Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday afternoon. This week, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the implications of artificial intelligence. One of the most fragile parts of the puzzle is the training data. We already know that you can see if your images were […]
When AI bots pose as humans by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
The need for owning your own data is applicable not just in the web3 space, but in AI, too.
AI and crypto integration is going to happen, whether you want it or not by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
The International Space Station has a monopoly on in-space research, but the huge surge of interest in commercial space is starting to change that. Atmos Space Cargo, a German startup, is looking to open up the opportunities for life sciences research and manufacturing in orbit with its return capsules that will deliver cargo from space […]
Atmos Space Cargo is building return capsules for in-space research and manufacturing by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
YouTube is currently testing a new tool that will help creators automatically dub their videos into other languages using AI, the company announced Thursday at VidCon. YouTube teamed up with AI-powered dubbing service Aloud, which is part of Google’s in-house incubator Area 120. Earlier this year, YouTube introduced support for multi-language audio tracks, which allows […]
YouTube integrates AI-powered dubbing tool by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Most founders don’t know they’re on the wrong track until it’s too late. Building a startup requires a high degree of confidence — and for some, denial.
TechCrunch+ roundup: AI + travel, fusion investor survey, why you’ll never get funding by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
If you’re a student hell-bent on making your mark in the startup world, then TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, September 19-21 in San Francisco, is a must-go destination. Even better for budget-strapped students — it’s an affordable stop on your path to building your startup empire. Why buy now? Prices increase in August — which will be […]
Students: Disrupt offers affordable passes and big benefits by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
The AI revolution has swung full-force into the mainstream conversation this year, powered by consumer-friendly generative AI applications such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. But while such tools are raising myriad legal and ethical questions, the emergence of new and powerful large language models (LLMs) also have the potential to revolutionize healthcare. This is why the U.K. […]
UK touts £21M fund to extend AI deeper into the National Health Service by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
After spending more than a decade in the customer experience industry, three friends, Jaime Scott, Michelle Dinsmore and Alex Richards, decided to launch their own company, EvaluAgent, to develop quality assurance testing software for contact centers. The three co-founders say that they were motivated by a shared desire to find a solution to the problem […]
EvaluAgent raises $20M to build out software that evaluates call center agents by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Whither, Skully? The Indiegogo darling of a smart helmet company made all sorts of promises in 2014 and even shipped a few lids to early backers before getting lost on the way to market and disappearing into a cloud of misplaced hype and undelivered promises. Nearly a decade later, another company called Forcite is back […]
Forcite seeks the smart helmet success that Skully squandered by Tim Stevens originally published on TechCrunch