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
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
In late 2022, BetterBrand found success on Whole Foods Market shelves, driving over $1 million in gross sales in the first five months.
BetterBrand’s new dough raises company’s valuation to over $170M by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Notarize, the world’s largest online notary network, is launching Proof, a new company and platform for digital identity verifications. Beginning in August, Notarize’s business tools will be rebranded to Proof, and it is also changing its company name to Proof. Notarize will continue serving its online notary network, which is used by companies like Adobe […]
Notarize launches Proof to ensure safe online transactions by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
Jason Del Rey has spent the last 15 years reporting on e-commerce businesses, including Walmart and Amazon. Now, in a new book that hit shelves today called Winner Sells All, he tells the broader story of Walmart — which long focused on preserving what it had built — and its epic battle with Amazon, whose […]
How Amazon beat Walmart — and who might beat Amazon: talking with reporter Jason Del Rey by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
Texas will require electric vehicle charging companies to include Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) and the Combined Charging System (CCS) standard in order to qualify for a state program to electrify highways through federal funds, Reuters reports. “The decision by Ford, GM, and now Rivian to adopt NACS changed requirements for Phase 1. Each […]
Texas says state-funded EV chargers must include Tesla plugs by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch