Tech Spark AI raises $1.4 million to create ChatGPT alternative
Tamar Huggins created the platform with her 13-year-old daughter, and hopes to target the Black Gen Z community.
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US AI Safety Institute could face big cuts
The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]
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November 2023
Forward Health launches CarePods, a self-contained, AI-powered doctor’s office
Adrian Aoun, CEO and co-founder of Forward Health, aims to scale healthcare. It started in 2017 with the launch of tech-forward doctor’s offices that eschewed traditional medical staffing for technology solutions like body scanners, smart sensors, and algorithms that can diagnose ailments. Now, in 2023, he’s still on the same mission and rolled up all […]
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SPAC delays $350M merger with stratospheric balloon startup World View – again
The special-purpose acquisition company poised to take stratospheric balloon startup World View public is now under official deadline as shareholders voted to again push back the deadline by which it must complete the deal. World View, which was founded a decade ago, was originally focused on using a fleet of stratospheric balloons to provide space […]
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The Download: attempting to read someone’s mind, and AI weather forecasting
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Is it possible to really understand someone else’s mind? Technically speaking, neuroscientists have been able to read your mind for decades. It’s not easy, mind you. First, you must lie motionless within a…
‘That Was Ridiculous!’ See What Left One Investor Exasperated on the New Episode of ‘Elevator Pitch’
Learn the words that no investor wants to hear on the latest episode of “Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch.”
3 Buy-Worthy Medical Stocks to Watch
The healthcare industry is well-positioned to thrive against most market adversities due to the perennial necessity and surging demand for healthcare services. Given this backdrop, let’s look at buy-worthy health…
How High Will Stocks Go?
The correction is over. That’s because bond rates are easing and stocks are soaring higher. In fact, the S&P 500 (SPY) is once again knocking on the door of the…
Meet Tanda, your friendly neighborhood savings, lending network
Tanda offers a peer-to-peer savings and lending network to small businesses as a way to retain employees, reduce turnover and minimize burnout.
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Remote connects talent and employers with a new job board
Remote, the HR tech company that allows companies to hire, manage and pay remote workers, is launching a remote job marketplace called Remote Talent. CEO and co-founder Job van der Voort said it seemed pretty obvious for someone named Job running a company called Remote to launch a remote job board. Why (only) now, then? […]
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India-New Zealand cricket clash sets new high for Disney’s Hotstar
A crucial knock-out cricket match between India and New Zealand shattered all previous on-demand video streaming records Wednesday, attracting over 47 million concurrent viewers to Disney’s Hotstar. The milestone exceeded the prior record of 44 million simultaneous viewers set by the Disney-owned streamer earlier this month. As far as concurrent viewers are concerned, Hotstar now […]
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