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How robotics and AI helped Hippo Harvest land $21M to grow lettuce
The indoor farming startup uses repurposed warehouse robots to grow produce for Amazon Fresh. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...
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These 32 robotics companies are hiring
There’s no such thing as a future-proof career. This is something I consider nearly any time I write about advances in generative AI. Is there a...
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Apple’s Vision Pro now has over 1,000 apps specifically designed for the new device
Mark Zuckerberg may be laughing off the competition in the AR/VR headset market, but Apple’s Vision Pro is gaining traction — with...
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DuckDuckGo adds cross-device password and bookmark syncing
DuckDuckGo’s privacy-focused browser has introduced a new “Sync & Backup” feature that lets users privately sync and access...
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UK utility giant Southern Water says hackers stole personal data of hundreds of thousands of customers
U.K.-based water utility Southern Water has confirmed that hackers stole the personal data of as many as 470,000 customers in a recent data...
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Meta settles lawsuit over haptic feedback tech in Quest headsets
Immersion, a company specializing in haptic feedback tech, has settled a lawsuit with Meta over the latter’s use of touch-feedback in its...
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OpenAI board member Bret Taylor has a new AI startup
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines....
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HopSkipDrive beats new California ridesharing emissions targets
Youth rideshare startup HopSkipDrive beat two key new California emissions standards in 2023, an accomplishment the company believes will bolster...
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Artie helps companies put data to work faster with real-time syncing
One of the big problems companies face as they try to use data to solve business problems has been the lag between the time the data comes in and...
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Y Combinator puts out a new call for startups in areas like AI, spatial computing, climate tech and more
Spatial computing, climate tech and applications of AI technology join the newly announced list of startup incubator Y Combinator’s newest...
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Cowboy allays e-bike riders’ greatest fears with on-demand repairs and tune-ups
Cowboy is rolling out a new repairs and service program designed to give its e-bike riders more ways to keep their wheels on the road. The new...
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Disney takes a $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games to build an ‘entertainment universe’ with Fortnite
Lego Fortnite is only two months old, but Epic Games is already out with an even bigger collaboration. Epic and Disney announced today that the...
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X, formerly Twitter, becomes No. 1 app on US App Store on news of Tucker Carlson-Putin interview
After former Fox News TV host Tucker Carlson announced on X he would be interviewing Russian president Vladimir Putin, downloads of the app...
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Goodshuffle dances into 2024 with $5M for event rental management software
The Goodshuffle Pro includes a single dashboard for rental and event production companies to track inventory, automate sales and streamline growth...
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Following this week’s layoffs, Snap’s stock tanks 30% on Q4 revenue
Snap is not having a good quarter. Following this week’s news that the company was laying off 10% of its workforce, amounting to hundreds of...
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Attack surface management platform Ionix adds another $15M to its $27M Series A round
Ionix (formerly Cyberpion) helps enterprises reduce their attack surface by giving them a better view of their overall security posture and...
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Meta to expand labelling of AI generated imagery in election-packed year
Meta is expanding the labelling of AI-generated imagery on its social media platforms, Facebook, Instagram and Threads, to cover some synthetic...
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Synthetaic claims synthetic data is as good as the real thing when it comes to AI
Remember the Chinese “spy” balloon from 2023? If not, here’s a refresher: about a year ago, a high-altitude balloon originating...
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UK gov’t touts $100M+ plan to fire up ‘responsible’ AI R&D
The UK government is finally publishing its response to an AI regulation consultation it kicked off last March, when it put out a white paper...
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Happy Valentine’s Day, space fans: Intuitive Machines, SpaceX target moon mission lift off on Feb 14
Intuitive Machines is ready to go to the moon. The company announced Monday that its first lunar lander has completed all final integration...
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Stalkerware apps PhoneSpector and Highster appear shut down
The makers of two phone surveillance services appear to have shuttered after the owner agreed to settle state accusations of illegally promoting...
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Twitterrific’s team is back with Tapestry, an app for tracking social media, news, RSS and more
The Iconfactory, the maker of a popular third-party Twitter client, Twitterrific, that was among those killed off by Twitter under Elon...
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Streaming media company Plex raises $40M as it nears profitability
Media streamer Plex has raised new capital. The company, which began as a media organization startup, has morphed over the years to become a...
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India’s Swiggy to cut another 400 jobs amid IPO push
Indian food delivery startup Swiggy is cutting about 400 jobs, or nearly 7% of its workforce, as the startup seeks to bring further improvements...
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Tesla says EV sales growth may be ‘notably lower’ in 2024
Tesla’s strategy to drive sales through price cuts combined with the cost of bringing the Cybertruck into production and other R&D...