How AI Is the Next Step In the Digitization Of the Finance Sector
The financial industry is waking up to the tremendous transformative potential of AI
The Download: shaking up neural networks, and the rise of weight-loss drugs
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. The next generation of neural networks could live in hardware Networks programmed directly into computer chip hardware can identify images faster, and use much less energy, than the traditional neural networks that underpin…
Visa dives deeper into crypto as FTX-linked debit card expands outside US
This FTX-branded Visa debit card will link directly to users’ accounts so people can pay for items and services with their crypto balance in FTX wallets.
Visa dives deeper into crypto as FTX-linked debit card expands outside US by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
Google will open its first data center in Japan in 2023
Google said today that it will open its first data center in Japan by 2023. The company noted that this data center will be located in Inzai City, Chiba, and is a part of its $730 million infrastructure fund that will continue through 2024. This is the company’s third data center in Asia after Taiwan […]
Google will open its first data center in Japan in 2023 by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Twitter nudges you to share the tweet instead of taking a screenshot
Screenshots of tweets are one of the most popular ways to share tweets with friends or post them on your other social media accounts. But Twitter is now showing a pop-up to many users, asking them to share the tweet instead of taking a screenshot. Users are seeing different kinds of popups when they take […]
Twitter nudges you to share the tweet instead of taking a screenshot by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Convective Capital’s $35 million answer to the increasing threat of wildfires
Wildfires have become an ever-increasing threat as houses are built closer together and the growing impacts of climate change wreak havoc on natural landscapes. Entrepreneurs, in response, have started to develop tech meant to minimize the scale and damage of these natural disasters. Convective Capital is a new VC firm looking to back them. Bill […]
Convective Capital’s $35 million answer to the increasing threat of wildfires by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
Purple Elephant Ventures, Kenya’s tourism-focused startup studio, raises $1M pre-seed funding
A Kenya-based venture studio with a focus on tourism, Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV), has raised $1 million pre-seed funding to build the next generation of startups that use technology to modernize the tourism sector. Investors participating in this round include Klister Credit Corp., a Canadian investment firm, The Untours Foundation, and a number of angel […]
Purple Elephant Ventures, Kenya’s tourism-focused startup studio, raises $1M pre-seed funding by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
SaaS platform klikit saves restaurant kitchens from “tablet hell”
The proliferation of delivery services give customers many options, but means chaos for busy restaurants that need to manage orders across multiple apps and channels. Many kitchens handle this by juggling several devices at a time, one for each app. Klikit wants to save Southeast Asian food businesses from “tablet hell” by aggregating order information […]
SaaS platform klikit saves restaurant kitchens from “tablet hell” by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
Tesla Semi production begins with Pepsi getting the first deliveries
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted Thursday that production on its long-delayed all-electric semi truck has started with the first deliveries beginning in December. The automaker introduced an all-electric Class 8 truck prototype, dubbed Tesla Semi, during a splashy November 2017 event held in Hawthorne, California, on the grounds of the company’s design studio and Musk’s […]
Tesla Semi production begins with Pepsi getting the first deliveries by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
As the market cools, aggressive Tiger Global looks to raise a fund that’s half the size as its last
In recent years, assets under management at the investment firm Tiger Global have exploded. Now the firm is taking stock and winnowing down its operations, per a new investor letter first seen by Axios and obtained subsequently by TechCrunch. Most significantly, whether for lack of other options or — just as likely — in reaction […]
As the market cools, aggressive Tiger Global looks to raise a fund that’s half the size as its last by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
Did Kim Kardashian really deserve that crypto fine?
This week was a weird one for crypto, as reality TV superstar Kim Kardashian was one of the first celebrities to get an SEC fine for promoting a cryptocurrency in a social media #ad; we also had to about Dogecoin rallying on Elon’s recommitment to the Twitter deal. Listen to the fill episode below: Welcome […]
Did Kim Kardashian really deserve that crypto fine? by Lucas Matney originally published on TechCrunch