The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained

This story has been updated throughout with more details as the story has developed. We will continue to do so as the case and dispute are ongoing. The world of WordPress, one of the most popular technologies for creating and hosting websites, is going through a very heated controversy. The …...Read More

Monogoto, an innovator in ‘connectivity as a service’, raises $27M

Connectivity and connected networks are part and parcel of how many devices and services operate today, thanks to innovations and expansions in mobile networks, on-device processing and the cloud. But behind the scenes, there remains a lot of fragmentation: different regions, technologies, tariffs and devices can spell a lot of …...Read More

Cato Networks adds a Digital Experience Monitoring service to its SASE platform

Since it was founded in 2015, Cato Networks has evangelized the concept of a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform that combines many of the features of software-defined networking, modern network security tools, and endpoint protection into a single service backed by a global private network. The promise here is …...Read More

Xscape is building multicolor lasers to connect chips within datacenters

The GPUs and other chips used to train AI communicate with each other inside datacenters through “interconnects.” But those interconnects have limited bandwidth, which limits AI training performance. A 2022 survey found that AI developers typically struggle to use more than 25% of a GPU’s capacity. One solution could be …...Read More

Port is building internal tool hubs for devs

Port, a platform designed to centralize multiple dev tools and workflows in a single dashboard, has raised $35 million in a Series B round co-led by Accel and Bessemer Venture Partners. Yonatan Boguslavski and Zohar Einy, now Port’s CEO, founded the company in 2022 after serving together in the Israel …...Read More

SimpliSafe’s new outdoor monitoring service combines AI with human agents

SimpliSafe has announced the addition of Active Guard Outdoor Protection to its monthly subscription offerings. The new tier adds an added layer of 24/7 monitoring to the home security service. Outdoor Protection Pro is available for $50 a month, a price that includes the Boston-based firm’s standard $22 indoor monitoring …...Read More

20VC closes new $400M fund to 'make Europe great again' says Harry Stebbings

Harry Stebbings — the UK podcaster who broke into the world of tech from total obscurity by building a brand and audience around a regular series of 20-minute interviews with venture capitalists and founders — parlayed that fame into becoming a VC himself. Now, he has closed his third investment …...Read More

Gladia believes real-time processing is the next frontier of audio transcription APIs

French startup Gladia, which offers a speech-recognition application programming interface (API), has raised $16 million in a Series A funding round. Essentially, Gladia’s API lets you turn any audio file into text with a high level of accuracy and low turnaround time. While Amazon, Microsoft and Google all offer speech-to-text …...Read More

Spotify is adding music video support in 85 additional markets

Music streaming company Spotify said today that it is testing music videos for premium users in 85 additional markets. The company first ran a video experiment in limited markets in March. Spotify originally rolled out music videos in beta in 11 countries, including the U.K., Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, …...Read More

Concourse is building AI to automate financial tasks

In a typical organization, finance is one of the most important functions. Yet teams are often bogged down by manual workflows. According to a survey by Paylocity, an HR software provider, 38% of finance teams spend more than a fourth of their time on manual jobs, like reviewing invoices. Matthieu …...Read More