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A few weeks ago, TechCrunch broke the news that Akamai was in talks to acquire API security specialist Noname Security for about $500 million. Today, the deal was confirmed, albeit at a slightly lower price. Akamai announced Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Noname in a $450 million deal. This agreement highlights continued efforts towards further consolidation in the cybersecurity market. Over the past few years, various cybersecurity startups have emerged. However, many of these companies find it difficult to scale, raise capital, or sell to customers looking for a one-stop shop to manage multiple security needs. As a…

The Election Commission of India has issued an advisory to all political parties, asking them not to use deepfakes and other forms of misinformation in their social media posts during the ongoing general elections. The move came after the constitutional body came under criticism for not doing enough to combat such campaigns in the world's most populous country. The advisory (PDF), released on Monday, calls on political parties to remove deepfake audio and video within three hours of becoming aware of the existence of the deepfake. Parties are also encouraged to identify and alert individuals responsible for creating manipulated content.…

If you're a power geek, chances are you've already spent a fair amount of time looking at power maps and their fascinating export flow animations. This open source data visualization project has been around since 2016. But companies like Google and Samsung are increasingly relying on this rich data set to meet their sustainability goals and empower their users. Currently, Electricity Maps employs 20 people and the company has been profitable for several years. However, TechCrunch has exclusively learned that the company recently raised a $5.4 million (€5 million) funding round from Transition and Revent to take things to the…

Whether you love celebrity culture or hate it, the Met Gala is an event. For those not so bored, you can see all the big stars taking the boldest fashion risks this year. Unlike an awards ceremony, it is an event that encourages avant-garde luxury.And if you think it's all boring, just laugh with me at how Ed Sheeran's outfit looks What Troy Bolton wore in High School Musical 3. But this year's Met Gala was a test. “Katy Perry. That's it,” one X post read. In the photo, Katy Perry appears to be wearing a huge gown decorated with…

Wayve, a UK-born startup developing self-learning rather than rule-based systems for autonomous driving, has completed $1.05 billion in Series C funding led by SoftBank Group. This is the largest AI funding in UK history and ranks among the top 20 AI fundings in the world to date. Nvidia and existing investor Microsoft also participated in the funding. Waye's early stage investors included his head of AI at Meta, Yann LeCun. Founded in Cambridge in 2017, Wayve raised $200 million in a Series B round led by Eclipse Ventures in January 2022. The company will use the new capital injection to…

We all seem to agree that Kendrick Lamar defeated Drake in one of the most heated rap battles of the past decade. To add insult to injury, Drake landed himself in legal hot water when he deepfaked the late rapper Tupac. Tensions between Lamar and Drake go back decades, but this latest feud began last fall when J. Cole released a song in which he called Drake, Lamar, and himself rap's “Big Three.” Ta. In March of this year, Lamar finally responded, rejecting Cole's claims in scathing words disparaging Cole and Drake. A fight broke out, and soon legions of…

As U.S. regulators continue to increase scrutiny of cryptocurrencies, startups and founders in the space are looking overseas for more friendly environments to support their growth. One such destination is Hong Kong, which is aiming to regain its status as a financial hub and is banking on favorable crypto regulations to attract new entrepreneurs, technologists, and investors in droves. ing. So far, that strategy seems to be working. In mid-April, the annual Web3 Festival in Hong Kong attracted more than 50,000 attendees. There were significantly more non-Chinese participants than last year, when the event felt more like a gathering of…

The city's Web3 Carnival this year attracted significantly more participants from around the world As U.S. regulators continue to increase scrutiny of cryptocurrencies, startups and founders in the space are looking overseas for more friendly environments to support their growth. One such destination is Hong Kong, which is aiming to regain its status as a financial hub and is banking on favorable crypto regulations to attract new entrepreneurs, technologists, and investors in droves. ing. So far, that strategy seems to be working. In mid-April, the annual Web3 Festival in Hong Kong attracted more than 50,000 attendees. There were significantly more…

DocuSign is reportedly considering selling to private equity, and is also acquiring companies itself. On Monday, DocuSign announced it would acquire contract workflow automation startup Lexion for $165 million. The acquisition comes as DocuSign is increasing its investments in the contract management space, recently adding DocuSign IAM, a service aimed at connecting the various components of the enterprise contract creation and negotiation process. It has started. Lexion was incubated at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), the AI-focused research arm of the nonprofit Allen Institute. Oberoi founded the company with his lead Emad Elwani, a former Microsoft research software…

Opera's in-browser AI product, Aria, can now summarize text-based web pages on Android. The AI-powered web page summarization tool quickly condenses news articles, blog posts, or research papers into short summaries that typically fit on his one screen. The new feature, announced Monday, helps users quickly understand topics and pinpoint important details. To use it, visit any text-based web page, tap the three dots in the top right corner of the Opera Android browser, and select the “Summary” option next to the Aria icon. A chat with Aria will pop up and include the requested summary. To access this feature,…