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Doosan announces $33.7M raise, as it introduces a robotic camera system at CES

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The company says the funding will be used to increase research and development and attract new partners as it looks to expand its global footprint. New Angle”) camera system. That arrives in part, due to things like object tracking, coupled with an open platform that allows users to program different shots.

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Amid crypto’s talent war, Encode Club mints new web3 developers

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Crypto-savvy developers are in short supply these days. Blockchain startups and protocols are fighting to onboard and train more engineers — an even tougher undertaking in a world where developing on Ethereum vs. Solana vs. Polkadot vs. another blockchain can require completely different programming skill sets.

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Nord Security, the startup behind NordVPN, raises its first-ever funding, $100M at a $1.6B valuation

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NordVPN and the other security and identity management products that Nord sells — they include the NordPass password manager, NordLocker for cloud sync and storage, NordLayer for network access for businesses and developer tools to build custom VPNs — have collectively grown to 15 million users over the years. firm Versprite.

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Adthos uses generative AI to completely automate audio ads

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Customers can optionally go in and edit the ads using a browser-based, multi-track editor, yielding a “fully produced” ad that can be played out via integrations with radio automation systems and ad servers. But the platform — like many embracing generative AI tech — raises ethical questions. .”

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Lilt raises $55M to bolster its business-focused AI translation platform

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Green is a former Northrop Grumman software engineer who later worked as a research intern on the Google Translate team, developing an AI language system for improving English-to-Arabic translations. San Francisco, Calfornia-based Lilt was co-founded by Green and John DeNero in 2015. A robust market.

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Seasoned spices up restaurant hiring after bagging $18.7M

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With restaurants having difficulty hiring workers, as is the environment today, one company is developing a hiring platform and restaurant worker network that aims to make that easier. Sykes saw the limited ability for restaurants to advertise their job openings and created Seasoned to change that.

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Triumph raises $14M for an SDK to add real-money tournaments into games

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The surge of interest in e-sports, online fantasy leagues and more extensive online financial infrastructure have made the concept of real-money gaming more popular among consumers and games developers. million funding to continue developing its platform to work in a wider set of markets (its currently available in 37 U.S.

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