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Quantexa raises $64.7 million for AI platform that extracts insights from big data Big Data

Quantexa raises $64.7 million for AI platform that extracts insights from big data

Big data analytics startup Quantexa today closed a $64.7 million financing round at a valuation “well north of a quarter billion dollars,” which a spokesperson told VentureBeat will be put toward accelerating the company’s product roadmap and expansion in Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific regions. It comes after a…
bubmag
July 23, 2020
Quantexa raises $64.7M to bring big data intelligence to risk analysis and investigations Big Data

Quantexa raises $64.7M to bring big data intelligence to risk analysis and investigations

The wider field of cybersecurity — not just defending networks, but identifying fraudulent activity — has seen a big boost in activity in the last few months, and that’s no surprise. The global health pandemic has led to more interactions and transactions moving online, and the contractions we’re feeling across…
bubmag
July 23, 2020
Man armed with grenade takes police colonel hostage in Ukraine before running into forest Ukraine

Man armed with grenade takes police colonel hostage in Ukraine before running into forest

A man armed with a grenade took a senior policeman hostage and drove away with him in Ukraine, before abandoning the car and the officer and fleeing into a forest, police have said. “Negotiations are ongoing to force the attacker to surrender to the police without harming himself or others,”…
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July 23, 2020
Who is behind the Russian cyberattacks on coronavirus vaccine research? Propaganda

Who is behind the Russian cyberattacks on coronavirus vaccine research?

Dorothy Denning, emeritus distinguished professor of Defense Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School, California, on the history and individuals behind Russia’s cyberwarfare. A Russian cyberespionage group that hacked into election networks before the 2016 US presidential election is now attempting to steal coronavirus vaccine information from researchers in the US, U.K. and…
bubmag
July 23, 2020
Emergency Leaders for Climate Action welcomes bushfire funding boost Bushfire

Emergency Leaders for Climate Action welcomes bushfire funding boost

Emergency Leaders for Climate ActionEMERGENCY LEADERS for Climate Action has welcomed the Federal Government’s $88 million funding to expand research into bushfires and natural hazards.“Climate change is increasing bushfire danger in Australia to unprecedented levels, and ongoing research on this rapidly escalating threat is essential,” said Greg Mullins, former Commissioner,…
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July 23, 2020