In the industrial world, cement is about as omnipresent as materials get. But despite its clear and obvious utility, cement is responsible for some 8% of global CO2 emissions — if it was a country, it would be third biggest emitter globally, by some estimations. While cement’s ubiquity comes largely down to how easy it […]
Material Evolution raises $19M to decarbonise the cement industry by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
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In 2022, Abhay Parasnis, the former CTO of Adobe, founded Typeface, a generative AI startup focused on enterprise use cases. With it, he hoped to leverage generative AI — which at the time was just beginning to come into vogue — to deliver personalized content for brands at scale. Typeface, thanks in part to the […]
Typeface, which is building generative AI for brands, raises $100M at a $1B valuation by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
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Indian startups experienced a significant contraction in funding in the first half of 2023, revealing the knock-on effect of broader public market instability on young ventures in emerging regions. The first six months of 2023 saw Indian startups raise a mere $5.46 billion, a substantial 68% decline from the $17.1 billion during the same timeframe […]
India startup funding slides 68% after Tiger and SoftBank make virtually no deals by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
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DoorDash will give delivery workers the option to be paid a guaranteed hourly minimum rate instead of being paid per delivery, the company said Wednesday. The new option, a novelty in the gig worker industry, comes as DoorDash and other app-based gig companies like Lyft and Uber will have to provide New York City delivery […]
DoorDash offers delivery workers hourly rate, but there’s a catch by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
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A couple of months after unveiling Proton Pass, Proton — the company behind end-to-end encrypted email service Proton Mail — is officially launching its password manager to everyone. As a reminder, Proton Pass is an end-to-end encrypted password manager for individuals and (soon) families. Everybody should use a password manager as it helps you use […]
Proton launches its password manager Proton Pass by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
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Gleamer, a five-year-old French startup that has developed AI software to help radiologists diagnose and detect bone trauma lesions in scans among other conditions, has raised €27 million ($29.5 million) in a Series B round of funding. Founded in 2017, Gleamer’s core flagship BoneView software, which it touts as an “AI companion for bone trauma […]
Gleamer, which provides AI software for radiologists, raises $29.5M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
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The U.S. is weighing additional restrictions on AI chip export to China amid rising concerns over the use of advanced semiconductors for military modernization. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Commerce could prohibit shipments of chips from manufacturers including Nvidia to customers in China as soon as early next month. […]
China’s AI firms might further lose chip access in new US ban by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
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Bluu Seafood, a German company creating cultivated (i.e. “lab-grown”) fish products, today announced it has raised €16 million ($17.5 million) in a Series A round of funding. Founded out of Berlin in 2020 originally as Bluu Biosciences, Bluu Seafood starts with a “one-time” fish biopsy — which, it says, doesn’t require killing any fish — […]
Bluu Seafood reels in $17.5M to bring cultivated fish products to market by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
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Amazon subsidiary Zoox has begun testing its purpose-built, electric, autonomous robotaxis on public streets in Las Vegas, the company announced Tuesday. Zoox says this marks the first time that an autonomous vehicle built without pedals or a steering wheel has operated on public roads in Nevada. Zoox is starting small with a one-mile loop around […]
Zoox begins testing robotaxis on public roads in Las Vegas by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
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We are only scratching the surface of how artificial intelligence might be used in art, and musicians are already experimenting with the technology. But if their AI-assisted composition is to be eligible for a Grammy, they’ll need to make sure that their contribution is “meaningful,” the rules now state. An update to the famous awards’ […]
‘Only human creators’ can win a Grammy, but AI isn’t totally forbidden by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
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“Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.” That was the popular marketing adage when motorsports and car sales were intricately intertwined. While a podium finish these days doesn’t necessarily translate into a bump in sales — with many consumers being more focused on fuel economy, looks and comfort — there is still a glimmer of truth […]
Mercedes brings F1 technology to the AMG S 63 E Performance by Emme Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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ChatGPT on mobile can now surf the web. But only via Bing. Today, OpenAI announced that subscribers to ChatGPT Plus, the premium version of the company’s AI-powered chatbot, can use a new feature on the ChatGPT app called Browsing to have ChatGPT search Bing for answers to questions. Browsing can be enabled by heading to […]
OpenAI’s ChatGPT app can now search the web — but only via Bing by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
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Dust is a new AI startup based in France that is working on improving team productivity by breaking down internal silos, surfacing important knowledge and providing tools to build custom internal apps. At its core, Dust is using large language models (LLMs) on internal company data to give new super powers to team members. Co-founded […]
Dust uses large language models on internal data to improve team productivity by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
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