ZzappMalaria, the developer of a mobile app and dashboard to help eliminate Malaria, has woan first place in the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE Competition, as well as the People’s Choice Award for the Most Inspiring Team. As part of the award, the company has received a $3 million prize to continue its efforts to eliminate malaria from the world. Read...
Read MoreSmartAsset, the web’s go-to resource for financial advice connecting consumers with financial advisors, today announced that it has closed a $110 million Series D round, valuing the company at over $1 billion. The financing round was led by existing investor TTV Capital with participation from Javelin Venture Partners, Contour Venture Partners, Citi Ventures, New York Life Ventures, North Bridge Venture Partners, and CMFG Ventures. Read...
Read MoreIsraeli firm Hailo, a company that develops chips for deep learning on edge devices, is raising a $100 million Series C funding round at a company valuation of $1 billion, a source close to the matter told Israeli financial daily Globes. Hailo is the latest company to become an Israeli unicorn, a privately-held firm valued at over $1 billion. Read...
Read MoreRecently Blackberry analyzed a new GoLang Remote Access Trojan (RAT) named “ChaChi.” This sample was interesting in that it tunnels information over DNS as its preferred command and control (C2) mechanism. Read...
Read MoreSmart lighting company Juganu announced today the installation of its patented J. Protect lighting technology in Tel Aviv’s Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) to help combat the facility’s healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). J. Protect is the world’s first indoor lighting system that safely inactivates up to 99.9% of pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19. Read...
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