Synctera, a banking-as-a-service startup, has raised an additional $15 million as it expands into Canada. NAventures, the corporate venture arm of National Bank of Canada, led the financing, which brings Synctera’s total raised to $60 million since its June 2020 inception. Private equity firm The Banc Funds and sponsor bank partners Veritex Community Bank, Midland […]
Synctera raises $15M to help companies launch embedded banking products in Canada by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
Move over, software. Prompts may well be the new oil. Writing the text strings that instruct AI systems like ChatGPT and DALL-E 2 to generate essays, articles, images and more has become a veritable profession, commanding salaries well into the six-figure range. Anyone can come up with prompts, of course. But only certain prompts (e.g. […]
A look at the budding market for the text that prompts AI systems by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
So far this week we’ve seen generative AI come to CRM from Salesforce and to customer service chatbots from Forethought – and that’s just the ones I’ve covered personally. Today, we look at ThoughtSpot’s generative AI entry, which lets you query your data using natural language to get text or a graph back, as appropriate, […]
ThoughtSpot adds GPT-3 integration to help customers query data by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
Drone delivery is one of those ideas that’s been sold as “the next big thing” forever. Regardless of how bullish you happen to be on the technology, there’s undeniably a lot that has to be figured out before we can start having serious conversation about mainstream adoption. Regulator issues are a big box to be […]
Wing likens its drone ‘delivery network’ to rideshare by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Silvergate Capital Corporation, the holding company of crypto-focused Silvergate Bank, announced Wednesday its intent to wind down operations and voluntarily liquidate the banking unit. The move came days after Silvergate shocked the industry with news that it was facing a financial crisis. The institution, which was one of the few banks that acted as an […]
Crypto-friendly bank Silvergate to wind down after FTX blow-up by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
As funding into web3 projects cool down during the crypto winter, startups in the space are increasingly focused on building bridges for mass adoption and exploring revenue opportunities to stay afloat. The key to driving mass adoption? Offer experiences that are so seamless that users don’t realize blockchain is involved. One company that is demonstrating […]
Ant veteran turns to NFT verification for SXSW festival VIP feast by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch