients Google Assistant is a little over a year old now and it has already proven to be one of the best artificial intelligent assistants
Coolpad Receives $300 Million in Funding, Looks to Strengthen Position in India
After bidding goodbye to its financially-troubled Chinese partner LeEco, smartphone maker Coolpad on Thursday announced it has received a fresh investment of $300 million (roughly Rs. 1,900 crores). With this fresh funding from Power Sun Ventures, a family trust, the Shenzhen-based Coolpad plans to expand its capabilities in Artificial Intelligence (AI),
Imgur Data Breach Sees Email Addresses, Passwords of 1.7 Million User Accounts Leaked
HIGHLIGHTS Imgur was informed of the breach last week The breach occured back in 2014 It announced the breach within a day of disclosure Image sharing website Imgur has revealed that it had suffered a data breach in 2014, one that was only revealed to it last week by
THE REAPER IOT BOTNET HAS ALREADY INFECTED A MILLION NETWORKS
THE MIRAI BOTNET, a collection of hijacked gadgets whose cyberattack made much of the internet inaccessible in parts of the US and beyond a year ago, previewed a dreary future of zombie connected-device armies run amuck. But in some ways, Mirai was relatively simple—especially compared to a new botnet that’s