Prolific Machines, with a $55M Series B, shines ‘light’ on a better way to grow lab proteins for food and medicine

November 8, 2024

The Download: AI vs quantum, and the future of reproductive rights in the US

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Why AI could eat quantum computing’s lunch Tech companies have been funneling billions of dollars into quantum computers for years. The hope is that they’ll be a game changer for fields as diverse…

June 6, 2024

Prolific Machines believes it has a way of transitioning away from molecules to something better: light.

Punk singer Shira Yevin pushes for fair pay with InPink, a women-only job marketplace for artists

June 6, 2024

It’s been 20 years since Shira Yevin, the lead singer of punk band Shiragirl drove a pink RV into the Vans Warped Tour grounds, the now-defunct punk rock festival notorious for being male-dominated. In response to the festival’s lack of female-fronted bands, Yevin’s band crashed the festival and set up an impromptu all-female stage. This […]

Qargo raises $14M to digitize and decarbonize the trucking industry

June 6, 2024

While the transport industry does use legacy software, many of these platforms are from an earlier era. Qargo hopes its newer technologies can help it leapfrog the competition.

A Drone Business Starts with $40 off This Beginner-Friendly 4K Drone

June 6, 2024

Through June 9, you can get this 4K dual-camera drone for just $69.97.

I’ve Taught Over 10,000 People How to Build Their Entrepreneurial Spirit — Here’s How to Keep That Spark Alive Long After Your Startup Succeeds

June 6, 2024

Here are three crucial tips for how companies can overcome risk aversion, prioritize entrepreneurship and promote the creativity that made them successful in the first place.

Greptile raises $4M to build an AI-fueled code base expert

June 6, 2024

When you look at how generative AI is being implemented across developer tools, the focus for the most part has been on generating code, as with Github Copilot. Greptile, an early stage startup from a group of recent Georgia Tech grads, decided to take a different approach: using AI to help developers understand the code […]

Study finds that AI models hold opposing views on controversial topics

June 6, 2024

The models tended to answer questions inconsistently, which reflects biases embedded in the data used to train the models.

Cube is building a ‘semantic layer’ for company data

June 6, 2024

A growing number of businesses are embracing data models — abstract models that organize elements of data and standardize how they relate to one another. But as the data analytics and AI boom drives organizations to expect more of data models, many of the old paradigms are proving difficult to manage — and exceptionally brittle. […]

Robinhood acquires global crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200M

June 6, 2024

Stock-trading platform Robinhood is diving deeper into the cryptocurrency realm with the acquisition of crytpo exchange Bitstamp. Robinhood said it expects the deal to close in the first half of 2025, with the final transaction value to be in the region of $200 million. While Robinhood is better known for its stock-trading services, allowing ordinary consumers to […]

Fintech Torpago has a unique way to compete with Brex and Ramp: turning banks into customers

June 6, 2024

Torpago’s Powered By product is geared for regional and community banks, with under $20 billion in assets, to launch their own branded cards and spend management programs.

The Download: AI vs quantum, and the future of reproductive rights in the US