Conversational AI Is a Revolution That’s Just Getting Started. Here’s How It Can Boost Your Business.
Here are five ways conversational AI can transform your business.
Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab closes on $2B at $10B valuation
Thinking Machines Lab, the secretive AI startup founded by OpenAI’s former chief technology officer Mira Murati, has closed a $2 billion seed round at a $10 billion valuation.
Match restructures executive leadership, hires former Snap VP of Product as new CTO
Match Group, the parent company of several popular dating apps, including Tinder and Hinge, has announced a revamped executive leadership team. Most notably, the company is bringing on former Vice President of Product at Snap Will Wu as its new Chief Technology Officer in a newly-created role. Wu will oversee product innovation across Match’s portfolio […]
Match restructures executive leadership, hires former Snap VP of Product as new CTO by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
As activist investors target Salesforce, what’s next for the CRM giant?
With two activist investors taking significant stakes in Salesforce, Marc Benioff will be challenged in ways he probably hasn’t been before.
As activist investors target Salesforce, what’s next for the CRM giant? by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
Crypto job hunters should build personal brands and be ‘obsessed with web3’
This month was filled with announcements from major crypto firms that were laying off employees. Of course, this “trend” is not limited to this industry.
Crypto job hunters should build personal brands and be ‘obsessed with web3’ by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
Inscribe bags $25M to fight financial fraud with AI
Conor Burke spent much of his career in the back office of a big bank in Ireland. His team was tasked with digitizing the onboarding process — particularly document-heavy manual review workflows — that were costing the bank millions of dollars every year and not catching fraud. According to him, the biggest challenge was figuring […]
Inscribe bags $25M to fight financial fraud with AI by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Then call them ‘robots’
Before they were robots, they were “androids” or “automatons.” The word “robot” is commonly accepted as having arrived in English through — of all places — a Czech play. “R.U.R.” made its public debut in Prague 102 years ago, yesterday. It would arrive in the States a year and a half later, with Spencer Tracy […]
Then call them ‘robots’ by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
How Roomba tester’s private images ended up on Facebook
A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on social media? This episode we go behind the scenes of an MIT Technology Review investigation that uncovered how sensitive photos taken by an AI powered vacuum were leaked and landed on the internet. Reporting: We meet: Credits: This episode was reported…
Pitch Deck Teardown: Orange’s $2.5M seed deck
Orange is taking a different approach to EV charging, and it shared with us the deck it used to raise a $2.5 million seed round.
Pitch Deck Teardown: Orange’s $2.5M seed deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
Stripe eyes an exit over next 12 months
Fintech startup Stripe has set a 12-month deadline for itself to go public, either through a direct listing, or pursue a transaction on the private market, such as a fundraising event and a tender offer, according to sources familiar with the matter. The news, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal, comes as a […]
Stripe eyes an exit over next 12 months by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
Substack introduces ‘private Substacks’ that readers can request to subscribe to
Newsletter platform Substack announced today that it’s introducing several new features, including private Substacks. A private Substack is a publication that you can host alone or readers can request to subscribe to read your posts. Writers can choose to approve or decline each subscription request. In a blog post, Substack explained that private Substack accounts […]
Substack introduces ‘private Substacks’ that readers can request to subscribe to by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch