Technology

Akhetonics raises capital for its All-Optical processor prototype

July 25, 2023
Traditional processors from the likes of Intel, AMD, or Nvidia have well-known limitations around speed, energy efficiency, and electromagnetic interference. For instance, foundational chip makers like TSMC and Samsung are currently racing to move to the 3nm process for customers like Apple and Nvidia. In the meantime, photonics is becoming a bigger sector as chip […]

Blue Origin, Astrobotic, Varda Space and others win NASA funding to develop advanced space tech

July 25, 2023
NASA awarded new funding to eleven companies today for advanced space tech projects ranging from advanced power generation on the lunar surface to additive manufacturing for space habitats. The awards, which total $150 million across all eleven companies, were announced as part of the space agency’s Tipping Point program. According to NASA, a technology is […]

Ample to bring EV battery swapping to Mitsubishi trucks in Japan

July 25, 2023
San Francisco startup Ample is bringing its modular electric vehicle battery swapping technology to Mitsubishi Fuso’s electric trucks this winter, the company said Tuesday. This marks the first time Ample’s technology is being used for large vehicles. The company’s technology is currently being used on a small scale for ride-hail vehicles in San Francisco and […]

Generative AI is empowering the digital workforce

July 25, 2023
Many people think of generative AI as a tool that allows them to use their own words to ask questions or generate copy and images—both of which it does remarkably well. However, it also has incredible potential to transform our personal and professional work—helping us access, consume, and utilize the untapped information that floods our…

Jeeves hits over $40M in annualized revenue as it expands beyond corporate credit cards

July 25, 2023
In September of 2021, Jeeves began offering corporate credit cards as its primary product — with a primary focus on Latin America — after participating in Y Combinator’s summer 2020 batch. By that 2021 launch, Jeeves was describing itself as the first “cross country, cross currency” expense management platform — serving businesses in North America, […]

Twenty years ago, AIM chatbot SmarterChild out-snarked ChatGPT

July 25, 2023
In the early aughts, millions of preteens raced home from school and hopped onto their parents computers, opened a chat window, and typed… probably something like “fuck,” or “(.)(.)”. “Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?” SmarterChild would reply in an instant. It would make you apologize, and then move past your indiscretions to […]