February 21, 2025

How automotive exec Crystal Brown founded CircNova, an AI drug discovery biotech

Tiny Michigan biotech startup CircNova has raised a $3.3 million seed round for its technology that uses AI to target so-called “circular RNA.” The development holds promise as a new method to quickly develop therapies for conditions that currently have no drug treatments. The new funding is also a victory lap for co-founder and CEO […]

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March 2023

ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

March 23, 2023

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI system, has taken the world by storm. It’s able to write essays, code and more given short text prompts, hyper-charging productivity. But it also has a more…nefarious side. In any case, the tech’s not going away — and indeed has expanded dramatically since its launch just a few months ago. Major […]

ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot by Alyssa Stringer originally published on TechCrunch

Former Stripe engineer raises $4M for Beam, a fintech startup out to help contractors get paid faster

March 23, 2023

Beam, a five-month-old startup out to more easily help general contractors pay subcontractors and get paid themselves, has raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by Accel. Both the startup’s founder and lead investor previously spent years working at payments giant Stripe. Before starting Beam in October of 2022, Adam Eagle had spent […]

Former Stripe engineer raises $4M for Beam, a fintech startup out to help contractors get paid faster by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

Investing in life sciences R&D by design

March 23, 2023
Repairing a human liver using lab-grown cells. Using oral antibiotics to treat cystic fibrosis patients. Producing a single-dose treatment for breast cancer that’s proving highly effective. Predicting cancer with AI. All of this innovation came out of the UK life sciences industry. “It’s really the only industry that can both improve the health of your…

Innovation in the space industry takes off

March 23, 2023
In the United Kingdom, all stars are aligning for the space industry to advance, including an active venture capital community, a government cognizant of space tech’s potential, and close collaboration. Add advancements in emerging technologies, like quantum computing, into the mix, and its potential ignites. Joshua Western, CEO and co-founder of Wales-based space manufacturing startup…

Apple reportedly plans to spend $1B a year to release Apple TV+ movies in theaters

March 23, 2023

Apple may be partnering with studios to put more titles in theaters, a plan that could cost $1 billion a year. Typically, Apple’s original movies have either received small theatrical runs or been exclusive to Apple TV+. So, the potential investment would be a notable increase and signals a major shift in the streamer’s strategy. […]

Apple reportedly plans to spend $1B a year to release Apple TV+ movies in theaters by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

7 Skills That are Essential to Teams in 2023

March 23, 2023
A high-functioning team in 2023 looks a little different than it did in 2010. At that time, Malcolm Gladwell’s “Designs for Working” argued for open office spaces. Now, in 2023,…

In Congressional hearing, TikTok commits to deleting U.S. user data from its servers ‘this year’

March 23, 2023

In his testimony before the U.S. Congress this morning, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said the company plans to delete all U.S. user data from company servers by year-end. The commitment was shared as part of Chew’s opening statements, which detailed the company’s initiative known as Project Texas. The plan involves the relocation of U.S. […]

In Congressional hearing, TikTok commits to deleting U.S. user data from its servers ‘this year’ by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch