CNBC: Grabango, which provided cashierless checkout tech and raised $73M+, shuts down after failing to “secure the funding it needed to continue providing service” — Grabango, a venture-backed startup that was vying to take on Amazon in cashierless checkout technology … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Natalie Alms / Nextgov/FCW: The US GSA’s Login.gov is giving government agencies access to its IAL2-compliant face recognition tech, which compares a user’s live selfie with their photo ID — Agencies using the government-created service will have the option to incorporate new face-matching capabilities or stick with existing offerings. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Samantha Cole / 404 Media: WordPress.org adds a checkbox to confirm users aren’t “affiliated with WP Engine in any way, financially or otherwise” before they log in or register an account — WordPress.org users are forced to confirm they are not “affiliated with WP Engine in any way, financially or otherwise” … Lees verder op Tech Meme
The Information: Sources: Sierra, an AI agent startup co-founded by Bret Taylor, is raising hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding led by Greenoaks at a $4B+ valuation — Sierra, an artificial intelligence startup co-founded by former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, is raising hundreds of millions … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Hayden Field / CNBC: OpenAI says it has disrupted 20+ operations and deceptive networks in 2024 so far that tried to use its models, including four that had election-related content — OpenAI is increasingly becoming a platform of choice for cyber actors looking to influence democratic elections across the globe. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: A threat actor hacked the Internet Archive and stole a user authentication database with 31M unique records; a DDoS attack took the site offline on October 9 — Internet Archive’s “The Wayback Machine” has suffered a data breach after a threat actor compromised the website and stole … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: Indian insurance firm Star Health says it suffered a “malicious cyberattack”, about two weeks after hackers put 31M customers’ alleged personal data on Telegram — Star Health and Allied Insurance, one of the largest health insurance firms in India, has confirmed it was the target of a … Lees verder op Tech Meme
CNBC: Grabango, which provided cashierless checkout tech and raised just over $73M, shuts down after failing to secure enough funding to continue its services — Grabango, a venture-backed startup that was vying to take on Amazon in cashierless checkout technology, is shutting down after it was unable to raise enough money to stay afloat. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Natalie Alms / Nextgov/FCW: The US GSA says Login.gov is opening up its face recognition capabilities, which compare a live selfie with the photo on a photo ID, to government agencies — Agencies using the government-created service will have the option to incorporate new face-matching capabilities or stick with existing offerings. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Michael Kan / PCMag: Florida-based data broker National Public Data files for bankruptcy, admitting an August 2024 leak of SSNs may impact “hundreds of millions” of people — In court documents, National Public Data concedes the breach may impact ‘hundreds of millions’ of people and that state prosecutors across … Lees verder op Tech Meme