Sunday, October 22, 2023

Why Monday.com decided to build its new database instead of buying one

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When Monday.com faced the classic build vs. buy dilemma for a new database, it decided to build one, but with a decided twist.

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Federal hydrogen hub program could give fuel a boost — or the boot

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The federal government's approach to hydrogen is strikingly similar to the way it promoted biofuels a decade ago. That's not a good thing.

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Is Plaid’s potential IPO a sign of fintech turning a corner?

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Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. If you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! Unfortunately we can’t make it to Money20/20 next week. But we have no doubt that we’re going to […]

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This week in AI: Can we trust DeepMind to be ethical?

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Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. This week in AI, DeepMind, the Google-owned AI R&D lab, […]

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Humanoid robots face a major test with Amazon’s Digit pilots

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Announced amid a deluge of news at this week’s Delivering the Future event in Seattle was word that Amazon will begin testing Agility’s Digit in a move that could bring the bipedal robot to its nationwide fulfillment centers. It’s baby steps as these things go, and such early-stage deals don’t necessary mean something bigger down […]

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In insurtech, too, business models aren’t one-size-fits-all

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German insurtech company Getsafe is still bullish about direct-to-consumer insurance, but others are moving away from this business model.

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Paddy Cosgrave has stepped down as CEO of Web Summit

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As first reported in Bloomberg, Paddy Cosgrave has stepped down as CEO of Web Summit, the now 14-year-old conference business that he cofounded and which has gone on to host one of Europe’s biggest annual tech events, along with four other events around the globe. The move comes on the heels of remarks Cosgrave made […]

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Deal Dive: Tucker Carlson is a media startup founder — again

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Tucker Carlson has raised $15 million for a new subscription-based entity. But he'll need more than name recognition for it to succeed.

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This week in AI: Can we trust DeepMind to be ethical?

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International Criminal Court says cyberattack was attempted espionage

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The International Criminal Court (ICC), the world’s only permanent international court with a mandate to investigate and prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, has determined that a September cyberattack against its systems was attempted espionage. The court, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, confirmed last month that hackers had infiltrated its network. In an […]

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There’s ‘great hope’ for bitcoin spot ETF approval in 2024, says Bitwise’s general counsel

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Even though the industry has been slowly moving toward regulation, the future ahead looks bright.

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We’re sending a cake to the next fintech startup that goes public

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Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Friday show, and we’re talking about the week’s biggest startup and tech news. Mary Ann and Alex ran as a pair this week, parsing through […]

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Embodied AI spins a pen and helps clean the living room in new research

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Sure, AI can write sonnets and do a passable Homer Simpson Nirvana cover. But if anyone is going to welcome our new techno-overlords, they’ll need to be capable of something more practical — which is why Meta and Nvidia have their systems practicing everything from pen tricks to collaborative housework. The two tech giants coincidentally […]

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Luzia lands $10 million in funding to expand its WhatsApp-based chatbot

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The availability of Large Language Models (LLMs) has made it easier for developers to make chatbots. Large companies such as OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft, have made ChatGPT, Bard, and Bing Chat widely available. However, non-tech affluent audiences might not be aware of some of these bots. Spain-based Luzia is trying to introduce AI chatbot tech […]

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