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IBM and Hispanic Heritage Foundation partner to upskill Latinos for IT careers

CIO

Creating opportunity is key to fostering diversity in the tech industry — and that’s what IBM is aiming to do in partnership with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. Jumping into AI course, Kaufman quickly learned about “AI’s technical aspects and societal impact.”

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Early-stage African VC firm, Microtraction reports portfolio boom despite the weight of COVID-19

TechCrunch

In a review of the year published last week, the firm noted that 21 companies in its portfolio have raised more than $33 million in funding. This represents nearly four-fold growth over a year ago when its portfolio raised $6 million (and just $3 million in 2018). The rest were unannounced.

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Aurora Propulsion Technologies closes €1.7M seed for spacecraft maneuvering and deorbiting tech

TechCrunch

Enter Aurora Propulsion Technologies. Since its founding in 2018, the Finnish company has developed two products — a tiny thruster engine and a plasma braking system — and will be testing both in an in-orbit demonstration in the fourth quarter of this year. million ($2 million) seed round to bring its technology to market.

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AI & the enterprise: protect your data, protect your enterprise value

CIO

In 2018, I wrote an article asking, “Will your company be valued by its price-to-data ratio?” This will require the adoption of new processes and products, many of which will be dependent on well-trained artificial intelligence-based technologies. The company later estimated losses of $100 million due to the attack.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Crusoe Energy, Insider And Biotech Raise Big

Crunchbase News

Founded in 2018, the company has raised $1.2 tied) Insider , $500M, digital marketing: Marketing tech platform Insider raised a $500 million Series E led by General Atlantic to fund its expansion in the U.S. Founded in 2018, the company has raised $654 million, per Crunchbase. billion, per Crunchbase.

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Are you ready for MLOps? 🫵

Xebia

Being ready means understanding why you need that technology and what it is. The time when Hardvard Business Review posted the Data Scientist to be the “Sexiest Job of the 21st Century” is more than a decade ago [1]. Data Science profiles are more abundant in the market than ever before. Read along to learn more!

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Vyrill, winner of the TC Early Stage Pitch-Off, helps brands discover and leverage user-generated video reviews

TechCrunch

Vyrill helps brands discover and leverage video reviews created by authentic customers and users. The company presented its product at TechCrunch Early Stage: Marketing & Fundraising, where it beat out nine other companies, winning the pitch-off. million pre-seed round in 2018. Vyrill claims to have the solution.

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