February 5, 2025

XOi raises $230M, acquires Specifx to expand its tech for field service technicians

Field service engineers may not be the first group of customers that come to mind when you think about lucrative opportunities in B2B technology. But that same blind spot speaks of the opportunity in the space for those who are stepping up and targeting “the job site.” One of the players in that space, XOi  […]

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DigestAI’s 19-year-old founder wants to make education addictive

October 18, 2022

When Quddus Pativada was 14, he wished that he had an app that could summarize his textbooks for him. Just five years later, Pativada has been there and done that — earlier this year, he launched the AI-based app Kado, which turns photos, documents or PDFs into flash cards. Now, as the 19-year-old founder takes […]

DigestAI’s 19-year-old founder wants to make education addictive by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Deep Render believes AI holds the key to more efficient video compression

October 18, 2022

Chri Besenbruch, CEO of Deep Render, sees many problems with the way video compression standards are developed today. He thinks they aren’t advancing quickly enough, bemoans the fact that they’re plagued with legal uncertainty and decries their reliance on specialized hardware for acceleration. “The codec development process is broken,” Besenbruch said in an interview with […]

Deep Render believes AI holds the key to more efficient video compression by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Mother Honestly’s new commerce offering aims to give employees more freedom when it comes to caregiv

October 18, 2022

Being a working parent is challenging. Being a working mother, according to many studies, is extra challenging. Many mothers have had the unfortunate experience of having to choose between their careers and children as the balancing act of both can be overwhelming. Factor in aging parents and the number of women who are caregivers for […]

Mother Honestly’s new commerce offering aims to give employees more freedom when it comes to caregiv by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

The dark side of a super app like WeChat

October 18, 2022
China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about what’s happening in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. Welcome back to China Report!  I know this is going to be a long week for all of you China watchers. New stories seem to be coming out every minute about the 20th Party Congress…

Netflix to expand into cloud gaming, opens new studio in Southern California

October 18, 2022

At TechCrunch Disrupt, Netflix VP of Gaming Mike Verdu dropped two bits of news about the streaming giant’s foray into games. Verdu said that Netflix is “seriously exploring a cloud gaming offering.” The company will also open a new gaming studio in Southern California. “It’s a value add. We’re not asking you to subscribe as […]

Netflix to expand into cloud gaming, opens new studio in Southern California by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Alaffia Health taps AI to detect errors in hospital bills

October 18, 2022

The multi-decade rise in healthcare costs isn’t expected to reverse course any time soon. In search of a fix, Adun Akanni and TJ Ademiluyi co-founded Alaffia Health in 2020, one of the startups participating in the TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield 200. The healthtech company uses machine learning to try to identify fraud, waste and abuse in […]

Alaffia Health taps AI to detect errors in hospital bills by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Circular Genomics uses RNA to stop depression meds being a guessing game

October 18, 2022

For many people who live with depression, medication is an important part of managing the condition. But knowing which will work for you can be a difficult months-long process. Circular Genomics claims its new form of genetic testing can identify which medications will work for a patient in a fraction of that time. As some […]

Circular Genomics uses RNA to stop depression meds being a guessing game by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Omneky uses AI to generate social media ads

October 18, 2022

Meet Omneky, a startup that leverages OpenAI’s DALLE-2 and GPT-3 models to generate visuals and text that can be used in ads for social platforms. The company wants to make online ads both cheaper and more effective thanks to recent innovations in artificial intelligence and computer vision. Omneky is participating in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch […]

Omneky uses AI to generate social media ads by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Netflix adds 2.41 million subscribers, soaring past expectations

October 18, 2022

Things are looking up for Netflix this quarter. The streamer added 2.41 million subscribers, bringing the total to 223.09 million. Netflix expected a net gain of 1 million subs in the third quarter. The streaming giant also slightly beat analysts’ expectations, earning $7.93 in revenue. Analysts predicted $7.85 billion. Netflix experienced two very grim quarters […]

Netflix adds 2.41 million subscribers, soaring past expectations by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Videos on tap: Vitag launches NFC-powered ‘sticky notes’ for visual instructions

October 18, 2022

While QR codes emerged as something of a technology poster-child during the pandemic, garnering a new lease of life in everything from restaurant menus to contactless payments, there remains a certain inelegance to the matrix barcode system. Usability remains a sticking point, both in terms of the effort it takes to create content and align […]

Videos on tap: Vitag launches NFC-powered ‘sticky notes’ for visual instructions by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch