[[{“value”:” There’s no sure-fire approach to sales enablement, the process of providing a sales team with the resources it needs to close deals. Some teams are deficient on the prospecting side — that is, identifying and contacting potential customers. Others require help getting deals over the finish line. To meet these diverse wants, founders Matt Millen […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Anagram takes a gamified approach to employee cybersecurity training
[[{“value”:” Despite employers requiring their employees to complete yearly cybersecurity training courses, human-driven cybersecurity breaches still happen. The problem could even get substantially worse as generative AI increases the scale and personalization of social engineering campaigns. Anagram, formerly known as Cipher, is taking a new approach to employee cybersecurity training that the company hopes can keep […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Bridgetown Research raises $19M to speed up due diligence with AI
[[{“value”:” Birdgetown Research has raised $19 million in a round co-led by Accel and Lightspeed to deploy AI agents for business decisions and M&A deals. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Framework’s first desktop PC is optimized for gaming and local AI inference
[[{“value”:” Framework, the company that is better known for its modular, repairable laptops, just released its first desktop computer. It’s a small desktop PC that punches above its weight. The most interesting part is what’s inside the device. Framework is one of the first companies to use AMD’s recently announced Strix Halo architecture, also known as […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

GEMINI: a brighter path for managing chronic pain
[[{“value”:” GEMINI: a brighter path for managing chronic pain Published: Chronic pain affects millions of people and often leads to reduced functioning, depression and a diminished quality of life. Niina Haas, president of BrightOutcome Inc. in Illinois, USA, and Dr Paula Gardiner, a medical researcher at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion…
Nomagic picks up $44M for its AI-powered robotic arms
[[{“value”:” Regions like the U.S. and Europe have been doubling down on rebuilding their industrial muscle, after decades of closing down factories and outsourcing the work to countries like China. To that end, a fast-growing Polish startup called Nomagic, which builds robots — specifically robotic arms — for logistics operations, is announcing $44 million in funding, […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Gozem nets $30M to expand vehicle financing, digital banking in Francophone Africa
[[{“value”:” Since its launch in 2018 as a ride-hailing service in Togo, Gozem has steadily expanded across French-speaking West Africa, integrating a wide range of services as it sought to become a super-app. The company now offers ride-hailing, commerce, vehicle financing, and digital banking across Togo, Benin, Gabon, and Cameroon. Now, in a bid to scale […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Hackers publish sensitive patient data allegedly stolen from Australian IVF provider Genea
[[{“value”:” Genea gets a court injunction after ransomware gang Termite claims to have leaked patient information © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Thousands of exposed GitHub repos, now private, can still be accessed through Copilot
[[{“value”:” Data exposed even briefly can live on in generative AI chatbots long after the data is made private. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
ElevenLabs now lets authors create and publish audiobooks on its own platform
[[{“value”:” Voice AI company ElevenLabs is now letting authors publish AI-generated audiobooks on its own Reader app, TechCrunch has learned and the company confirmed. The announcement comes days after the company partnered with Spotify for AI-narrated audiobooks. ElevenLabs, which raised a $180 million mega-round last month, started inviting authors to try out their publishing program through […] © 2024 TechCrunch….