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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The battery-powered cart features a touchscreen where the shopper enters their phone number, adds items to the cart and then uses the screen to pay at the end.
Veeve bags $6.7M to turn shopping carts into smart ones by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Betterment, a roboadvisory platform which manages over $33 billion in assets, has finally launched its crypto offering after completing a private beta phase. The fintech acquired Makara, a crypto asset management startup, back in February and has been working towards transforming Makara into its own in-house crypto product since the deal closed. Crypto for Betterment, […]
Roboadvisor Betterment launches crypto offering with four themed portfolios by Anita Ramaswamy originally published on TechCrunch
The CEO of The Muse said that these smaller recruitment startups have a better shot at scale and success together than alone.
The Muse buys Fairygodboss as roll-up acquisitions come to VC by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
Vanta, a security compliance automation startup, today announced that it raised $40 million in an extension of its Series B funding round that closed in June, which valued the company at $1.6 billion. Notably, Crowdstrike invested in the extension — which was led by Craft Ventures — through its Falcon Fund, joined by Sequoia, Y […]
Vanta lands $40M to automate cybersecurity compliance by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Roku’s newest venture goes beyond your TV screen: The hardware company just announced Roku Smart Home, a new lineup of devices including security cameras, video doorbells, smart lights, and voice-enabled smart plugs. The company also launched a Roku Smart Home mobile app and a security camera subscription service. Roku building out its home technologies is significant […]
Roku dives into smart home market with security cameras, video doorbells, smart lights, and more by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Ntropy, a company offering an API that enriches transaction data for financial services businesses, today announced that it raised $11 million in a Series A round led by Lakestar with participation from QED Investors and January Investors. CEO Nare Vardanyan says that the funding will be put toward growing the company’s team, specifically in the […]
Ntropy raises cash to normalize and classify transaction data by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Greenlight Infinity includes 5% savings for its children’s savings accounts, along with new safety features like location sharing, SOS alerts, and crash detection.
Children’s financial app Greenlight signals next app iteration with family safety features by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Some seven years after selling his previous company to Google, Jacob Bank is preparing to launch his next project, this time with a focus on automating mundane, repetitive tasks. Bank was previously cofounder and CEO at Timeful, a smart scheduling app that helped users make better use of their time through automatically prioritizing their various […]
After selling his last startup to Google, this founder now wants to automate mundane tasks with Relay by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch