Max Q: Thank you
Before we get to the news, I wanted to give a heartfelt thank you to all Max Q subscribers.
Max Q: Thank you by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Powering next-gen services with AI in regulated industries
Businesses in highly-regulated industries like financial services, insurance, pharmaceuticals, and health care are increasingly turning to AI-powered tools to streamline complex and sensitive tasks. Conversational AI-driven interfaces are helping hospitals to track the location and delivery of a patient’s time-sensitive cancer drugs. Generative AI chatbots are helping insurance customers answer questions and solve problems. And agentic…
Nufa lets you live up to unrealistic beauty standards at the tap of an app
It isn’t like Instagram is a beacon of truth as it is, but things are about to get a lot worse, as Nufa takes any image and sculpts you into the “after” picture dream that every gym owner wants to project into our souls as they continue on their mission to make us all look […]
Nufa lets you live up to unrealistic beauty standards at the tap of an app by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
Flickr weighs support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Twitter alternative Mastodon
On the heels of Tumblr’s decision to integrate with ActivityPub — the social protocol powering the open-source Twitter alternative Mastodon and others — it appears that photo-sharing site Flickr is now considering doing the same. Flickr CEO Don MacAskill today began to actively poll users about whether or not they’d like to see Flickr support […]
Flickr weighs support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Twitter alternative Mastodon by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Post News, a Twitter alternative, gets funding from a16z
If it seems like Post News launched overnight, that’s because it kind of did. Unlike Mastodon, Hive Social, or other existing social networks being flooded with dissatisfied Twitter users, Post News emerged two weeks ago. The platform was rushed into a live beta, since its team wanted to go public in a time when the […]
Post News, a Twitter alternative, gets funding from a16z by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Elon Musk’s next trick? Picking a fight with Apple
After decimating Twitter’s workforce, imperiling its infrastructure and emptying its ad coffers all within his first month at the company, it’s on to the next thing for Elon Musk. The erratic billionaire picked a fight with Apple in a series of tweets on Monday, bracing for a battle — or perhaps just another volley of […]
Elon Musk’s next trick? Picking a fight with Apple by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
Top 5 Reasons Facial Biometrics Can Help Your Business
With today’s advanced technology, facial biometrics is now the gateway for businesses to verify their customers’ identities with a high degree of confidence while also providing an easy and streamlined user experience.
Move over, operators — consultants are the new nontraditional VC
A growing number of startup consultants are raising funds to back their clients because their clients want them on the cap table.
Move over, operators — consultants are the new nontraditional VC by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
On affinity-focused fintechs, the future of BNPL, and more
An interview with the co-founders of VC firm Fiat Ventures and sister arm Fiat Growth discussing fintechs trends, customer acquisition, and more.
On affinity-focused fintechs, the future of BNPL, and more by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
Amazon CloudWorks Internet Monitor lets you track connection-related performance issues
When it comes to performance issues, it’s hard to know where the problem lies. This is especially true when your monitoring dashboard shows an all-clear, yet you’re still hearing slow app complaints from your users. In these cases, there’s a good chance those problems could be related to an internet connection issue. These kinds of […]
Amazon CloudWorks Internet Monitor lets you track connection-related performance issues by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
AirTree and Greycroft return to lead Australian regtech FrankieOne’s Series A+
FrankieOne, a Melbourne-based startup that provides an API platform for identity verification and fraud detection, said it has added $23 million AUD (about $15.4 million USD) in a Series A+, taking its Series A’s total to $45 million AUD (about $30 million USD). FrankieOne says this is the largest amount of VC funding raised by […]
AirTree and Greycroft return to lead Australian regtech FrankieOne’s Series A+ by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch