Author Archives: Devin Coldewey

Docugami’s new model for understanding documents cuts its teeth on NASA archives

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You hear so much about data these days that you might forget that a huge amount of the world runs on documents: a veritable menagerie of heterogeneous files and formats holding enormous value yet incompatible with the new era of clean, structured databases. Docugami plans to change that with a system that intuitively understands any […] Continue reading Docugami’s new model for understanding documents cuts its teeth on NASA archives→

Encrypted data handling startup DataFleets acquired by LiveRamp for over $68M

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LiveRamp has acquired DataFleets, a fresh young startup that made it possible to take advantage of large volumes of encrypted data without the risk or fuss of decrypting or transferring it. LiveRamp, an enterprise data connectivity platform itself, paid more than $68 million for the company, a huge multiple on DataFleet’s $4.5 million seed announced […] Continue reading Encrypted data handling startup DataFleets acquired by LiveRamp for over $68M→

DataFleets keeps private data useful, and useful data private, with federated learning and $4.5M seed

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As you may already know, there’s a lot of data out there, and some of it could actually be pretty useful. But privacy and security considerations often put strict limitations on how it can be used or analyzed. DataFleets promises a new approach by which databases can be safely accessed and analyzed without the possibility […] Continue reading DataFleets keeps private data useful, and useful data private, with federated learning and $4.5M seed→

IBM’s quantum-resistant magnetic tape storage is not actually snake oil

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Usually when someone in tech says the word “quantum,” I put my hands on my ears and sing until they go away. But while IBM’s “quantum computing safe tape drive” nearly drove me to song, when I thought about it, it actually made a lot of sense. Continue reading IBM’s quantum-resistant magnetic tape storage is not actually snake oil→

Wickr teams up with Psiphon to ensure your packets arrive safely no matter where you are

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Encrypted collaboration app Wickr has added a feather to its cap with a partnership with Psiphon, provider of smart VPN tools. Wickr will use Psiphon’s tech to guarantee your packets get where they need to go regardless of whether you’re at home, at a cafe with bad wi-fi, or at a cafe with bad wi-fi in China. Continue reading Wickr teams up with Psiphon to ensure your packets arrive safely no matter where you are→

Omnity search engine finds documents relevant to yours – regardless of language

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omnity_pic With the amount of published research, patents, white papers, and other written knowledge out there, it’s hard to be even reasonably sure you’re aware of the goings-on around a certain topic or field. Omnity is a search engine made to make it easier by extracting the gist of documents you give it and finding related ones from a library of millions — and now supports over a… Read More Continue reading Omnity search engine finds documents relevant to yours – regardless of language→

New .blog TLD opens up early registration applications

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 One of the few new top-level domains that actually makes sense, .blog, is starting the process of registration. Automattic, which runs WordPress and a number of other useful web apps, owns .blog and is handling applications at get.blog and, confu… Continue reading New .blog TLD opens up early registration applications→

Microsoft Accelerator startup DefinedCrowd connects machine learning with native speakers

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definedcrwod_hed Part of Microsoft Accelerator’s batch 3 of startups, DefinedCrowd is filling a niche in the big data and machine learning community, providing near-real-time feeds of rich language data, checked by actual well-informed humans all over the world. Read More Continue reading Microsoft Accelerator startup DefinedCrowd connects machine learning with native speakers→