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Atlan scores $105M for its data control plane, as LLMs boost importance of data For the founders of Atlan, a data governance startup, data has always been at the heart of what they do, even before they launched the company. In fact, co-founders Prukalpa Sankar and Varun Banka got...

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Atlan scores $105M for its data control plane, as LLMs boost importance of data | TechCrunch

For the founders of Atlan, a data governance startup, data has always been at the heart of what they do, even before they launched the company. In ...

techcrunch 2 years ago

Israeli startup Panax raises a $10M Series A for its AI-driven cash flow management platform High interest rates and financial pressures make it more important than ever for finance teams to have a better handle on their cash flow, and several startups are hoping to help. Two-year-old Israeli...

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Israeli startup Panax raises a $10M Series A for its AI-driven cash flow management platform | TechCrunch

High interest rates and financial pressures make it more important than ever for finance teams to have a better handle on their cash flow, and several

techcrunch 2 years ago

Lucid Bots secures $9M for drones to clean more than your windows Cleaning the outside of buildings is a dirty job, and it’s also dangerous. Lucid Bots came on the scene in 2018 with its Sherpa line of drones to clean windows in tall places, and now it’s back to tak...

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Lucid Bots secures $9M for drones to clean more than your windows | TechCrunch

Cleaning the outside of buildings is a dirty job, and it’s also dangerous. Lucid Bots came on the scene in 2018 with its Sherpa line of drones to...

techcrunch 2 years ago

Meati Foods bites into another $100M amid growth to 7,000 retail locations Mushrooms continue to be a big area for alternative proteins. Canada-based Maia Farms recently raised $1.7 million to develop a blend of mushroom and plant-based protein using biomass fermentation. Th...

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Meati Foods bites into another $100M amid growth to 7,000 retail locations | TechCrunch

Mushrooms continue to be a big area for alternative proteins. Canada-based Maia Farms recently raised $1.7 million to develop a blend of mushroom and

techcrunch 2 years ago

TechCrunch Minute: When did iPads get as expensive as MacBooks? Apple’s iPad event had a lot to like. New iPads with new chips and new sizes, a new Apple Pencil, and even some software updates. If you are a big fan of Apple hardware, well, it was probably a good d...

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Watch: When did iPads get as expensive as MacBooks? | TechCrunch

While it’s welcome that iPads are getting more and more powerful, their price point is matching and even surpassing those of many computers.

techcrunch 2 years ago

Google Deepmind debuts huge AlphaFold update and free proteomics-as-a-service web app Google Deepmind has taken the wraps off a new version AlphaFold, their transformative machine learning model that predicts the shape and behavior of proteins. AlphaFold 3 is not only more accurate, bu...

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Google DeepMind debuts huge AlphaFold update and free proteomics-as-a-service web app | TechCrunch

Google DeepMind has taken the wraps off a new version of AlphaFold, their transformative machine learning model that predicts the shape and behavio...

techcrunch 2 years ago

$450M for Noname, two billion-dollar rounds, and good news for crypto startups This morning on Equity, we have good news for crypto founders, notes on Akamai's $450M acquisition of Noname, and billion-dollar deals from Wiz and Wayve. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For ...

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$450M for Noname, two billion-dollar rounds, and good news for crypto startups

This morning on Equity, not only do we have good news for crypto founders, we're also digging into Akamai spending $450 million for API securi...

techcrunch 2 years ago

Bye-bye bots: Altera’s game-playing AI agents get backing from Eric Schmidt Autonomous, AI-based players are coming to a gaming experience near you, and a new startup, Altera, is joining the fray to build this new guard of AI agents. The company announced Wednesday that it ra...

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Bye-bye bots: Altera’s game-playing AI agents get backing from Eric Schmidt | TechCrunch

Autonomous, AI-based players are coming to a gaming experience near you, and a new startup, Altera, is joining the fray to build this new guard of AI

techcrunch 2 years ago

Uber promises member exclusives as Uber One passes $1B run-rate Uber plans to deliver more perks to Uber One members, like member-exclusive events, in a bid to gain more revenue through subscriptions.  “You will see more member-exclusives coming up where members h...

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Uber promises member exclusives as Uber One passes $1B run-rate | TechCrunch

Uber plans to deliver more perks to Uber One members, like member-exclusive events, in a bid to gain more revenue through subscriptions. “You will

techcrunch 2 years ago

Controversial drone company Xtend leans into defense with new $40M round Close to a decade ago, brothers Aviv and Matteo Shapira co-founded Replay, a company that created a video format for 360-degree replays — the sorts of replays that have become part and parcel of major...

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Controversial drone company Xtend leans into defense with new $40 million round | TechCrunch

Xtend, a drone company heavily involved with defense customers, has raised a new round of capital to expand its operations.

techcrunch 2 years ago

Checkfirst raises $1.5M pre-seed, applying AI to remote inspections and audits Checkfirst enables businesses to schedule inspectors based on geographical location and qualifications, in addition to allowing for remote inspections. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For per...

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Checkfirst raises $1.5M pre-seed to apply AI to remote inspections and audits | TechCrunch

We’ve all seen them. The inspector with a clipboard, walking around a building, ticking off the last time the fire extinguishers were checked, or...

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Mycocycle uses mushrooms to upcycle old tires and construction waste The startup's fungi use their mycelium to consume oil-based rubbers and plastics, creating new bio-based materials in the process. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Mycocycle uses mushrooms to upcycle old tires and construction waste | TechCrunch

Usually, when something starts to rot, it gets pitched in the trash. But Joanne Rodriguez wants to turn the concept of rot on its head by growing f...

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UK challenger bank Monzo nabs another $190M as US expansion beckons Monzo has raised another £150 million ($190 million), as the challenger bank looks to expand its presence internationally — particularly in the U.S. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For person...

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UK challenger bank Monzo nabs another $190M as US expansion beckons | TechCrunch

Monzo has raised another £150 million ($190 million), as the challenger bank looks to expand its presence internationally — particularly in the ...

techcrunch 2 years ago

Lucid Bots secures $9M for drones to clean more than your windows The robotics company builds intelligent robots that are purpose-made to tackle the “dirty” jobs that people don’t want to do. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Lucid Bots secures $9M for drones to clean more than your windows | TechCrunch

Cleaning the outside of buildings is a dirty job, and it’s also dangerous. Lucid Bots came on the scene in 2018 with its Sherpa line of drones to...

techcrunch 2 years ago

Meati Foods bites into another $100M amid growth to 7,000 retail locations Meati Foods is adding 2,000 retail locations within Kroger’s family of stores by April. Three products will be available, including the Classic cutlet as well as Classic and Carne Asada steaks. © 202...

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Meati Foods bites into another $100M amid growth to 7,000 retail locations | TechCrunch

Mushrooms continue to be a big area for alternative proteins. Canada-based Maia Farms recently raised $1.7 million to develop a blend of mushroom and

techcrunch 2 years ago

Reddit tests automatic, whole-site translation into French using LLM-based AI Reddit — now a publicly-traded company with more scrutiny on revenue growth — is putting a big focus on boosting its international audience, starting with francophones. In their first-ever earnings ca...

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Reddit tests automatic, whole-site translation into French using LLM-based AI | TechCrunch

Reddit — now a publicly-traded company with more scrutiny on revenue growth — is putting a big focus on boosting its international audience, st...

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iRobot names former Timex head Gary Cohen as CEO iRobot Tuesday announced the successor to longtime CEO, Colin Angle. Gary Cohen, who previous held chief executive role at Timex and Qualitor Automotive, will be heading up the company, marking a majo...

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iRobot names former Timex head Gary Cohen as CEO | TechCrunch

iRobot has announced the successor to longtime CEO, Colin Angle. Gary Cohen, who previous held chief executive role at Timex and Qualitor

techcrunch 2 years ago

Israeli startup Panax raises a $10M Series A for its AI-driven cash flow management platform While visualizing cash flow is helpful, Panax wants to go further than providing a dashboard and help finance teams manage treasury, Panax CEO Noam Mills told TechCrunch. © 2024 TechCrunch. All right...

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Israeli startup Panax raises a $10M Series A for its AI-driven cash flow management platform | TechCrunch

High interest rates and financial pressures make it more important than ever for finance teams to have a better handle on their cash flow, and several

techcrunch 2 years ago

Atlan scores $105M for its data control plane, as LLMs boost importance of data For the founders of Atlan, a data governance startup, data has always been at the heart of what they do, even before they launched the company. In fact, co-founders Prukalpa Sankar and Varun Banka got...

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Atlan scores $105M for its data control plane, as LLMs boost importance of data | TechCrunch

For the founders of Atlan, a data governance startup, data has always been at the heart of what they do, even before they launched the company. In ...

techcrunch 2 years ago

EU grills Elon Musk’s X about content moderation and deepfake risks The European Union has deepened the investigation of Elon Musk-owned social network X it opened back in December, under the bloc’s online governance and content moderation rulebook: the Digital Servic...

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EU grills Elon Musk’s X about content moderation and deepfake risks | TechCrunch

The European Union has deepened the investigation of Elon Musk-owned social network, X, that it opened back in December under the bloc’s online