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Crux is building GenAI-powered business intelligence tools Feb 13, 2024

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GenAI might be one of the most exciting technologies today. But it’s also one of the fastest-moving — posing a challenge for enterprises keen to deploy it.

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Upstash’s serverless data platform hits ARR of $1M just two years after seed funding Feb 12, 2024

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Upstash announced a $1.9 million seed round almost exactly two years ago, and an idea for building a serverless data platform for data-intensive applications built with Redis and Kafka.

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Glass supercharges smartphone cameras with AI — minus the hallucinations Feb 12, 2024

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Your phone’s camera is as much software as it is hardware, and Glass is hoping to improve both.

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Podcasters can now upload their RSS feed to YouTube Feb 10, 2024

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Podcast creators can now submit their RSS feed to YouTube and YouTube Music, the company revealed in a video uploaded to its Creator Insider channel.

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Attentive.ai snags $7M to boost automation in landscaping, construction services Feb 09, 2024

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Attentive.ai, a startup building vertical software for landscaping and construction services in the U.S., has raised $7 million in a new funding round as it looks to enhance its AI-led offerings and expand them to more businesses.

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Brita snaps up smart water bottle startup, Larq Feb 09, 2024

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Smart water bottle-maker Larq this week announced that it has been acquired by filtration giant, Brita.

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UK AI startup Greyparrot bags strategic tie-up with recycling giant Bollegraaf Feb 08, 2024

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In another sign of the scramble to accelerate the uptake and transformative potential of artificial intelligence, Dutch recycling giant Bollegraaf Group is making a strategic investment in UK AI startup Greyparrot

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Guided Energy helps EV fleet managers optimize battery charging Feb 08, 2024

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Imagine you work for a car rental agency or a package delivery company and you’re in charge of a fleet of vehicles.

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Synthetaic claims synthetic data is as good as the real thing when it comes to AI Feb 07, 2024

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Remember the Chinese “spy” balloon from 2023? If not, here’s a refresher: about a year ago, a high-altitude balloon originating from China flew across American airspace largely undetected.

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EV startup Arrival looks to sell off assets, intellectual property of UK division Feb 07, 2024

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Commercial EV startup Arrival’s business continues to unravel. Arrival announced Monday in a regulatory filing that its UK division is entering administration, the country’s version of bankruptcy.

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