Verity brings in another $11M for its inventory drones

July 11, 2023

Seems were in the middle of drone delivery summer. A few weeks back, Gather AI snapped up competitor, Ware, following an executive shake and soon after, San Jose-based B Garage brought in a $20 million Series A. Today, Swiss startup Verity announced that it’s adding $11 million in funding. The addition is an extension of […]

Verity brings in another $11M for its inventory drones by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: AI weather forecasting, and Threads is thriving

July 11, 2023
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. Weather forecasting is having an AI moment Last week was the hottest week on record. Punishing heat waves and extreme weather events like hurricanes and floods are going to become more common as…

Google Calendar now allows users to take paid appointments

July 11, 2023

Google Calendar has launched a new feature that allows professionals or freelancers to allow their customers to book paid appointments. This could be useful for people such as therapists or teachers providing time-based services. The company has partnered with Stripe for the facility, so users will need to connect their Stripe account to Google Calendar […]

Google Calendar now allows users to take paid appointments by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Rocsys wants to automate EV charging, starting in ports and yards

July 11, 2023

America’s logistics sector is becoming more electrified and autonomous, and Rocsys, a Dutch startup, wants to hit that sweet spot in the middle. Rocsys has created a robotic arm that can transform any electric vehicle charger into an autonomous charger. In yards and ports, where vehicle uptime is crucial and the margin for error is […]

Rocsys wants to automate EV charging, starting in ports and yards by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

China’s search engine pioneer unveils open-source large language model to rival OpenAI

July 11, 2023

In February, Sogou founder Wang Xiaochuan said on Weibo that “China needs its own OpenAI.” The Chinese entrepreneur is now inching closer to his dream as his nascent startup Baichuan Intelligence rolled out its next-generation large language model Baichuan-13B today. Baichuan is being touted as one of China’s most promising LLM developers, thanks to its […]

China’s search engine pioneer unveils open-source large language model to rival OpenAI by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch