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Martech investment declines, but AI companies thrive on funding

The latest trends in martech, including new product announcements, AI investments and M&A activity. Allyson Delaney on July 27, 2023 CabinetM has released its Q2 2023 MarTech Innovation Report, a quarterly summary of new technology introductions, feature updates and acquisitions. Key findings. In Q2 2023, there were 128 new product announcements, an uptick from previous … Continue reading Martech investment declines, but AI companies thrive on funding

AI companies will reportedly commit to safeguards at the White House’s request

Seven AI companies commit to safeguards at the White House’s request   Kris Holt   @krisholt Microsoft, Google and OpenAI are among the leaders in the US artificial intelligence space that have committed to certain safeguards for their technology, following a push from the White House. The companies will voluntarily agree to abide by a … Continue reading AI companies will reportedly commit to safeguards at the White House’s request

Tax Sites Shared Sensitive Data With Tech Companies, Lawmakers Say

Tax Sites Shared Sensitive Data With Tech Companies, Lawmakers Say by Wendy Davis  @wendyndavis, July 12, 2023 Popular online tax preparation services shared “millions” of users’ sensitive information with Meta, Google, and other tech companies according to a new report released this week by Democratic lawmakers. The report focuses on tools such as the Meta … Continue reading Tax Sites Shared Sensitive Data With Tech Companies, Lawmakers Say

722 giant companies raked in $2 trillion in ‘windfall profits’ during the cost-of-living crisis

  By Clint Rainey July 05, 2023 Let’s see how Corporate America is doing at a time when three-quarters of the country say they’re struggling to afford the cost of living, and food prices have climbed to their highest level in four decades: According to new back-of-napkin math by the international charities Oxfam and ActionAid, … Continue reading 722 giant companies raked in $2 trillion in ‘windfall profits’ during the cost-of-living crisis

MediaMath Files For Bankruptcy, Owes Hundreds Of Millions To Ad-Tech Companies

MediaMath Files For Bankruptcy, Owes Hundreds Of Millions by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, July 3, 2023 Demand-side platform MediaMath filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware district court on Friday. The company owes between $100 million and $500 million to between 200 and 999 companies, including Google, Magnite, OpenX, PubMatic, Xandr, among many others. Emails … Continue reading MediaMath Files For Bankruptcy, Owes Hundreds Of Millions To Ad-Tech Companies

Judge blocks federal officials from contacting tech companies

Senate appoints former NSA official as head of US cybersecurity agency   Mariella Moon   @mariella_moon A former NSA and White House official has been appointed to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at a time when ransomware and other kinds of cyberattacks are on the rise. The Senate has named Jen Easterly … Continue reading Judge blocks federal officials from contacting tech companies

The FTC plans to slap companies with hefty fines for using fake reviews

The FTC plans to slap companies with hefty fines for using fake reviews   Kris Holt   @krisholt The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a formal ban on fake reviews and testimonials. Companies would also be prohibited from using phony followers and views to inflate their social media metrics if the rule takes effect … Continue reading The FTC plans to slap companies with hefty fines for using fake reviews

Snowflake and Nvidia partner to provide companies with generative AI apps

Nvidia will provide computing power and its NeMo toolkit to Snowflake customers who can train AI on their own data. Constantine von Hoffman on June 27, 2023 A new partnership between Nvidia and Snowflake will let companies build generative AI assistants trained on their own data.  What it does. Nvidia is providing Snowflake’s customers with … Continue reading Snowflake and Nvidia partner to provide companies with generative AI apps

Senate bill would hold AI companies liable for harmful content

Andrew Tarantola   @terrortola For a product that its own creators, in a marketing pique, once declared “too dangerous” to release to the general public, OpenAI’s ChatGPT is seemingly everywhere these days. The versatile automated text generation (ATG) system, which is capable of outputting copy that is nearly indistinguishable from a human writer’s work, is … Continue reading Senate bill would hold AI companies liable for harmful content