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AI shopping assistant Karma raises $25 million in Series A funding led by Target Global – TechCrunch
AI shopping assistant and shopping network Karma announced that it has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Target Global followed by MoreTech Ventures, with participation from existing investors including NFX and Altair Capital. Karma allows users to plan their next online purchases, get notified about real-time price and inventory updates, access coupons […]
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Former Malware Distributor Kape Technologies Now Owns ExpressVPN, CyberGhost, Private Internet Access, Zenmate, and a Collection of VPN “Review” Websites
Kape Technologies, a former malware distributor that operates in Israel, has now acquired four different VPN services and a collection of VPN “review” websites that rank Kape’s VPN holdings at the top of their recommendations. This report examines the controversial history of Kape Technologies and its rapid expansion into the VPN industry. As is normal …
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How I Got a Job at Google DeepMind (No ML Degree) | Medium
I recently landed a job at DeepMind as a Research Engineer! It’s a dream come true for me, I still can’t believe it! 😍
The State Of Web Scraping in 2021
Author: Mihai Avram | Date: 10/02/2021 The area of web scraping has really expanded in the last few years, and it helps to know some of the main frameworks, protocols, and etiquette so that you can build the next awesome Web Scraping tool to revolutionize our world! Or maybe just your local neighborhood, or workgroup…
12 Rules For Life (Jordan Peterson) - Animated Video Summary, Review and Implementation Guide
This animated 12 Rules For Life summary will, not only break down and review Jordan Peterson's infamous book for you... BUT also show you how to apply the pr...
Why We Moved From Pony To Rust — Wallaroo
Wallaroo delivers pushbutton productionization of ML models today, but that
wasn’t always the case. Our new Rust-based platform recently handled
millions of inferences a second of a sophisticated ad-targeting model with
a median latency of 5 milliseconds, and a yearly infrastructure cost of
$130K.
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Telegram founder says over 70 mln new users joined during Facebook outage
Messaging app Telegram gained over 70 million new users during Monday's Facebook outage, its founder Pavel Durov said on Tuesday, as people worldwide were left without key messaging services for nearly six hours.
Using video games to learn about product onboarding | by Ryan Shih | Sep, 2021 | UX Collective
You could design the perfect product and platform, but it wouldn’t matter how great your experience is if nobody knows how to use it. Designing product onboarding is a necessary part of the design…
Microsoft opens its Windows store up to third-party app stores
Microsoft is opening up its own Windows store to third-party app storefronts. Amazon and Epic Games will be listing their stores in the Microsoft Store soon, and Microsoft is hoping more will follow.
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Glean Emerges From Stealth With $55 Million To Bring Search To The Enterprise
Kleiner Perkins, General Catalyst and Lightspeed are investors in ex-Rubrik cofounder Arvind Jain’s startup, which already has 40 customers.
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The Perils of an .xyz Domain
Create a free virtual HQ in a few seconds.
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Facebook under fire over secret teen research
It had evidence Instagram was a harmful place for young people - but failed to share its findings.
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Former Startup Darling Genius Sells to Media Lab for $80 Million
The sale price is less than the total funding raised.
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A Laser Fired Through a Keyhole Can Expose Everything Inside a Room
If you're worried about privacy, it might be time to cover up your front door's peephole.
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Gap Inc. acquires 3D fitting room startup Drapr
Retail industry news, voices and jobs. Optimized for your mobile phone.
How #AppleToo built a movement at tech’s most secretive company
Apple culture is notoriously secretive, and its workers have a history of refusing to speak publicly about products. Jobs at Apple are famous for their pay and prestige, and many believe working at Apple means keeping silent. Now, the #AppleToo movement leaders say that silence about workplace issues has allowed Apple to escape accountability.
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Ultimate Cloud Pricing Comparison: AWS vs. Azure vs. Google Cloud in 2021 - CAST AI
How to choose the right cloud provider for your business? Read this updated 2021 pricing comparison for AWS vs. Azure vs. Google Cloud.
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Buy an Empty House in Japan for Less Than a Month's Rent!
These Houses in Japan Are Going for as Little as $500
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Evolution of search engines architecture - Algolia New Search Architecture Part 1 - High Scalability -
What would a totally new search engine architecture look like? Who better than Julien Lemoin...
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What the Heck is a Data Mesh?!
I got sucked into a data mesh Twitter thread this weekend (it’s worth a read if you haven’t seen it). Data meshes have clearly struck a nerve. Some don’t understand them, while others believe they’r
Google bans 'sugar daddy' apps from Play Store
Today, Google published a handful of changes to its Play policies, and nestled among precise legalese refinements and some advertising ID tweaks is a
