December 2022

San Francisco has hit pause on a policy that would allow police officers to use “killer robots” in certain situations that pose a threat to human life. The controversial plans were initially greenlighted last week by San Francisco’s board of supervisors in a 8-3 vote, sparking a backlash from local residents and activist groups alike. […]

San Francisco rethinks policy on police using killer robots by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

With the holiday shopping season well underway and showing signs that it might not be as sluggish as some predicted, a startup out of Austin, Texas, is announcing funding to build out  a new approach to shipping, to help retailers compete against the consumer pull of fast and free Amazon Prime delivery. Maergo — which […]

Maergo raises $20M to provide Amazon-style fast and cheap air and ‘middle mile’ services to online retailers by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

For investors, assessing a portfolio company’s AI-readiness today is just as important as scrutinizing its books.

3 methods for investors assessing AI-readiness in portfolio companies by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch

In the past year, MarginEdge grew its revenue 100% and is now working with 4,000 customers and processing 80,000 invoices per week.

MarginEdge lands $45M to give restaurants real-time spend data by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

Xiaomi’s business head in India has resigned as the Chinese smartphone giant faces regulatory pressure and intense scrutiny from the Indian government and sees growing competition from other homegrown Chinese vendors as well as Samsung. Raghu Reddy, Chief Business Officer, who was one of the prominent public faces and a part of the leadership team, […]

Xiaomi’s India business head quits amid growing scrutiny by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch