The EU wants to regulate your favorite AI tools

January 10, 2023
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. How was your break? I spent mine back home in snowy Finland, extremely offline. Bliss! I hope you’re well-rested, because this year is going to be even wilder than 2022 for AI.  Last…

‘If You Have to be a Successful Enterprise, You Have to Play in the Space’

January 10, 2023
Srini Srinivasan worked for companies like IBM, VerdiSoft, Yahoo, and CitrusLeaf before he co-founded Aerospike in 2009. The Aerospike’s real-time data platform enables organizations to act instantly across billions of transactions. He opens up more with Entrepreneur India on how his company is competing with other players, adoption of real-time data by enterprises in the last few years and much more…

Indian edtech Unacademy cuts upskilling service to double down on tests product and LinkedIn rival

January 10, 2023

Unacademy said on Tuesday that Relevel, its upskilling product, is shifting focus to tests product and the newly launched LinkedIn-rival NextLevel, the latest in a series of changes from the Indian edtech unicorn as it scrambles to aggressively find the next breakthrough. As part of the move, about 40 people at Relevel will be let […]

Indian edtech Unacademy cuts upskilling service to double down on tests product and LinkedIn rival by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Roomba testers feel misled after intimate images ended up on Facebook

January 10, 2023
When Greg unboxed a new Roomba robot vacuum cleaner in December 2019, he thought he knew what he was getting into.  He would allow the preproduction test version of iRobot’s Roomba J series device to roam around his house, let it collect all sorts of data to help improve its artificial intelligence, and provide feedback…

OpenAI in talks to back Zeloof and chip legend Keller’s startup at $100 million valuation

January 10, 2023

Sam Zeloof is a popular name on YouTube and tech Twitter. For years, he has been documenting his impressive journey of building silicon chips at his garage. What most people don’t know is that Zeloof has been working to take this expertise to its next logical level. Zeloof has partnered with engineering veteran Jim Keller […]

OpenAI in talks to back Zeloof and chip legend Keller’s startup at $100 million valuation by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

App Store and Play Store are flooded with dubious ChatGPT apps

January 10, 2023

ChatGPT is the hottest topic of discussion in the tech industry. OpenAI’s chatbot that answers questions in natural language has attracted interest from users and developers. Some developers are trying to take advantage of the trend by making dubious apps — both on the App Store and the Play Store — that aim to make […]

App Store and Play Store are flooded with dubious ChatGPT apps by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Jetstream, a Ghanaian e-logistics platform for Africa’s B2B importers and exporters, takes in $13M equity, debt

January 10, 2023

The market for cross-border logistics services is said to hit revenues of $32 billion by 2025, with several companies vying for market share in the ever-growing competitive industry. Ghanaian e-logistics startup Jetstream Africa is on the list, and today, it’s announcing that it has secured $13 million in equity and debt pre-Series A financing.  Fintech […]

Jetstream, a Ghanaian e-logistics platform for Africa’s B2B importers and exporters, takes in $13M equity, debt by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Qarnot creates green data centers by putting servers in central heating boilers

January 10, 2023

Running a data center means that you have to find innovative ways to manage heat from the servers. And French startup Qarnot is standardizing its process to reuse fatal heat and turn it into an asset. While the startup has been around for a while, Qarnot now wants to reach the next level. It has […]

Qarnot creates green data centers by putting servers in central heating boilers by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Singapore-based Supermom helps parenting brands navigate a post-cookie world

January 10, 2023

Supermom, a parenting platform with 20 million users in six Southeast Asian countries, offers parents price comparisons, communities and the chance to earn money by completing surveys. For brands, it gives them a way to conduct market research and collect first-party data, which is important as marketers prepare for a post-cookie world. The Singapore-based startup […]

Singapore-based Supermom helps parenting brands navigate a post-cookie world by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

Korean handmade goods marketplace Backpackr gears up to expand into Southeast Asia

January 10, 2023

About a decade ago, Donghwan Kim helped his cousin, a ceramist, look for sales channels, like flea markets, to sell his ceramics. But they had a hard time locating a suitable platform, so after about a year, Kim decided to create a marketplace for handmade goods himself in South Korea called Backpackr. Today, Backpackr, which […]

Korean handmade goods marketplace Backpackr gears up to expand into Southeast Asia by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch