Trending Technologies: August 2021

AI startups claim to detect depression from speech, but the jury’s out on their accuracy

Startups including Ellipsis Health say they can diagnose depression from voice by using AI. Experts aren't so sure.Read More

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Clockwork Labs raises $4.3M for community sandbox MMO

Clockwork Labs has raised $4.3 million as a new independent game studio making a community sandbox MMORPG.Read More

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Databricks expands its data lake analytics with $1.6B funding

Databricks, a provider of big data analytics and AI solutions, has raised $1.6 billion at a $38 billion post-money valuation.Read More

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Rafay, a Kubernetes operations management platform, raises $25M

Rafay Systems, a company Kubernetes operations management platform, has raised $26 million in venture capital.Read More

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The YouTubers who exposed an anti-vax plot - BBC News. "A mysterious marketing agency secretly offered to pay social media stars to spread disinformation about Covid-19 vaccines. Their plan failed when the influencers went public about the attempt to recruit them"

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App Store payment platform monopoly ending in Korea; other countries likely to follow

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OwnBackup acquires RevCult to bolster its SaaS data protection across clouds

OwnBackup has acquired RevCult, a company focused on providing security and governance solutions for Salesforce.Read More

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Nifty Games adds $38M to its coffers for sports Clash mobile games

Nifty Games is a new mobile and digital games publisher.

Nifty Games has added $38 million to its coffers for its upcoming NFL Clash and NBA Clash games for mobile devices.Read More

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Peak, a managed AI platform for enterprise, nabs $75M

Peak, a managed AI platform for enterprise customers, has raised $75 million in a fresh venture capital round.Read More

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Call center agents interested in, but wary of, automation

According to a new survey from Asapp, some call center agents are reluctant to embrace automation and AI technologies.Read More

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South Korea Passes Bill Banning Apple From Requiring Developers to Use App Store In-App Purchase System

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S.Korea's parliament passes bill to curb Google, Apple commission dominance

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Apple's rumored iPhone satellite support may be for emergency calls and messages

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SnapEDA helps manufacturers find alternate chips in the semiconductor shortage

SnapEDA can recommend alternative chips if one is out of stock.

SnapEDA is doing its best to help manufacturers find alternate chips for their products during an unprecedented chip shortage.Read More

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Observe.AI acquires ScopeAI to advance omnichannel ambitions

Observe.AI acquires ScopeAI to set the stage for launching an omnichannel analytics platform for call centers.Read More

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AT&T launches Connected Climate Initiative to reduce carbon emissions

AT&T launches Connected Climate Initiative to drive down carbon emissions in collaboration with a wide range of business partners.Read More

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