Monthly Archives: December 2022

MergeStat channels open source and SQL to bring ‘operational analytics’ to software engineering

A new open source startup is setting out to help software development teams glean deeper insights from their codebases, using SQL to query all the data sources they use in the software building process. MergeStat, as the startup is known, … Continue reading

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How Chargifi pivoted to Kadence, a platform to enable hybrid co-working, then pulled in $10M

Coordinating people, projects and their various locations, has become a headache for companies in the post-pandemic world of remote and hybrid working. There is expensive office space to maintain, logistics to figure out which employees are going to actually be … Continue reading

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Rezonate raises $8.7M and launches its cloud identity protection platform out of stealth

Rezonate, a Boston- and Tel Aviv-based startup that offers an agent-less cloud identity protection platform that aims to help DevOps teams minimize attackers’ opportunities to breach cloud identity and access, is coming out of stealth today and announcing an $8.7 … Continue reading

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Apple expands Self Service Repair to iPhone and MacBook users in Europe

Apple has announced that its Self Service Repair store for iPhones and MacBooks is now open for business in Europe. First announced last November, the repair program essentially enables anyone to purchase genuine Apple components to repair their damaged devices, … Continue reading

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Meta’s Oversight Board wants Facebook to be more transparent about VIP accounts

A year ago, The Wall Street Journal revealed that Facebook operated a two-tiered content moderation system. Normal users were subject to the platforms stated rules while VIP users were secretly flagged into special in a program internally called “cross check.” … Continue reading

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Discovery+ brings the offline download feature to the US

The Discovery+ app is getting one of the most anticipated feature — and frankly, a must-have feature for today’s streaming apps — offline viewing. The company announced Monday that users of the ad-free plan in the U.S. will be able … Continue reading

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Iran-backed hackers linked to espionage campaign targeting journalists and activists

Hackers backed by the Iranian government targeted human rights activists, journalists, diplomats and politicians working in the Middle East during an ongoing social engineering and credential phishing campaign, according to Human Rights Watch. In an analysis published on Monday, Human … Continue reading

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Apple self-repair service comes to UK

The tech giant warned that if a repair goes wrong, the device’s warranty will no longer be valid.

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One Peak scales up and closes $1B fund aimed at European and Israeli growth rounds

There’s a prevailing logic (or you might say hope) in tech that says there is no better time to invent and invest than when the market appears to be in a bad place. With companies like Google and Apple born … Continue reading

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Singapore-based corporate services super app Osome raises $25M Series B

Osome is a corporate “super app” that helps business owners with administrative tasks like payroll, accounting and tax reporting. The company announced today it has raised a $25 million Series B from Illuminate Financial, AFG Partners and Winter Capital. This … Continue reading

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