With the power of AI, you can be mediocre, too
The heady, futuristic world of artificial intelligence brings us a new promise: The ability to be perfectly average.
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ALS stole this musician’s voice. AI let him sing again.
There are tears in the audience as Patrick Darling’s song begins to play. It’s a heartfelt song written for his great-grandfather, whom he never got the chance to meet. But this performance is emotional for another reason: It’s Darling’s first time on stage with his bandmates since he lost the ability to sing two years…
Ridepanda’s shift from D2C micromobility platform to corporate e-bike supplier
Ridepanda launched in 2020 as a direct-to-consumer micromobility platform, a marketplace for high quality e-scooters and e-bikes. The founders, alumni at shared micromobility companies Lime, Bird and Scoot, sensed the shift away from shared and towards small electric vehicle ownership and wanted to capitalize on it. Within a couple of years of managing supply chains, […]
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Amazon makes online grocery available for non-Prime members, starting with Amazon Fresh
Amazon today announced changes to its grocery delivery service designed to make ordering from Amazon Fresh more competitive with rivals like Instacart, Walmart, Target-owned Shipt, DoorDash, and others. The company says that, now, customers will no longer need an Amazon Prime membership to order groceries from Amazon Fresh for delivery or free pickup. The expansion […]
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There’s something going on with AI startups in France
Last night, Motier Ventures held a tech meetup focused on AI startups featuring some of the most hyped tech startups in the French tech ecosystem, Dust, Finegrain, Gladia, Mistral AI and Scenario — all of them are portfolio companies of Motier Ventures. And you could feel a sense of excitement both on stage and in […]
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Flutterwave cleared as Kenyan court okays agency’s request to withdraw second case
African fintech Flutterwave is off the hook in Kenya after the high court allowed the country’s Asset Recovery Agency (ARA), an agency that investigates and recovers proceeds of crime, to withdraw the second (and only remaining) case against the payments company. The case withdrawal brings relief to Flutterwave, which is hoping to acquire a payments […]
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SysAid warns customers to patch after ransomware gang caught exploiting new zero-day flaw
Software maker SysAid is warning customers that hackers linked to a notorious ransomware gang are exploiting a newly discovered vulnerability in its widely used IT service automation software. SysAid chief technology officer Sasha Shapirov confirmed in a blog post Wednesday that attackers are exploiting a zero-day flaw affecting its on-premises software. A vulnerability is considered […]
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Picsart launches a suite of AI-powered tools that let you generate videos, backgrounds, GIFs and more
Picsart, a photo-editing startup backed by SoftBank, is launching a new suite of AI-powered tools for businesses and individuals. The suite, called Picsart Ignite, includes 20 tools that are designed to make it easier for create ads, social posts, logos and more. The suite includes tools that let you generate videos, images, GIFs, logos, backgrounds, […]
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Protect Your Memories with Kodak Scanner, on Sale for $170 Ahead of Black Friday
A great deal during this pre-Black Friday sale.
3 Hot Auto Stocks to Invest in November
As consumer interest in new vehicles escalates, inventory levels stabilize, and the worldwide shift toward Electric Vehicles (EVs) intensifies, the automotive industry is primed for expansion. Therefore, quality auto stocks…
Lunar.dev wants to help developers take control of third-party API costs
Developers have been increasingly using third-party APIs to build their applications, and depending on the API, the costs can escalate quickly. It’s been challenging for companies to find ways to understand and manage these costs. That’s where Lunar.dev comes in. It’s a tool designed from the ground up to help developers monitor, manage and begin […]
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