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Singapore’s Data Maturity Crisis: Are Data Pros Ready to Tackle the Challenge?

Explore the pressing data maturity problem in Singapore and what data professionals must do to adapt to the evolving landscape.

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Heartcore Capital closes $180M fund to pivot towards infrastructure, synthetic biology, climate

Back in the heady days of 2021, Heartcore Capital planned to focus on consumer technology with a $200 million fund. Fast-forward to 2024, and its latest fund will now ‘leaven the bread’ of that thesis, with a fresh $180 million … Continue reading

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Uber and WeRide launch robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi

Ride-hail giant Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle technology company WeRide have launched a commercial robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi. The launch marks Uber’s first international autonomous vehicle offering.  Uber has been snatching up partnerships with autonomous vehicle companies across sectors, … Continue reading

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Fly Ventures sets its eyes on technical founders with a fresh €80M fund

Fly Ventures, the Berlin-based VC that invests in seed-stage European startups within enterprise and deep tech, has launched its third fund at €80 million. The firm raised its last €53 million fund in 2020. Aiming at technical founders, the firm … Continue reading

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MobiKwik downsizes its IPO for the third time

MobiKwik, an Indian financial services startup, has cut the size of its planned IPO for the third time, setting a price band of ₹265-₹279 ($3.1-$3.3) that values it at $250 million — down sharply from its last private valuation of … Continue reading

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SpaceX faces opposition to Starlink expansion from Ukrainian group concerned about Musk ties to Russia

A Ukrainian-American group filed a petition with the FCC to try and keep Starlink from putting almost 22,500 satellites into orbit until further review.

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GitLab names Bill Staples as its new CEO

GitLab, the popular developer and security platform, has named a new CEO, Bill Staples, effective immediately. Staples, who’s also been appointed to the company’s board of directors, succeeds CEO Sid Sijbrandij, who’s battling a rare form of cancer. Sijbrandij will … Continue reading

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OpenAI’s o1 model sure tries to deceive humans a lot

OpenAI finally released the full version of o1, which gives smarter answers than GPT-4o by using additional compute to “think” about questions. However, AI safety testers found that o1’s reasoning abilities also make it try to deceive humans at a … Continue reading

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Trump says venture capitalist David Sacks will be AI and crypto ‘czar’

David Sacks spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July and hosted a fundraiser for Trump in San Francisco.

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5 Reasons a Stateful Firewall Is a Must-Have for Business

Protect your network, simplify security, and keep threats out with a stateful firewall. Learn how it works and when to use it.

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