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San Francisco has hit pause on a policy that would allow police officers to use “killer robots” in certain situations that pose a threat to human life. The controversial plans were initially greenlighted last week by San Francisco’s board of supervisors in a 8-3 vote, sparking a backlash from local residents and activist groups alike. […] San Francisco rethinks policy on police using killer robots by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

With the holiday shopping season well underway and showing signs that it might not be as sluggish as some predicted, a startup out of Austin, Texas, is announcing funding to build out  a new approach to shipping, to help retailers compete against the consumer pull of fast and free Amazon Prime delivery. Maergo — which […] Maergo raises $20M to provide Amazon-style fast and cheap air and ‘middle mile’ services to online retailers by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Several years ago, on a dairy farm in the small Irish village of Dundrum, four technologists — Maxim Dressler, Ryan Lasmaili, Shaun Mc Brearty and Tilo Weigandt — brainstormed solutions for what they saw as a fundamental problem in data security: unencrypted text files. According to a 2016 survey commissioned by CyberArk, 40% of organizations […] Vaultree raises $12.8M to let companies more easily work with encrypted data by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hunt Club, a senior talent recruiting platform powered by AI, today announced that it raised $40 million in a Series B round co-led by WestCap and Sator Grove. In an interview with TechCrunch, CEO Nick Cromydas said that the new capital will be put toward further developing the platform while growing Hunt Club’s national footprint. […] Hunt Club injects AI and a network of experts into the recruitment process by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Обзор креативных проектов от брендов и агентств... →

Отчетность по таргетированной рекламе до продаж... →

After putting unique usernames on the auction on the TON blockchain, Telegram is now putting anonymous numbers up for bidding. These numbers could be used to sign up for Telegram without needing any SIM card. Just like the username auction, you can buy these virtual numbers on Fragment, which is a site specially created for […] Telegram is auctioning phone numbers to let users sign up to the service without any SIM by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

Инвестиции потратят на новые функции и тесты за рубежом.... →

New transmission lines are expensive, which is why GE and LineVision are working to unlock capacity on existing lines. LineVision and GE team up to fortify the electrical grid to handle more renewables by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →

С марта ритейлер тестировал услугу в «Перекрёстках».... →

Тренд выявлен на фоне всплеска интереса к корейской поп-культуре... →

Drata, a security compliance and automation platform that helps companies adhere to frameworks such as SOC 2 and GDPR, has raised $200 million in a Series C round of funding co-led by Iconiq Growth and GGV Capital, valuing the company at $2 billion. The raise comes just a year after the San Diego-based company hit […] Security compliance and automation platform Drata nabs $200M at $2B valuation by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

For investors, assessing a portfolio company’s AI-readiness today is just as important as scrutinizing its books. 3 methods for investors assessing AI-readiness in portfolio companies by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch... →

In the past year, MarginEdge grew its revenue 100% and is now working with 4,000 customers and processing 80,000 invoices per week. MarginEdge lands $45M to give restaurants real-time spend data by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google has officially confirmed the launch of the second release of the Google helpful content update/system. It started lightly on December 5th but became noticeable, according to Google, on December 6th, which is why Google did not announce it until the 6th. This update adds new signals, most notably making it work for all languages globally - it is not just looking at English content anymore.... →

We have heard a lot from Google recently that links are just not as significant of a ranking factor in Google Search as they used to be. But 40% of SEOs still feel link building is as effective now compared to a few years ago. 60% of SEOs think it is less effective compared to a few years ago.... →

Google has added a disclaimer to the appointment provider links that you find in the Google Search local panel and in the Google Maps business listings. The disclaimer partially reads under the "about these providers," adding "providers are listed in random order."... →

Для выпуска полностью автономной машины пока не хватает технологий, рассказали источники издания.... →

Back in July we reported that Google was testing a new more dynamic search bar refinement option that adds keywords to the filters at the top under the search bar. Then Google demoed that feature at Search On and this week, Google is now rolling out the feature.... →

Google announced three new ways to search in Chrome - including search your tabs, your bookmarks and your history. You can search with three new site search shortcuts directly built into the Chrome address bar, with @tabs, @bookmarks and @history.... →