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Singapore-based retail analytics company Trax raises $640M Series E led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and BlackRock

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The Singapore-based company announced today that it has raised $640 million in Series E funding to expand its products, which combine computer vision and cloud-based software to help brick-and-mortar stores manage their inventory, merchandising and operations. Other participants included new investors OMERS and Sony Innovation Fund by IGV.

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Consensus and subjectivity of skin tone annotation for ML fairness

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Beyond evaluating model performance on skin tone, skin tone annotations enable researchers to measure diversity and representation in image retrieval systems , dataset collection , and image generation. Images by TONL. Terms of use Each model selected as a subject provided consent for their images and videos to be released.

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Web3Auth secures $13M from Sequoia India to simplify crypto onboarding and authentication

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On a technical level, seed phrases have contributed to the loss of nearly 20% of all bitcoins in circulation, roughly equivalent to the GDP of Hungary, according to Singapore-based crypto infra startup Web3Auth , formerly known as Torus. Image Credits: Web3Auth. The company also plans to increase its headcount, Young told TechCrunch.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Clubhouse UX teardown, YC Demo Day favorites, proptech VC survey, more

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Image Credits: Jon Feingersh Photography Inc / Getty Images. Pre-seed round funding is under scrutiny: Is VC pandemic posturing here to stay? Image Credits: nadia_bormotova / Getty Images. Pre-seed round funding is under scrutiny: Is VC pandemic posturing here to stay? Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch.

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Dear Sophie: When can I finally come to Silicon Valley?

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Hopeful in Hungary. Image Credits: Joanna Buniak / Sophie Alcorn (opens in a new window). So while VCs will likely return to the old ways of networking and funding post-pandemic, we’ll see a hybrid of online and in-person meetings because there are so many benefits to in-person networking and exchanging ideas.

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An inside look at a Ukrainian fintech startup adapting to life during wartime

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Image Credits: 42Flows.Tech. Some IT companies relocated their offices to the neighboring countries, mainly Poland, Romania and Hungary. Image Credits: 42Flows.Tech. IT companies are actively involved in volunteering at the corporate level to organize funds and initiatives to help the army financially. Volunteer projects.

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Update: Philanthropy’s response to Ukraine crisis

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Images of massive tank columns, hollowed-out buildings, and refugees on the move are eerily familiar to those seen in the European Theater of World War II. In the meantime, individuals, governments, and private philanthropy fund relief on the ground, trying to keep up with displacement and need on a massive scale. Recipients.

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