When Plaid won TechCrunch Disrupt 2013’s Hackathon, it wasn’t even Plaid yet. The team was building a web app that let users view their credit card and debit card transactions on a map. But in the process, they figured out how to solve the challenge of integrating banks with the app, planting the seeds of…
Google-backed audio content platform Kuku FM has raised $25 million in a new funding round as it looks to make deeper inroads with its audiobook offerings in the South Asian market. Indian billionaire and technologist Nandan Nilekani’s Fundamentum Partnership led the Series C funding in Kuku FM, with International Finance Corporation, part of the World…
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Data loss prevention (DLP) has emerged as a foundational strategy for businesses looking to prevent workers from inadvertently (or advertently) sharing sensitive data outside the confines of the company network. At its core, DLP is about solving the “people problem” — humans are often at the center of security lapses, whether it’s through sharing a…
Legit Security, a cybersecurity company developing a platform to identify app vulnerabilities from code, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led by CRV with participation from Cyberstarts, Bessemer Venture Partners and TCV. Co-founder and CEO Roni Fuchs says that the funds, which bring Legit’s total raised to $77 million, will be…
Apple announced macOS Sonoma at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) earlier this year with the ability to turn websites into “web apps” and add them to the dock. In response, Unite, which offers similar functionality, has now released a new version with powerful customization options. Unite 5 comes with an easier flow to create an…
Google announced that its redesigned Fitbit app — which features a new three-tab structure for easier access to curated health and fitness content, easily glanceable stats and more — is rolling out to users starting today. As previously revealed last month, Google says the app’s refreshed design makes it easier to use thanks to the…
In its ongoing effort to make its AI systems more robust, OpenAI today launched the OpenAI Red Teaming Network, a contracted group of experts to help inform the company’s AI model risk assessment and mitigation strategies. Red teaming is becoming an increasingly key step in the AI model development process as AI technologies, particularly generative…
For millennia, bricks were cutting-edge technology, allowing humans to build higher and stronger than before. Now, a new startup thinks bricks regain that title. Though instead of serving as a construction material, Electrified Thermal Solutions, which is participating in the TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Startup Battlefield, hopes they’ll be the building block of newly decarbonized industries. Today,…
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature in India that will allow users in its largest market to pay businesses using a variety of payment options from within the instant messaging app. The Meta-owned app on Wednesday said it has partnered with PayU and Bengaluru-headquartered Razorpay to add support for payments via credit and debit…
