San Francisco has hit pause on a policy that would allow police officers to use “killer robots” in certain situations that pose a threat to human life. The controversial plans were initially greenlighted last week by San Francisco’s board of supervisors in a 8-3 vote, sparking a backlash from local residents and activist groups alike. […]
San Francisco rethinks policy on police using killer robots by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
With the holiday shopping season well underway and showing signs that it might not be as sluggish as some predicted, a startup out of Austin, Texas, is announcing funding to build out a new approach to shipping, to help retailers compete against the consumer pull of fast and free Amazon Prime delivery. Maergo — which […]
Maergo raises $20M to provide Amazon-style fast and cheap air and ‘middle mile’ services to online retailers by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Hunt Club, a senior talent recruiting platform powered by AI, today announced that it raised $40 million in a Series B round co-led by WestCap and Sator Grove. In an interview with TechCrunch, CEO Nick Cromydas said that the new capital will be put toward further developing the platform while growing Hunt Club’s national footprint. […]
Hunt Club injects AI and a network of experts into the recruitment process by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
For investors, assessing a portfolio company’s AI-readiness today is just as important as scrutinizing its books.
3 methods for investors assessing AI-readiness in portfolio companies by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
In the past year, MarginEdge grew its revenue 100% and is now working with 4,000 customers and processing 80,000 invoices per week.
MarginEdge lands $45M to give restaurants real-time spend data by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Xiaomi’s business head in India has resigned as the Chinese smartphone giant faces regulatory pressure and intense scrutiny from the Indian government and sees growing competition from other homegrown Chinese vendors as well as Samsung. Raghu Reddy, Chief Business Officer, who was one of the prominent public faces and a part of the leadership team, […]
Xiaomi’s India business head quits amid growing scrutiny by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
It’s all good and well to sell a carbon credit, but if you chop down the tree representing that credit as soon as the money hits the bank account, it’s not exactly a win for the planet. Gaia AI is building a tool that can be used for that, and other aspects of forest management, […]
Gaia raises $3M to bring more science to the art of forestry by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
African credit-led neobank Finclusion Group has raised an additional $2 million in equity financing as it officially rebrands to Fin, the company said in a statement shared with TechCrunch. The news follows a January announcement that the fintech, which uses AI algorithms to provide financial services to African customers via an array of credit-centric products, […]
African credit-led fintech Finclusion raises additional capital amidst rebrand by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch