Freightify secures $12M funding round to power digital transformation for freight forwarders globally

Freightify secures $12M funding round to power digital transformation for freight forwarders globally

Freightify is providing freight forwarders enhanced capabilities to procure, manage and quote Freight prices instantly. Customer numbers and revenues tripled in the last 12 months. Denmark and Singapore –News Direct– Global freight forwarding is a $300B industry that facilitates the movement of cargo from one place to another through a series of manual and legacy processes. Freightify’s freight rate management platform is solving the complex challenges facing freight forwarders and helping them to do more business faster at lower costs. Today, Freightify is announcing a $12M debt & equity Series A funding round to help power digital transformation of Freight forwarders through Freightify’s suite of products. This is how you can potentially earn extra income every single month… Benzinga’s full-time trader Chris Capre is sending simple options trade alerts to traders like you. Click Here to get his trades for only $0.99! Freightify empowers freight forwarders by providing rate automation solutions to digitize their rate procurement, rate management and quotation processes with ease. The platform allows any forwarder to create a digital storefront to serve their customers better.In addition to this, it includes track and trace solutions that help freight forwarders in getting the live location of vessels and […]

For one energy company, digital transformation was the catalyst for positive social impact

For one energy company, digital transformation was the catalyst for positive social impact

As energy prices rise, it’s especially vital for companies to commit to caring for their customers. Gas distributor SGN uses Lenovo’s suite of products to help vulnerable customers out in the field. This human-centered approach honors Lenovo’s commitment to innovation, while ensuring that SGN makes a positive social impact. As the cost-of-living crisis and energy price rises start to seriously affect people , it’s arguably never been more important for companies to commit to caring for their customers — especially those who are vulnerable. SGN, a company that looks after the network of pipes sending gas to homes and businesses in Scotland and south-east England, has a focus on making a positive impact on people in its communities, and making sure customers are safe and warm. Its staff work around the clock to make sure gas is safely distributed, and it has thousands of people in its teams of engineers out in the field. The gas distributor uses Lenovo’s whole ecosystem of products, including its moto g31 smartphones and ThinkPad X13 devices, to access digital resources to help vulnerable customers in the field. "This technology enables us to really go over and above what our customers expect from us […]

Three Trends That Will Transform DevOps in 2023

Three Trends That Will Transform DevOps in 2023

The onset of COVID-19 accelerated digital transformation -related initiatives like cloud migration, microservices, observability and CI/CD, giving long-delayed projects the budget and staffing they needed to build momentum. After almost three years of increased investment and accelerating progress, CTOs and software development teams are navigating how to enable the improvements in time-to-market and customer experience that they set out to achieve. In 2023, we’ll see enterprise DevOps mature and expand its business impact by placing a central focus on quality, delivering improved time-to-market, customer satisfaction and productivity. DevOps Matures as a DX Enabler The past three years have seen massive growth in cloud computing, observability and pipeline automation as enterprises raced to deliver new, high-quality digital experiences to consumers. Cloud spending alone increased from $270 billion in 2020 to 397.5 billion in 2022, according to Gartner . With new technologies in place, the focus shifts to processes that deliver business agility and efficiency. Sponsorships Available Under increased pressure to deliver faster, businesses need to revisit, evolve—and, in some cases, undo—decades of risk and change management practices built around brick-and-mortar experiences and long software release cycles. As digital engagement increases, so will expectations for software quality and scalability. We’ll need […]

The Interconnected Digital Transformation of Victoria

The Interconnected Digital Transformation of Victoria

How improving data flow aids in decision-making Across Australia and globally, different governments are starting to embrace user-centric digitization. The goal is to securely share, reuse, and enhance real-time data to create consistency across jurisdictions and promote better interoperability. Interoperability becomes powerful when using data alongside technologies to deliver digital solutions to improve the lives of Australians. This includes projects to drive smarter services and drive better results with digital actions through data that gives citizens confidence. With the expansion of the market, the internet and increasing urbanization create ever-increasing complexity and represent an opportunity to deliver innovative public policy outcomes by better leveraging the potential of data insights. To explore analytics frameworks and access controls to enable secure, timely and simple access to data while protecting community privacy to map opportunities, share insights and build assets. In view of this improvement through digitization, it helps to guide decision-makers in the public service on the approach in the Information and Communication Technology sector for action plans to deliver good policies. Victorian government application programming interface (API) Victoria aims to create a core infrastructure that presents an approach to data sharing in the government’s public service application programming interface (API) […]

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Commends Governor Ron DeSantis’ Framework for Freedom Budget for Historic Investments in Economic Growth and Prosperity for Floridians, Businesses, and Rural Communities

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Commends Governor Ron DeSantis’ Framework for Freedom Budget for Historic Investments in Economic Growth and Prosperity for Floridians, Businesses, and Rural Communities

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Commends Governor Ron DeSantis’ Framework for Freedom Budget for Historic Investments in Economic Growth and Prosperity for Floridians, Businesses, and Rural Communities TALLAHASSEE, FL – Today, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) commends Governor Ron DeSantis for proposing historic investments to support economic growth and prosperity for Floridians, businesses, and rural communities in his Fiscal Year 2023-24 Framework for Freedom Budget. “Governor DeSantis’ Framework for Freedom budget solidifies Florida’s economic mission to support generational economic growth for Florida citizens, businesses, and communities,” said DEO Acting Secretary Meredith Ivey . “From championing robust workforce education initiatives and prioritizing growth for rural and underserved communities, to recruiting the best and brightest law enforcement officers to serve Floridians – the Governor’s recommendations further build on Florida’s nation-leading economic success.” Under Governor DeSantis’ leadership, Florida’s unemployment rate reached a historic low of 2.5 percent in December 2022, demonstrating that Florida has continued to grow and recover, despite national headwinds and two hurricanes that made landfall in the state in 2022. Florida saw more than 611,000 new business formations in 2022 and has seen more than 2.1 million new business formations since Governor DeSantis took office — more […]

