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Bedrock’s autonomous ocean-mapping ambitions score $25M as renewables rise

July 12, 2023

The demand for offshore wind has skyrocketed, like all renewable energy sources — but the necessary work of surveying, inspecting, and mapping coastal areas is stuck in the past. Bedrock’s autonomous underwater vehicles and digital platform play could redefine the sector, and the company has attracted $25.5 million in new funding to attempt it. Every […]

Bedrock’s autonomous ocean-mapping ambitions score $25M as renewables rise by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Quora’s Poe chatbot introduces better context window and document upload support

July 12, 2023

Quora’s AI-powered chatbot service Poe introduced a bunch of new tools on Tuesday ranging from a larger context window for better responses to support for URL retrieval, and document upload, along with continuing other users’ public conversations. The company said in an email to customers that with Anthropic launching Claude-2, Poe is making its 100k-token […]

Quora’s Poe chatbot introduces better context window and document upload support by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Europe greenlights Broadcom’s $61B VMware acquisition

July 12, 2023

The European Commission (EC) has formally approved Broadcom’s $61 billion bid for virtualization software giant VMware, with the caveat that Broadcom fulfils certain ongoing commitments around access and interoperability. The billion-dollar deal, among the biggest tech acquisitions of all time, was always likely to attract regulatory scrutiny when it was announced way back in May last […]

Europe greenlights Broadcom’s $61B VMware acquisition by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

UK femtech Daye launches virtual clinic for period pain

July 12, 2023

UK femtech Daye has a new string to its bow: It’s opened what it’s billing as the world’s first virtual period pain clinic. The new service, which extends the startup’s direct-to-consumer business selling female health products — such as its signature CBD-infused cramp-fighting tampon — is intended to support women to get a faster diagnosis […]

UK femtech Daye launches virtual clinic for period pain by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Cyber insurance startup Coalition acquires privacy assistant Jumbo

July 12, 2023

San Francisco-based cybersecurity startup Coalition is acquiring Jumbo, a mobile app that lets you control your privacy on the web. I have covered Jumbo several times over the past few years, so it’s time to close the loop on this one. Terms of the deal remain undisclosed, but Jumbo says that its app is no […]

Cyber insurance startup Coalition acquires privacy assistant Jumbo by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Gmail brings in Calendly-style availability sharing from Google Calendar

July 12, 2023

On Tuesday, Google released new scheduling-related features for Gmail with Google Calendar integration including quick event creation and easy availability sharing. Gmail will now have a calendar icon at the bottom of the conversation view, which will have two options — “Create an event” and “Offer times you’re free”. The “Create an event” button is […]

Gmail brings in Calendly-style availability sharing from Google Calendar by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch