Monthly Archives: June 2023

Why bots make it so hard to buy Nikes

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Elon Musk is the world’s richest person again

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is the world’s richest person again, after shares of the U.S. electric carmaker rose 26% in the past month.

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Amazon to pay over $30 million in FTC settlements over Ring, Alexa privacy violations

Amazon settled two lawsuits with the FTC on Wednesday over alleged privacy lapses in its Alexa and Ring units.

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Ariga is helping developers define database schema as code

As companies look to update their databases, especially in a cloud native context, with so many different databases out there, it’s a huge challenge for developers when migrating from one environment to another. Ariga, an early stage startup wants to … Continue reading

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Crunchbase will begin tracking venture dollars allocated to LGBTQ+ founders

Crunchbase announced Thursday that it is starting to track the amount of venture capital dollars invested in founders who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community. The new data source is an addition to Crunchbase’s Diversity Spotlight, which tracks the … Continue reading

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An Eating Disorder Chatbot Is Suspended for Giving Harmful Advice

A nonprofit that helps people with body image problems closed its human-run helpline. The chatbot that remained suggested things like losing weight.

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This AI Scouting Platform Puts Soccer Talent Spotters Everywhere

A young player hoping to be spotted by a Premier League club typically relies on luck as much as talent, but artificial intelligence could change all that.

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Enzo Biochem says ransomware attack exposed clinical test data of 2.5 million patients

Enzo Biochem, a New York-based biotechnology company, has confirmed that a ransomware attack exposed the clinical test information of almost 2.5 million patients. Enzo, which manufactures and sells DNA-based tests to detect viral and bacterial diseases including COVID-19 and cancer, … Continue reading

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BeReal is adding a messaging feature called RealChat

BeReal is working on a chat feature, which will begin with a test among users in Ireland. At launch, users will be able to message one on one with friends, send them a private BeReal (no time limit, just a … Continue reading

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Factors to consider before pricing AI-enabled SaaS

Jake Saper Contributor Share on Twitter Jake Saper is a general partner at Emergence Capital, where he invests in early-stage B2B software companies. More posts by this contributor Why per-seat pricing needs to die in the age of AI How … Continue reading

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