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Writer’s latest models can generate text from images including charts and graphs Feb 28, 2024

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As generative AI continues to dominate the headlines, it’s hard sometimes to find actual working business use cases among the hype.

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Glean wants to beat ChatGPT at its own game — in the enterprise Feb 28, 2024

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GenAI has its issues. But if there’s one thing it excels at, it’s surfacing answers from vast pools of data.

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Shadowfax speeds ahead with $100M funding as instant delivery boom fuels growth Feb 27, 2024

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Shadowfax, one of the largest logistics service providers to hyper-local and on-demand delivery businesses in India, has raised $100 million in a new funding round as it clocks an yearly growth of over 35%.

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Consolidation continues in micromobility as Cooltra snaps up Cityscoot Feb 27, 2024

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Paris’ commercial court has accepted Cooltra’s offer to acquire Cityscoot. These two companies provide shared electric mopeds that you can unlock and ride to go from one place to another.

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Uber to explore travel ticketing with India’s open commerce network Feb 26, 2024

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Uber has signed a memorandum of understanding with an Indian government-backed firm that aims to make mobility and commerce more accessible across the South Asian nation.

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Antler’s founder on its vertical AI bet in Southeast Asia Feb 26, 2024

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A growing roster of vertical AI startups is emerging in Southeast Asia to serve sectors ranging from seafood to finance. Singapore-based venture capital firm Antler recently made a bet on 37 of them, investing $5.1 million in total for pre-seed deals.

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Locker organizes your shopping links into virtual wish lists and collages Feb 23, 2024

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After years of copying and pasting shopping links into spreadsheets and taking screenshots of products to share with her friends and family,

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Singapore-based fintech Xalts acquires digital trade platform Contour Network Feb 23, 2024

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In a role reversal, Xalts, a Singapore fintech startup founded 18 months ago, has acquired Contour Network, a digital trade platform set up by eight major banks.

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Planity raises $48 million because even hair salons need their own SaaS product Feb 22, 2024

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If you’ve ever traveled in rural areas in France, you may have realized a French peculiarity.

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Sproxxy is making it easier to measure conference spending ROI Feb 22, 2024

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Whenever you go to a conference, whether as a sales and marketing exercise, or an executive is speaking, there is a cost associated with that.

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