Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones, lands $40M led by Keith Block’s firm
Gather AI has closed funding from former Salesforce CEO’s firm Smith Point Capital. Its warehouse AI system doesn’t just scan. It seeks out specific data.
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Amazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary stumbles in second weekend
After a better-than-expected opening weekend in theaters, box office for Amazon’s “Melania”fell 67%.
Crypto.com places $70M bet on AI.com domain ahead of Super Bowl
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San Francisco’s pro-billionaire march draws dozens
A march supporting California’s billionaires didn’t exactly draw a huge crowd on Saturday.