Protect AI lands a $13.5M investment to harden AI projects from attack

Seeking to bring greater security to AI systems, Protect AI today raised $13.5 million in a seed-funding round co-led by Acrew Capital and Boldstart Ventures with participation from Knollwood Capital, Pelion Ventures and Aviso Ventures. Ian Swanson, the co-founder and CEO, said that the capital will be put toward product development and customer outreach as … Read more

Artifact wants to record your family history in podcast-like audio recordings

After Ross Chanin’s grandfather died, Chanin mourned not only him, but the fact that he’d never gotten a chance to hear more about his grandfather’s life. Over a conversation with a journalist friend, George Quraishi, it became clear to Chanin that Quraishi’s skill set — interviewing and audio editing — could be conducive to capturing … Read more

Coinbase launches asset recovery tool for unsupported Ethereum-based tokens

Coinbase, the second-largest crypto exchange globally, has launched a new tool to help its customers recover more than 4,000 unsupported ERC-20 tokens sent to its ledger, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. “ERC-20 token” is technical terminology for any cryptocurrency created using the Ethereum blockchain. While Coinbase supports hundreds of cryptocurrencies, there are thousands that it … Read more

Where are all the new Macs?

Two Mac Studios don’t quite make an Arm Mac Pro. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Does anyone else vividly remember the day of June 22nd, 2020? I sure do. That was the day when Apple announced that its Macs were going to transfer away from Intel processors to the company’s own silicon. … Read more

Which Instagram ad placement is more cost-effective: Reels, Feed Posts or Stories?

Angelina Liparteliani Contributor Angelina Liparteliani is a digital marketing expert for Johnson & Johnson. She is also developing GLAMLAB London, a service for beauty freelancers to list and sell their beauty services to clients in the U.K. It’s time to reconsider how you use Instagram’s advertising tools for your business. With the platform’s continuing development, … Read more

What in the world is nuclear fusion — and when will we harness it?

To create fusion ignition, the National Ignition Facility’s laser energy is converted into X-rays inside the hohlraum, which then compress a fuel capsule until it implodes, creating a high-temperature, high-pressure plasma. | Image: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Nuclear fusion is back in the news. This week, the US Department of Energy announced what it called … Read more