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Facebook acquires Ctrl-labs to advance its brain-machine interface efforts

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Facebook this evening announced it intends to buy Ctrl-labs, a New York-based startup developing a wristband that translates musculoneural signals into machine-interpretable commands. The acquisition hasn’t yet closed, and the terms weren’t revealed publicly. (CNBC pegs its size at approximately $1 billion, half the amount Facebook paid to acquire virtual reality company Oculus VR in […]

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Kheiron raises $22 million for machine learning that helps radiologists detect cancer earlier

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Kheiron Medical Technologies (Kheiron), a machine learning startup that’s setting out to help radiologists detect the early signs of cancer, has raised $22 million in a series A round of funding led by European VC firm Atomico, with participation from Greycroft, Connect Ventures, Hoxton Ventures, and Exor Seeds. Founded out of London in 2016, Kheiron’s

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Acronis raises $147 million for tools that back up, protect, and restore data

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Data recovery juggernaut Acronis today announced it’s nabbed $147 million in an investment round led by Goldman Sachs at a valuation of over $1 billion, following on the heels of angel, debt, and later-stage raises from March 2014 to May 2016. The capital infusion brings Singapore- and Switzerland-based Acronis’ total raised to well over $150

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