Opportunities in February 2023

Opportunities in February 2023

Yabu Chosui, “Portrait of a Rabbit” (1867), color woodblock print; surimono (image courtesy the Art Institute of Chicago, Charles H. Mitchell Collection unrestricted gift) Hyperallergic ’s monthly Opportunities Listings provide a resource to artists and creatives looking for grants and paid gigs to further their work. Subscribe to receive this list of opportunities in your inbox each month. Sign up here ! Residencies, Workshops, & Fellowships Featured Alex Brown Foundation – 2024 Artist Residency Program Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this residency for emerging and established artists includes studio and living space, a $1,000 monthly stipend, and more. Read more on Hyperallergic . Deadline: March 15, 2023 (11:59pm CST) | alexbrownfoundation.org Featured Long Meadow Art Residency This new residency in the Berkshires gives visual artists a $3,000 monthly stipend, art supply reimbursement of $2,500 for art supplies, a cabin, a studio, and more. Application details can be found online. Deadline: April 30, 2023 | longmeadowartresidency.com Featured Millay Arts – Core & Steepletop Residencies Dive into your creative project in a supportive, inspiring environment! The fully subsidized Core Residencies and partially subsidized Steepletop Residency include private bedrooms and studios. The fee to apply is $45. Deadline: March 1, 2023 | […]

Billion-dollar startup plans to bring the dodo back from the dead, and claims it can also revive the woolly mammoth

Billion-dollar startup plans to bring the dodo back from the dead, and claims it can also revive the woolly mammoth

Collossal Biosciences aims to revive the long-extinct dodo using gene editing. Colossal Biosciences, a biotech company, says it will aim to revive the dodo using gene editing. This is the latest attempt to revive extinct animals in the face of the biodiversity crisis. Other projects include bringing back the Tasmanian wolf and the woolly mammoth. Top editors give you the stories you want — delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Billion-dollar startup Colossal Biosciences claims it has come a step closer to reviving the dodo, a flightless bird that has been extinct since the 17th century. The futuristic plan is only possible now that the Dallas-based company has decrypted the dodo’s entire genome, according to a press release. The bird is the latest in the collection of long-gone animals that scientists want to bring back to life. The startup has previously said it plan to recreate the Tasmanian […]

Hayward Open For Business

Hayward Open For Business

“Hayward Open for Business” is a new video series that highlights the resilience and diversity of our small business community. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, these entrepreneurs endured unprecedented economic disruptions. Closures of non-essential businesses, prohibitions on indoor dining and rapidly changing consumer spending patterns beginning in March 2020 led to over 450 Hayward businesses closing permanently or temporarily by the end of 2021. Today, the new normal is setting in and many of these businesses are reopening and bouncing back. To thrive again, they need your support. Business owners have asked the City of Hayward Economic Division to help jumpstart their economic recovery by encouraging customers to return to shopping and dining locally. Using the federal American Rescue Plan Act funding, this City has partnered with Cal State East Bay’s College of Business & Economics to produce a series of promotional videos to featuring small businesses. The university’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program students are filming and producing 10 episodes that spotlight Hayward businesses new and old. Subscribe to the City’s social media channels or check this page as videos are released each month. Join us and learn about these small businesses’ stories of perseverance, the unique goods […]

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) goes after tech’s personalized ad business model

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) goes after tech’s personalized ad business model

On January 4, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta €390 million ($414 million) for violating Europe’s privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ), and directed the company to bring its data processing operations into compliance within 3 months. Shortly thereafter, the European Data Protection Board ( EDPB ), which consists of all the European data protection authorities, released the text of its binding decision that dictated the Irish DPC’s ruling. The key finding is that Meta cannot rely upon its contract with users as providing a sufficient legal basis for processing user data for personalized ads. If upheld on appeal, this decision might require social media companies and other online businesses to significantly revise their data-focused advertising business model in the name of protecting privacy. I want to discuss the EDPB’s decision in two parts. In this post, I will first analyze its legal basis and assess its likely business implications. In the next part, I will consider whether this decision holds some lessons for policymakers as they seek to revise U.S. laws to protect privacy more adequately. The European Privacy Approach The European Union’s GDPR became effective in 2018. It requires companies to […]

Netflix password-sharing crackdown details released

Netflix password-sharing crackdown details released

Netflix’s ‘gusher of cash’ makes them investable: Michael Pachter 00:00 00:0008:32GO LIVE Facebook Twitter Email Embed SpeedNormal Autoplay Additional information about Netflix’s efforts to restrict members from sharing passwords outside their households has come to light. The "Sharing your Netflix account" pages on the streaming giant’s Help Center for Costa Rica, Chile and Peru on Wednesday said "anyone in your household (those who live with you at your primary location)" can use a Netflix account. Netflix logo (Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images) Those who aren’t part of what Netflix considers a household will have to get their own account. Or the owner of the account that outsiders have been using can add them as an "extra member," according to those webpages. The cost of adding an "extra member" to an account with a standard or premium plan is "less than the price of [Netflix’s] basic plan," the Help Center pages for the three countries add. That additional monthly fee will be charged to the person whose account the "extra member" gets added to. "When someone signs into your account from a device that is not part of your primary location, or if your account is accessed […]