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Modular app-building platform Builder.ai raises $250 million Series D funding
It was only recently that we reported Buildier.ai had signed a strategic collaboration with and undisclosed investment from Microsoft. Builder’s “Natasha” AI will be shortly available to users of Teams. But it appears the startup is on a something of a roll. It’s now announced a $250 million Series D funding led by the Qatar […]
Modular app-building platform Builder.ai raises $250 million Series D funding by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
Modular app-building platform Buildier.ai raises $250 million Series D funding
It was only recently that we reported Buildier.ai had signed a strategic collaboration with and undisclosed investment from Microsoft. Builder’s “Natasha” AI will be shortly available to users of Teams. But it appears the startup is on a something of a roll. It’s now announced a $250 million Series D funding led by the Qatar […]
Modular app-building platform Buildier.ai raises $250 million Series D funding by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
Reliance JioMart to cut 11,000 jobs, report says
JioMart, Reliance Retail’s online shopping platform, has laid off over 1,000 employees and plans to cut as many as 9,900 more roles over the coming weeks, according to a report, as the Indian retail giant looks to improve its margins. The shakeup, reported by the Indian daily Economic Times, comes in the wake of JioMart’s […]
Reliance JioMart to cut 11,000 jobs, report says by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Dyson upgrades its vacuums and air purifiers
When someone asks for a tech recommendation, we almost invariably answer with one question: what’s your budget? It’s as true with vacuums as anything else. You can get a pretty good one for not a lot of money. That’s the best option for most people. But those people are not Dyson people. The Dyson vacuum […]
Dyson upgrades its vacuums and air purifiers by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Anthemis aims for $200M new fund after layoffs and cancelled SPAC
Anthemis Group is trying to raise $200 million for a third fund, according to an SEC filing, as first reported by Axios. It has been in the market since last year and has so far secured commitments of just $36.4 million. The firm separately had to scrap plans to raise a SPAC late last month. […]
Anthemis aims for $200M new fund after layoffs and cancelled SPAC by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
Australian clean-tech Endua fixes renewable energy’s intermittency problem
One major problem with renewable energy sources like wind, solar and hydro is intermittency. This means they cannot be relied on constantly since, for example, the sun might stop shining or it might be a still, windless day. To fill gaps, users often rely on diesel generators or batteries. But diesel generators produce emissions and […]
Australian clean-tech Endua fixes renewable energy’s intermittency problem by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
OpenAI leaders propose international regulatory body for AI
AI is developing rapidly enough and the dangers it may pose are clear enough that OpenAI’s leadership believes that the world needs an international regulatory body akin to that governing nuclear power — and fast. But not too fast. In a post to the company’s blog, OpenAI founder Sam Altman, President Greg Brockman, and Chief […]
OpenAI leaders propose international regulatory body for AI by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
Discord is testing parental controls that allow for monitoring of friends and servers
New usernames aren’t the only change coming to the popular chat app Discord, now used by 150 million people every month. The company is also testing a suite of parental controls that would allow for increased oversight of Discord’s youngest users, TechCrunch has learned and Discord confirmed. In a live test running in Discord’s iOS […]
Discord is testing parental controls that allow for monitoring of friends and servers by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch