HubSpot unveils strategy to integrate AI across the platform

September 6, 2023
HubSpot, the Boston-based marketing and CRM platform, announced a comprehensive AI strategy it’s calling HubSpot AI, at its Inbound customer conference in Boston today. While HubSpot, much like other enterprise SaaS vendors, has been building in elements of AI for years, with the rise of ChatGPT this year, it is taking a broader approach, while maintaining […]

Read-it-later app Matter can now transcribe your favorite podcasts

September 6, 2023
Matter, a GV-backed read-it-later app that competes broadly with apps like Pocket and Instapaper, though with more of a focus on reading recommendations, is today launching a new way to use its app. The company this morning is debuting “Readable Podcasts,” a feature that will let you save favorite podcasts and transcribe their audio to […]

Bandana is building a platform to help hourly wage workers find better jobs

September 6, 2023
Bandana’s co-founder and CEO Timothy Makalinao grew up in a working class household and saw first-hand how hard it can be for hourly wage employees to find decent work and support a family. When he launched his company last year with two friends he met at college a decade ago — COO Caleb Lee and […]

GoPro Hero 12 Black: battery life’s the thing

September 6, 2023
It’s been nearly 20 years since the first GoPro hit the market. The story since then has been one of several ups and downs, but the line continues to be synonymous with the action cam. After nearly two decades of GoPro, how does one continue to push the state of the art? “Battery life” is […]

Duolingo confirms its app will soon include both math and music lessons

September 6, 2023
Language learning app maker Duolingo this morning officially confirmed the coming launch of its latest product, Duolingo Music. TechCrunch had previously reported the company was hiring for music expertise back in March and noted work on the music app was in development earlier this month. At the time, Duolingo had declined to comment on its […]