Utu, a travel tech company that helps flyers get more out of their tax-free shopping, announced today it has raised a $35 million Series B led by SC Ventures. Part of the funding was used to acquire CardsPal, a Singapore-based fintech that offers deals and promotions nearby to users. During the pandemic-induced travel hiatus, utu […]
UTU raises $35M to help travelers get more from tax-free shopping by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
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Rivian adopts Tesla charging standard, Cruise adds Android and Ford lands a $9.2B loan by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Back in 2012 when Dylan Field was a student at Brown University, he came up with the idea of building a browser-based design tool. At the time, design tools were all on the desktop, which meant that designers worked alone, sending files for review to the various stakeholders involved, then making changes based on feedback […]
Designers hated Figma’s collaborative design tool at first, but grew to love it by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
Welcome back to The Interchange! If you want this in your inbox, sign up here. We’re back after a brief hiatus, with lots of fintech news, including Robinhood’s latest acquisition, Plaid’s newest product and a ChatGPT-powered AI tool that aims to help you save money on bills. Robinhood’s motives When Robinhood announced on June 22 that it was […]
Did this one feature entice Robinhood to acquire X1? by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of the last week’s stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. If it wasn’t obvious already, the competitive landscape […]
This week in AI: Big tech bets billions on machine learning tools by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
With all this possibility, can such an amazing technology also be bad? Some of the concerns around AI platforms are legitimate.
Why smart AI regulation is vital for innovation and U.S. leadership by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
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