Synthflow picks up $7.4M for no code voice assistance for SMEs

June 27, 2024

What is AI good for? Automating repetitive tasks for the very busy people running small businesses, reckons Berlin-based startup Synthflow, which is announcing a $7.4 million seed round for its SME-focused no code platform for AI voice assistance. Since being founded, around spring last year, the startup has banked a total of $9.1 million (including […]

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SpaceX scores $843M NASA contract to deorbit ISS in 2030

June 26, 2024

NASA has selected SpaceX to develop a spacecraft that will deorbit the International Space Station in 2030 — a contract valued at as much as $843 million, the agency announced Wednesday. The ISS is nearing the end of its operational life, and as plans for new, commercially-owned space stations heat up, the one that started […]

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Sonia’s AI chatbot steps in for therapists

June 26, 2024

Can chatbots replace human therapists? Some startups — and patients — claim that they can. But it’s not exactly settled science. One study found that 80% of people who’ve used OpenAI’s ChatGPT for mental health advice consider it a good alternative to regular therapy, while a separate report found that chatbots can be effective in […]

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