US AI Safety Institute could face big cuts
The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]
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Zen Educate, a marketplace that matches schools with teachers, raises $21M to fuel U.S. expansion
Zen Educate, an online marketplace that algorithmically matches schools with the best available teachers, has raised £19.3 million ($21 million) in a Series A extension round of funding. Founded out of London in 2017, Zen Educate is setting out to supplant the traditional approach to recruiting teachers, a system that typically involves third-party agencies and […]
Zen Educate, a marketplace that matches schools with teachers, raises $21M to fuel U.S. expansion by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Open finance startup Ayoconnect’s APIs enable financial inclusion in Southeast Asia
Focused on Southeast Asia, Ayoconnect’s APIs make it faster for businesses to launch new financial services, instead of needing to build their own tech infrastructure. It is also licensed by Indonesia’s central bank, enabling it to offer more services. The open finance startup announced today it has closed a $13 million Series B extension round […]
Open finance startup Ayoconnect’s APIs enable financial inclusion in Southeast Asia by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
Truth Social debuts in the Google Play Store
Though it’s been available for the iPhone for months, Truth Social is now listed in Google’s app marketplace for the first time. Axios first reported Wednesday that Truth Social, former President Trump’s social network, cleared the necessary hurdles to get approval from Google. The app became available on Android shortly after and is now live […]
Truth Social debuts in the Google Play Store by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
An ‘ambitious’ new D&D game is on the way from Invoke Studios, formerly Tuque Games
There’s a new D&D video game on the way from the Montreal studio formerly known as Tuque Games. Wizards of the Coast, which publishes Dungeons & Dragons, has relaunched the Canadian game developer as Invoke Studios — a revamped company with a focus on crafting big games out of the considerable source material that comes […]
An ‘ambitious’ new D&D game is on the way from Invoke Studios, formerly Tuque Games by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
Resonance is a new $150 million VC fund based in Paris
There’s a new VC fund in town — at least if you live in Paris. Meet Resonance, a new $150 million fund (€150 million) backed 100% by Otium Capital. You may already be familiar with Otium Capital. It is Pierre-Edouard Stérin’s family office. Back in 2003, Stérin co-founded Smartbox Group, the company behind many popular […]
Resonance is a new $150 million VC fund based in Paris by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
Pillow wants to make crypto saving and investing easy for new users
Pillow aspires to be an all-in-one platform that helps even newbie users save, spend and invest in crypto currency. The Singapore-based startup announced it has raised $18 million in Series A financing co-led by Accel and Quona Capital, with participation from Elevation Capital and Jump Capital. The app currently has more than 75,000 users in […]
Pillow wants to make crypto saving and investing easy for new users by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
Ask the professor: Wharton’s Mori Taheripour on how to negotiate the right way
Mori Taheripour teaches negotiations at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where she has taught undergraduates, MBA students and executive MBA students how to have better business conversations. Taheripour has also coached corporate clients, including on behalf of Goldman Sachs and Major League Baseball, about how to feel more confident and comfortable in […]
Ask the professor: Wharton’s Mori Taheripour on how to negotiate the right way by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
Royalty-backed Lightrock packs $834 million into its first climate fund
Lightrock, the London-based backer of neobank Niyo and “wood modification” company Kebony, has secured about $834 million (€860 million) for a new fund focused on climate tech. The private equity and venture firm plans to pump the money into startups in areas such as clean energy, decarbonization and sustainable agriculture. Lightrock plans to write checks as […]
Royalty-backed Lightrock packs $834 million into its first climate fund by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch