Lagos-based Ventures Platform, one of Africa’s most active early-stage investors, has raised sixty-four million dollars so far for its second fund. The firm is targeting a final close of seventy-five million dollars. Among the investors is the Nigerian government, which…
Francesco Nicodemo, a consultant who works with left-wing politicians in Italy, has come forward as the latest person targeted with Paragon spyware in the country. On Thursday, Nicodemo stated in a Facebook post that for ten months he chose not…
California-based startup Subtle Computing is tackling the problem of capturing people’s voices in noisy environments with its own voice isolation models. This technology could benefit a wide range of voice-based AI products and services. Consumer apps using voice AI are…
Peloton is recalling approximately 833,000 of its original Bike+ machines. This action follows reports that some seat posts broke during use, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The CPSC states that Peloton has received three complaints related to…
Mastodon, the decentralized open source social network, is releasing its newest version, 4.5. This update introduces support for Quote Posts to all server operators, along with other administrative features, conversation improvements, and more. The addition of quote posts is a…
Spotify has rarely given its users much visibility into their listening habits. Until now, users had to link their account to services like Last.fm to track their music, or wait until the end of the year for Spotify to release…
Paul Erlanger and Se Yong Park, co-founders of the consumer crypto trading app Fomo, took an unusual route to raising capital that is paying off for them. Their app launched in May and they just announced a seventeen million dollar…
A number of new companies have emerged in recent years offering fresh takes on RVs, like Lightship, Pebble, and Grounded. Now another startup called Evotrex is coming out of stealth with its own twist: a hybrid RV travel trailer with…
Snap announced on Thursday that it has signed a deal to integrate Perplexity’s AI search engine directly within Snapchat. As part of the agreement, Perplexity will pay Snap four hundred million dollars in cash and equity. This partnership provides Perplexity…
Google is adding Gemini to Maps in India, along with road safety alerts and more information about routes. This AI integration brings hands-free assistance to Maps, providing contextual suggestions while navigating and information about places of interest. Miriam Daniel, vice…
