It was a very busy week in the world of fintech, which certainly kept us on our toes. We covered a couple of notable M&A deals (including one of the biggest of the year so far), a different kind of financial services startup aimed at undocumented immigrants, Brex’s official recommitment to the startup community and […]
Fintech M&A gets a big boost with Visa-Pismo deal by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Here’s a roundup of this week’s stories and some notable news we weren’t able to cover.
This week in food tech: Upside Foods wastes no time debuting its cultivated chicken by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Humane, the startup launched by ex-Apple design and engineering duo Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, today revealed details about its first product: The Humane Ai Pin. It’s been a long time coming. Humane has kept its work more or less under wraps since 2018, its founding year, unveiling no products but bringing on dozens of […]
Secretive hardware startup Humane’s first product is the Ai Pin by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
If you’re not logged into your Twitter account and try to view a tweet, you’ll be presented with a sign in screen. And if you don’t want to have an account on the bird app, too bad! Twitter hasn’t commented on this change, and given how sloppy the platform has been since Elon Musk’s takeover, […]
Twitter now requires an account to view tweets by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Major tech founders, CEOs, VCs and industry giants across Europe have signed an open letter to the EU Commission, warning that Europe could miss out on the generative AI revolution if the EU passes laws stifling innovation. Executives from 150 businesses, including Germany’s Siemens and France’s Airbus, highlighted the risks of tight regulation, saying the […]
European VCs & tech firms sign open letter warning against over-regulation of AI in draft EU laws by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
While Apple’s ascent to this milestone is notable, there’s been a greater reshuffling in the ranks of the biggest tech stocks.
As Apple reaches $3T, it’s time to shake up the Big Tech club by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
General Motors said Friday it has acquired Algolion, an Israel-based software startup that can detect potential hazards in battery cells. Financial terms were not disclosed. The automaker did say that Algolion six employees, including the company’s founders, will remain based in Israel and join more than 850 employees at the GM Technical Center in Herzliya, Israel. […]
GM buys software startup that predicts EV battery fires by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Services like Midjourney and ChatGPT have pushed the boundaries of how AI can create images and text out of basic text prompts. Now, audio appears to be the inevitable next frontier. Music generation based on word prompts, AI tutors for language learning, and voice simulators have all seen developments in recent months. Voice.ai hopes to […]
Voice.ai raises $6M as its real-time voice changer approaches 500k users by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Apple’s market cap hit $3 trillion on Friday, as the company’s shares rose around 1% to a new high and passed the $190.73 price required in order to reach the milestone. The tech giant first reached this milestone back in January 2022, before closing the session just below that mark. Apple is the only company […]
Apple’s market cap hits $3 trillion once again by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
After a long M&A drought, we saw a lot of activity this week as companies looking for AI and data startups went shopping.
M&A is back and the enterprise is hot by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch