Monthly Archives: April 2022

Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: Utah-based Strider, whose software helps organizations and governments protect IP, talent, and supply chains from nation-state threats, raises a $45M Series B  —  Strider, a platform designed to help companies, governments and research institutions protect intellectual property (IP) …

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Adept, which aims to build AI systems that can understand and automate any software process, emerges from stealth with $65M led by Greylock and Addition  —  In 2016 at TechCrunch Disrupt New York, several of the original developers behind what became Siri unveiled Viv, an AI […]

Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: Swvl, a booking platform for private buses that went public via a SPAC merger in March, acquires on-demand coach service Zeelo, sources say for ~$100M  —  Mass transit group Swvl has confirmed to TechCrunch its deal to buy U.K. startup Zeelo, estimated to be a $100 […]

CoinDesk: DeFi lender Rari Capital, which merged with Fei Protocol in December, loses ~$80M in a hack that exploited a reentrancy vulnerability in Rari’s Fuse protocol  —  Decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms Rari Capital and Fei Protocol suffered a more-than-$80 million hack early Saturday.

Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Sense, which uses AI to provide homeowners with real-time data on home energy use, raises a $105M Series C led by Blue Earth Capital  —  I assumed there was some sort of typo the last time I checked my energy bill.  Honestly, it doesn’t bode well […]

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Sources: Google’s upcoming Pixel Watch will be powered by a 300mAh battery and will support cellular connectivity  —  While the look of Google’s upcoming Wear OS device has thoroughly leaked, many questions about the internal hardware powering it remain.  Sources now tell 9to5Google …

Associated Press: Experts raise concerns about the use of a predictive child welfare algorithm in Allegheny County, PA, and its potential to harden racial disparity in the system  —  Inside a cavernous stone fortress in downtown Pittsburgh, attorney Robin Frank defends parents at one of their lowest points …

Andrew Deck / Rest of World: A look at Zenly, a Snap-owned social mapping app still operating in Russia amid bans and exits of other Western apps; Zenly had 51M+ downloads in Russia in 2021  —  The app saw 51 million downloads in Russia in 2021.  —  On March 1, […]

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: A look at the challenges Apple is facing as it develops its own wireless modem, expected to replace Qualcomm chips in 2023 iPhones  —  A series of moves by the tech giant, as well as signals from its suppliers, make clear that it aims […]

Aditya Kalra / Reuters: India’s Enforcement Directorate says it has seized $725M from Xiaomi’s bank accounts over allegedly illegal royalty payments to its foreign subsidiaries  —  India said on Saturday it had seized $725 million from the local bank accounts of China’s Xiaomi Corp (1810.HK) after a probe found …