July 7, 2025

Producing tangible business benefits from modern iPaaS solutions

When a historic UK-based retailer set out to modernize its IT environment, it was wrestling with systems that had grown organically for more than 175 years. Prior digital transformation efforts had resulted in a patchwork of hundreds of integration flows spanning cloud, on-premises systems, and third-party vendors, all communicating across multiple protocols.  The company needed…

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Rivian’s latest acquisition aims to make EV route planning better

June 21, 2023

Rivian acquired the company behind ABetterRouteplanner, a popular route planning app used by EV drivers, CEO RJ Scaringe confirmed Wednesday. Scaringe didn’t disclose financial terms of the deal to buy Iternio, the Swedish company that developed A Better Routeplanner, otherwise known as ABRP.  The acquisition was first reported earlier this month by Electrek. Reuters confirmed […]

Rivian’s latest acquisition aims to make EV route planning better by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Two companies can now sell lab-grown chicken in the US

June 21, 2023
The first cultivated, or lab-grown, meat has been approved for sale in the US. Two California-based companies, Upside Foods and Eat Just, received grants of inspection from the United States Department of Agriculture today. It’s the final approval needed for each company to begin commercial US production and sales.   Animal agriculture makes up nearly 15%…

Artists are rightfully upset that ‘Secret Invasion’ used AI Art for opening credits

June 21, 2023

Marvel’s latest series, “Secret Invasion,” made its debut on Disney+ today, sparking tons of backlash after it was confirmed the intro sequence was AI-generated. “Secret Invasion” director Ali Selim admitted to Polygon that the opening credits were designed by VFX company Method Studios using artificial intelligence. Selim didn’t say which AI tool was used. Method Studios […]

Artists are rightfully upset that ‘Secret Invasion’ used AI Art for opening credits by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Making data matter in real time

June 21, 2023
As the world becomes increasingly networked and connected devices proliferate, organizations are producing a plethora of data. The potential to collect data is growing exponentially. From smart grids to mobile phones and from connected cars to the industrial internet of things, tens of billions of devices will act as sensors, delivering data to networks. Whether…

Dropbox launches $50M AI-focused venture fund, intros AI features

June 21, 2023

Not content to sit on the sidelines of the generative AI race, Dropbox today launched Dropbox Ventures, a new $50 million venture fund focused on startups in the AI space. The company’s first venture arm, Dropbox Ventures will provide mentorship in addition to financial support to build AI-powered products that “shape the future of work,” […]

Dropbox launches $50M AI-focused venture fund, intros AI features by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Danti uses natural language processing to make searching Earth data simple

June 21, 2023

Commercial and defense organizations have an Earth data overload problem: they collect vast amounts of heavily siloed data, with few ways to quickly synthesize insights and deliver them to the people who most need it. Danti, a startup emerging from stealth today with $2.75 million in funding, wants to solve this problem with a powerful […]

Danti uses natural language processing to make searching Earth data simple by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: China’s counterfeit lawsuits, and Apple’s accessibility failure

June 21, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The counterfeit lawsuits that scoop up hundreds of Chinese Amazon sellers at once Sun Qunming had no idea that the word “airbag” could be trademarked. Sun, who owns an e-commerce company in Shenzhen,…