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I spent a bit of time at Figure’s Sunnyvale offices during a recent visit to the South Bay. The firm is currently in that semi-awkward phase where it’s ready to talk about what it’s working on — but only to a point. That means things like its process and plans are on the table, while […]

Figure raises $70M to build its humanoid robots by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Here’s a quick rundown of three climate tech funding rounds that caught our attention.

What’s getting funded in climate tech: Managing ESG data, supplying fusion startups and removing carbon by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch

The $79 billion sneakers (or “trainers,” for our U.K. readers) industry has spawned a lucrative resale market, expected to hit $30 billion by the end of the decade — up from $5 billion in 2020. Some have even called sneakers an alternative asset class, an investable product that can be bought and sold on for […]

Laced, a UK-based resale marketplace for authenticated premium sneakers, raises $12M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Merely months have passed since Microsoft and OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT to the world, sparking a fervor among tech enthusiasts and industry titans. Now, the technology that underpins this generative AI is breaking barriers, reaching remote hamlets miles away from the tech hubbubs of Seattle and San Francisco. Jugalbandi, a chatbot built in collaboration by Microsoft, […]

Microsoft’s AI reaches rural India by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch