Long before most of us were thinking about large language models, DataCebo co-founders Kalyan Veeramachaneni and Neha Patki were creating an open source library called Synthetic Data Vault or SDV for short. The company’s roots go back to 2018 when both were working in the MIT Data Lab. They had a notion that beyond generating text, images and code, you could also create data with generative … [Read more...]
As a new AI-driven coding assistant is launched, the battle for AI-mindshare moves to developers
With the news that Microsoft’s Copilot is getting OpenAI’s latest models and a new code interpreter, it’s clear the battle over the future of AI is increasingly being fought at the developer and engineering level. If you can get developers hooked on “your” AI Copilot, then you will be able to better sell into that market and, bluntly, keep the addicts coming back for more. Who influences … [Read more...]
Avail rolls out its AI summarization tool to help Hollywood execs keep up with script coverage
Avail is tackling one of the many time-consuming tasks in film and TV development: script coverage. The new ChatGPT-powered summarization tool is designed to summarize scripts and books within minutes, producing detailed summaries, loglines, synopses, character breakdowns and tonal assessments. Avail also built a Q&A assistant to help production companies and talent agencies brainstorm ideas … [Read more...]
Why in-house platforms can undermine your business strategy
Asanka Abeysinghe Contributor Asanka Abeysinghe is a technology visionary who connects people and technology through digital transformation programs that create consumer-centric applications. As WSO2's CTO, he is responsible for advancing the company's corporate reference architecture and promoting its thought leadership vision. In the rapidly evolving tech landscape, … [Read more...]
Tidal is cutting 10% of its staff as parent company Block seeks to reduce headcount
Music streaming service Tidal is laying off more than 10% of its staff, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The move comes as the Tidal’s parent company, Jack Dorsey’s Block, recently told investors in a letter that it plans to cap the number of people at the company at 12,000. The layoffs news was first reported by Bloomberg. “As part of Block and its recent announcement to cap the number … [Read more...]
Early impressions of Google’s Gemini aren’t great
This week, Google took the wraps off of Gemini, its new flagship generative AI model meant to power a range of products and services including Bard, Google’s ChatGPT competitor. In blog posts and press materials, Google touted Gemini’s superior architecture and capabilities, claiming that the model meets or exceeds the performance of other leading gen AI models like OpenAI’s GPT-4. But the … [Read more...]
Google launches migration tool ahead of Google Podcasts’ 2024 shutdown
In September, Google announced it would shut down its standalone podcasts app, Google Podcasts, sometime next year. Now that the end of 2023 is nearing, the company is today launching a migration tool that will allow U.S. users to shift their existing podcast subscriptions over to YouTube Music, which will be Google’s new home for podcasts. Users will have plenty of time to export their … [Read more...]
Apple says it is not aware anyone using Lockdown Mode got hacked
Last year, Apple launched a special new protection for at-risk users — such as journalists and activists — called Lockdown Mode, designed to limit some regular iPhone, iPad, Mac and Watch features with the goal of minimizing the possibility of a successful cyberattack. A year later, Apple said it is not aware of any successful hack against someone using Lockdown Mode. The comment was made by a … [Read more...]
Startups must master operations
Josh Claman Contributor Josh Claman is the CEO of Accelsius, makers of direct-to-chip, two-phase cooling technology. An advocate for the power of transformative technology throughout his 30-year career, Mr. Claman has grown and repositioned businesses at Dell, NCR and AT&T. Most of the world’s top-valued private companies are software … [Read more...]
Rhythms launches out of stealth to make successful team habits replicable
A new company, Rhythms, wants to help organizations improve their productivity by using AI to identify the working patterns of top-performing teams. Rhythms, which integrates with a business’ existing internal apps and platforms, identifies sets of activities — think business reviews, retrospectives and cross-functional meetings — that happen on a regular schedule or cadence. Leveraging AI, … [Read more...]
Simply Homes nabs $22M, leverages AI to tackle affordable housing crisis
The United States has long had an affordable housing crisis, but it’s been exacerbated as of late by a surge in mortgage interest rates and low inventory. The problem is especially acute for lower-income families. One Portland, Maine-based startup is out to help address the problem by buying single-family homes in blighted neighborhoods, renovating them and then renting them out to very low-income … [Read more...]
Block releases Bitkey hardware wallet to 95 countries… kinda
Jack Dorsey’s Block (the company formerly known as Square) announced today that it is releasing its hardware Bitcoin wallet, Bitkey, in 95 countries. However, users can only pre-order the device at the moment with shipping starting in early 2024. The company hasn’t specified the price of the product yet. Block’s pitch to Bitcoin holders is that using a self-custodial crypto wallet is more secure … [Read more...]
Ex-Google, Coursera employees start Lutra AI to make AI workflows easier to build
While working at Coursera and later Google over the past decade, there were many times when Jiquan Ngiam would see an engineering function that could be automated to support the developers. However, there were never enough resources to do that. In 2022, Ngiam got together with five friends, including Vijay Vasudevan, who had worked with him at Google, to look at the models artificial intelligence … [Read more...]
EU ‘final’ talks to fix AI rules to run into second day — but deal on foundational models is on the table
As European Union lawmakers clock up 20+ hours of negotiating time in a marathon attempt to reach agreement on how to regulate artificial intelligence a preliminary accord on how to handle one sticky element — rules for foundational models/general purpose AIs (GPAIs) — has been agreed, according to a leaked proposal TechCrunch has reviewed. In recent weeks there has been a concerted push, led by … [Read more...]
Why Congruent turned down over $300M from LPs for its third climate tech fund
Joshua Posamentier and Abe Yokell have spent the last seven years on the LP circuit, tirelessly pitching LPs on the financial and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) benefits of investing in climate tech. “We’ve had hundreds — I don’t even want to fess to how many — but hundreds of conversations over the years,” Yokell, a managing partner at Congruent Ventures, told TechCrunch+. Some of … [Read more...]
Opal Security, which helps companies manage access and identities, raises $22M
VC investment trends in the cybersecurity market suggest a sector in decline — at least within the context of recent months. According to Crunchbase, cybersecurity deal count fell during Q3 to 153 deals from 181 in Q2. In a more detailed report, Crunchbase suggests that, with Q3 cybersecurity venture funding down 30% compared to the year-ago period, investment in the category could fall to its … [Read more...]
Following UK expansion, Robinhood brings crypto trading to EU
Robinhood’s long-awaited international expansion is at full throttle. The consumer trading and investment app tailored to the younger generations is launching its crypto app to all eligible users in the European Union, the company said Thursday. The announcement comes on the heels of its foray into the U.K. just a week ago. While it’s taking crypto trading to EU customers, it’s only making its … [Read more...]
Pimento turns creative briefs into visual mood boards using generative AI
Pimento is a new French startup that is using generative AI in an interesting way as the company focuses on the first step of creative processes — ideation, brainstorming and moodboarding. And the company recently raised a $3.2 million (€3 million) funding round from an interesting list of investors. The best way to describe Pimento is by talking about people who could use a tool like this. … [Read more...]
YC-backed fintech Bujeti raises $2M for its corporate cards and spend management platform
African corporate cards and spend management platform Bujeti has raised $2 million in seed funding. The startup, involved with how African businesses, including SMBs, startups and enterprises, manage and handle finances, received this capital from lead investor Y Combinator and other backers, including Entrée Capital, Voltron Capital, Unpopular VC, Kima Ventures, Dropbox co-founder Arash Ferdowsi, … [Read more...]
European neobroker Scalable Capital raises $65M on a flat $1.4B valuation
Scalable Capital, a Munich startup that aims to make investing in financial markets accessible to a wider range of consumers, is putting more fuel in its tank to drive deeper into Europe. The company has raised €60 million in equity ($65 million at today’s rates). It will be using to build out its business in the six countries — Germany, Austra, Italy, France, Spain and Netherlands — where it is … [Read more...]
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