Month: June 2021
Deep Science: Keeping AI honest in medicine, climate science and vision
Research papers come out far too frequently for anyone to read them all. That’s especially true in the field of machine learning, which now affects (and produces papers in) practically every industry and company. This column aims to collect some of the more interesting recent discoveries and papers — particularly…
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Why Windows 11 is forcing everyone to use TPM chips
Microsoft announced yesterday that Windows 11 will require TPM (Trusted Platform Module) chips on existing and new devices. It’s a significant hardware change that has been years in the making, but Microsoft’s messy way of communicating this has left many confused about whether their hardware is compatible. What is a…
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Like the US, a two-tier venture capital market is emerging in Latin America
Earlier this week, The Exchange wrote about the early-stage venture capital market, with the goal of understanding how some startups are raising more seed capital before they work on their Series A, while other startups are seemingly raising their first lettered round while in the nascent stages of scaling. The…
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Mozilla wants to help internet users take control over their data Magnifying Glass Data
Mozilla is launching a new privacy-first data sharing platform called Rally that puts users in control of their online data instead of companies. At the same time though, the new platform also allows users of the company’s browser to contribute their browsing data to crowdsourced projects with the aim of…
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Mercuryo raises $7.5M for crypto-focused, cross-border payments after crossing $50M in ARR
Mercuryo, a startup that has built a cross-border payments network, has raised $7.5 million in a Series A round of funding. The London-based company describes itself as “a crypto infrastructure company” that aims to make blockchain useful for businesses via its “digital asset payment gateway.” Specifically, it aggregates various payment…
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Musculoskeletal medical startups race to enter personalized health tech market
As the pandemic unevenly roars on, Emily Melton, founder and managing partner of Threshold VC, is reflecting on a previous public health crisis: the Spanish flu. She says the response just over a century ago prompted the rise of interventional medicine — treating illness through surgery or medicine only after…
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