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Beem, an app that lets you live-stream yourself in AR, raises $4 million – TechCrunch

Smart TvsBy Shiv Eswar February 17, 2022

What’s the next step beyond Zoom calls and FaceTime? How about beaming yourself from one device to another in real-time using augmented reality? That’s the premise behind a startup called Beem, which is today announcing its first consumer app, $4 million in seed funding, and its longer-term plan to become a communications technology for the…

Why you shouldn’t ignore Europe’s deep tech boom – TechCrunch

DronesBy Shiv Eswar February 17, 2022

If you track the global AI race, you’d be forgiven for thinking that there are only two nations fighting for leadership. But China and the United States are far from the only technology markets with developed startup and incumbent cohorts, strong venture capital activity, and capital markets able to translate early-stage ideas into public companies.…

Boston-headquartered carrier services company iBASIS has acquired Dutch IoT platform provider and mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) Simfony for an undisclosed fee. The deal was completed via iBASIS’s highly acquisitive parent company, France-based Tofane Global. The cloud-based Simfony IoT platform, available on subscription (“as-a-service”), promises “rapid time-to-market and elasticity for an unlimited number of connected…

Sony Ventures Corporation hits first close of its $215M fourth fund – TechCrunch

Cyber AttacksBy Jessica Venkat February 17, 2022

Sony Ventures Corporation (SVC) announced today that it has completed the first closing of its $215 million (25 billion JPY) fourth fund, Sony Innovation Fund 3 (SIF3), to back all stages of emerging technology companies. Sony Ventures Corporation was established in July last year to manage all of Sony’s venture investment activities through Sony Innovation…

This New Tool Can Retrieve Pixelated Text from Redacted Documents

Web Security NewsBy Jessica Venkat February 17, 2022

The practice of blurring out text using a method called pixelation may not be as secure as previously thought. While the most foolproof way of concealing sensitive textual information is to use opaque black bars, other redaction methods like pixelation can achieve the opposite effect, enabling the reversal of pixelized text back into its original…

Ericsson ‘corruption-related misconduct’ potentially funded terror

Telecom NewsBy Haslinda Bt Ghani February 17, 2022

Ericsson has found evidence of “corruption-related misconduct” in its Iraq operations and cannot rule out that payments were made to terror groups, including ISIS. The Swedish telecoms giant says that it launched an internal investigation in 2019 following unusual expense claims dating back to 2018. Ericsson says that its investigation covered the period 2011-2019 and…

Ericsson ‘corruption-related misconduct’ potentially funded terror

Telecom innovationsBy Haslinda Bt Ghani February 17, 2022

Ericsson ‘corruption-related misconduct’ potentially funded terror

Industry NewsBy Haslinda Bt Ghani February 17, 2022

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