Zesty raises $35M to help control cloud costs
News November 15, 2021
Zesty, a company that offers a tool for automatically scaling and shrinking cloud resources to keep cloud costs in check, announced a $35 million series A funding round. The company is tackling the increasingly contentious problem of keeping cloud-based applications running without paying too much. Competitors such as Kubecost and... Read more
Apple’s iPhone 13 is great, but these missing features are a letdown
News November 15, 2021
The iPhone 13 brings new features like better cameras and longer battery life, but it’s missing some capabilities. Apple With longer battery life, better cameras, a new Cinematic mode and more base-level storage space, Apple’s iPhone 13 lineup has a lot to offer over its predecessors. (Check out CNET’s... Read more
16 Best Gifts for PS5 and PS4 Owners: Chargers, Games, and More
News November 15, 2021
the holiday season is so close you can practically taste it. And with shipping delays expected due to the ongoing pandemic-related supply chain issues, now is the time to order presents for that special person in your life who loves PlayStation. The (still) extremely hard-to-get PS5 may be top... Read more
Report: New banking trojans rise 80% each year
News November 15, 2021
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next. According to Nokia’s 2021 Threat Intelligence Report, the number of new banking trojans increased 80% year-after-year in the first half of 2021. These trojans, which were found to be particularly active... Read more
NASA scientists hope singing trees could help us reach another planet
News November 15, 2021
By collecting data on their environment, trees can help tell the bigger story about what’s going on on our planet. Patrick Holland/CNET A spacecraft in low-Earth orbit singing a duet with trees down on Earth sounds like a scene out of a bizarre science fiction film. But if a... Read more
A Black Woman Invented Home Security. Why Did It Go So Wrong?
News November 15, 2021
Amazon is not the only one. This trend can also be seen with the rise of automated license plate reader systems for individual neighborhoods, Google’s partnership with ADT, and the company’s launch of “smart” security cameras that offer the ability to define “events” to record, recognize friendly faces, and... Read more
Next-gen business forecasting platform Pigment nabs $73M
News November 14, 2021
Pigment, a next-gen business forecasting platform that’s setting out to “reboot the spreadsheet,” has raised $73 million in a series B round of funding led by Greenoaks. Any business seeking to harness and unlock big data insights to make better decisions has no shortage of tools at its disposal.... Read more
Marvel drops first Ms. Marvel teaser for new Disney Plus series
News November 14, 2021
Marvel Marvel is racking up TV shows on Disney Plus, with Ms. Marvel the latest to see its first trailer. The six-episode miniseries directly feeds into The Marvels, the sequel to 2019’s Captain Marvel (count the “Marvels”). Check out the first trailer for Ms. Marvel below. Get the CNET... Read more
Nvidia GeForce Now RTX 3080 Review: The Only Way to Get One
News November 14, 2021
In the same way that streaming Netflix isn’t quite as high quality as playing a 4K HDR Blu-ray at home, streaming a game over a service like GeForce Now is an experience that requires some sacrifices. Video compression meant that sometimes movement got a little muddy, and occasionally there... Read more
AI tech drives transformation of F1 racing
News November 14, 2021
This post was written by Will Owen, BD Associate, at Valkyrie. A short history of data in F1 Until the 1980s, cars were all mechanical. Computers were too large and slow to be useful on race cars, so the driver was the only source of “data” for the racing... Read more