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SUMA Wealth has now raised $2.2 million in new funding to continue developing financial tools, content, and live and digital activations to help young Latinos in the United States build wealth. Radcle Impact led the investment, with participation from Vamos Ventures, OVO Fund, and American Heart Association Impact Fund. They join investors from previous rounds, including Ulu Ventures, Women Founders Fund, and Chigona Ventures. This brings SUMA's total funding to his $5.5 million. We first introduced California-based fintech companies when we exhibited as part of Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022. Beatriz Acevedo founded the company several years ago with…

AI chatbot comparison: OpenAI's ChatGPT Plus vs. Microsoft's Copilot Pro for power users Good morning, tech fam. We will introduce some of the latest technical information, so please take a look. What's new today: JSSC JTGLCCE Recruitment 2024: 492 vacancies available Fast track insights: Cryptocurrency companies face new AML rules from EU banking authorities Redmond-based Microsoft confirmed Tuesday that Copilot Pro is now available to consumers and is no longer just for businesses. Copilot's premium edition gives you access to the latest models such as GPT-4 and GPT-4 Turbo, which has faster reaction times than ChatGPT Plus. ChatGPT Plus costs…

Mozilla today introduces a new subscription service that lets you find and remove personal and sensitive information from data broker websites on the web. This includes the ability to remove phone numbers, emails, home addresses and other information published on data broker websites and sold for commercial purposes, the company said. This new subscription-based service is available as part of Mozilla Monitor (formerly Firefox Monitor). This was originally a free service that would notify you if your email was part of a data breach. With Monitor Plus, a newly added optional subscription, over 10 million existing Mozilla Monitor users can…

Influential technology news blog Platformer is leaving Substack, but founder Casey Newton says the move is an attempt to intentionally moderate pro-Nazi speech. He said this was due to the company's resistance. Newton, who launched Platformer on Substack in 2020, said the technology news outlet is moving to Ghost, an open source publisher similar to the for-profit Substack, and said the transition is expected to be complete by Tuesday. In a lengthy statement included in Platformer's Thursday newsletter, Newton said publishing on Substack has helped Platformer grow from 24,000 free subscribers to more than 170,000 since launching in 2020. It…

Stellar Sleep, a startup offering the first digital tool for chronic insomnia management, has raised $6 million in seed funding. In the United States alone, bad sleep habits not only cost the economy hundreds of billions of dollars, but can also lead to health problems such as heart disease and depression. There are many apps and devices that help people track and monitor their sleep. George Wang and Edrei Chua, co-founders of Stellar Sleep, said the majority of their work is aimed at people who have occasional sleep problems, and those who have had trouble sleeping for three or more…

Finally, a fintech startup that helps companies automate their accounting and finance functions has secured another $10 million in venture capital. TechCrunch previously reported when the company raised $95 million in equity and debt in 2022 to expand its small business lending and bookkeeping capabilities. Felix Rodriguez, his wife Glenniece Rodriguez, and Edwin Mejia founded the company in 2018. Since then, the Miami-based company has focused on consolidating business processes such as bookkeeping, expense management, bill payments and payroll under one automated solution for small and medium-sized businesses, Felix said. Rodriguez told TechCrunch. This included adding an artificial intelligence-powered ledger,…

According to Google, government hackers last year exploited three unknown vulnerabilities in Apple's iPhone operating system to target victims with spyware developed by a European startup. On Tuesday, Google's Threat Analysis Group, the company's team that investigates state-sponsored hacking, said the attack was carried out using hacking tools developed by multiple spyware and exploit sellers, including Barcelona-based startup Variston. published a report analyzing several government campaigns. According to Google, in one of the campaigns, government hackers exploited three “zero days” on the iPhone. These vulnerabilities were unknown to Apple at the time they were exploited. In this case, the hacking…

accounting data provider Validis Announced a technical partnership with automation platform DataSnipper. When integrated with Validis, DataSnipper provides a single audit testing workflow. Validis provides audit clients with access to financial data provided by his ERP system. Validis then structures the data into usable reports with the ability to extract the structured data as an Excel file. This Excel file is sent to DataSnipper and used by auditors to automatically match the data with audit evidence. …Tech giant oracle Announcement of partnership with four major companies deloitte. Oracle is introducing new features such as: Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management…

Ionix (formerly Cyberpion) helps enterprises reduce their attack surface by giving them better visibility into their overall security posture and software supply chain across on-premises, cloud, and third-party platforms and services. We will assist you in this way. The company announced today that it has added $15 million to its previously announced $27 million Series A round. The new funding comes from new investor Maor Investments, with participation from existing investors Hyperwise Ventures, Team8, and US Venture Partners (USVP). This brings the company's total funding to $50.3 million. While supply chain attacks are becoming increasingly common, businesses rely on a…

newstechnologyToday's tech news: Oppo Reno 11 series launches in India, Google searches show deepfake AI porn and more Today's tech news (January 13, 2024): Oppo launches Reno 11 series with 32MP telephoto lens. Bing, DuckDuckGo, and Google faced backlash for showing deepfake AI porn photos in search results. Oppo Reno 11 series comes with a unique looking back panel. (Image source: Oppo)Today's Indian tech news: Oppo launches Reno 11 series in India. The new camera-oriented mid-range series has two models – Reno 11 and Reno 11 Pro, priced starting at Rs 29,999. OpenAI, the company behind the popular AI-powered chatbot…