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The new startup wants to help developers create customized context coding assistants that can connect with any model and integrate seamlessly with the development environment. Founded in June 2023 by CEO Ty Dunn and CTO Nate Sesti (pictured above), Y Combinator Alum Continue has gained approximately 23,000 stars and 11,000 Discord community members on Github over the past few years. To build on this momentum, Continue has announced version 1.0 of its product, supported by a new seed funding of $3 million. Coding assistant explosion The launch of Continue comes amid the explosion of AI coding assistants such as Github…
Capim, a startup that offers Brazilians the option to buy now, told TechCrunch only that Dental Services Payment (BNPL) later raised $26.7 million in Series A funding. Founded in July 2021 by Marcelo Lutz and Roberto Bisseli, São Paulo-based Capim describes itself as a vertical SaaS company specializing in the dental sector. Its operating system claims it will help dentists digitize and manage clinics and increase revenue. For example, one thing Capim's software does is help patients book appointments digitally at connected clinics. On the BNPL front, the company says the service is cheaper than alternatives like credit cards. “Unlike…
TechCrunch Session: On June 5th at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, California, AI presents a panel discussing how established rivals and startups in the AI industry can compete. The panel, “How to Launch Products for Incumbents,” explores how small and medium-sized businesses can remain relevant to fast-paced, rapidly changing spaces. Featuring founders who have managed to grow their AI business from scratch, the program provides a detailed look at the strategies entrepreneurs are applying to thrive as AI competition grows. AI has a high interest. According to Pitchbook, VCS has poured a huge amount of capital into 2024 of $56 billion,…
Serbia on Tuesday uses the technology following allegations that Serbia's police and intelligence agency will use Celebrite technology to unlock journalists and activists' phones and then plant spyware. It has been announced that it has stopped stopping. In December 2024, Amnesty International released a report accusing Serbian police of using Cellebrite's forensic tools to hack into local journalists and activists' mobile phones. Once the phone was unlocked, Serbian authorities installed Android Spyware. AndroidSpyware was called Novispy and kept an eye on the two. In a statement, Celebright said: “After reviewing the allegations filed in the Amnes International Report in December…
On Wednesday, Google announced it was updating its “Results About You” tool to help users easily protect and delete personal information from search results. The company says it has improved its sign-up process and simplified requests for removal directly from Google searches. This tool can be used to actively monitor and delete things like physical addresses from phone numbers, email addresses, and search results. With this latest update, users can click on the three dots next to Google search results to view an updated menu where they can send a delete request immediately via the “Delete this Result” option .…
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The Lockscreen platform today announced that it will launch a new, generic, AI-based shopping experience. We propose a variety of costumes for your personalized avatars. The company is partnering with Google to deploy the experience using the company's Gemini model and Vertex AI. Apart from that, the company also received new support from Google, according to people familiar with the issue. This was already an investor. The gaze and Google did not comment on the funding details. Gaze said it has already experimented with a new generation of AI-powered experiences in the US through a new app called Glance AI.…
Human-driven cybersecurity breaches are still occurring despite employers requesting employees to complete their annual cybersecurity training courses. The problem can be significantly worsened as generative AI increases the size and personalization of social engineering campaigns. Anagram, formerly known as Cipher, is taking a new approach to employee cybersecurity training. The New York-based company has built a platform that includes practical security training for businesses. The training includes bite-sized videos and personalized interactive puzzles to teach employees how to find suspicious emails and communications. These trainings are designed to be more frequent and attractive than the current standards for one long…
There is no robust approach to sales enablement. This is the process of providing sales teams with the resources they need to close the deal. Some teams are lacking on the research side. That is, identify and contact potential customers. Others need to help get the deal through the finish line. To satisfy these diverse needs, founders Matt Millen and Srinath Sridhar turned to AI Tech. Their company, Regie.ai, develops sales enablement software designed to combine AI with human-driven outreach. “We first met in 2021 and joined together in a founding paper about building a generative AI content platform for…