Women in AI: Kathi Vidal at the USPTO has been working on AI since the early 1990s

December 20, 2024

Pairing live support with accurate AI outputs

A live agent spends hours each week manually documenting routine interactions. Another combs through multiple knowledge bases to find the right solution, scrambling to piece it together while the customer waits on hold. A third types out the same response they’ve written dozens of times before. These repetitive tasks can be draining, leaving less time…

April 3, 2024

To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. We’ll publish several pieces throughout the year as the AI boom continues, highlighting key work that often goes unrecognized. Read more profiles here. […]

Storiaverse launches a short-form storytelling app that combines video and written content

April 3, 2024

Agnes Kozera and David Kierzkowski, the co-founders of podcast sponsorship marketplace Podcorn, today launched their newest app—Storiaverse, a short-form entertainment platform that offers a multi-format reading experience, combining animated video and written content. Available on iOS and Android devices, Storiaverse caters to graphic novel readers and adult animation fans who want to discover original stories […]

Nvidia might be clouding the funding climate for AI chip startups, but Hailo is still fighting

April 3, 2024

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, when we take a moment to dig into a raft of startup and venture capital news. No big tech here! Keep in mind that Y Combinator’s demo day […]

5 Women Entrepreneurs Share Their Top Advice for Finding Your Path to Career Success

April 3, 2024

Learn the expert career tips shared by the speakers at our live “Real Talk With Inspiring Entrepreneurs” event.

High Performance Psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais Shares the First Rule of Mastery

April 3, 2024

Stop worrying about what people think of you, start living a life of purpose

The Power Bank That Can Charge Six Devices Is Just $184 Through April 7

April 3, 2024

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Fisker’s Ocean SUV investigated for doors that won’t open

April 3, 2024

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a third investigation into EV startup Fisker’s Ocean SUV, this time centered on problems getting the doors to open. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) says in a new notice that it has received 14 complaints from owners who have not been able to open the doors […]

Team management app Homebase welcomes $60M Series D to give SMBs ‘superpowers’

April 3, 2024

Homebase’s human resources and team management app targets the two-thirds of Americans who will never work from home.

Microsoft and Quantinuum say they’ve ushered in the next era of quantum computing

April 3, 2024

Microsoft and Quantinuum today announced a major breakthrough in quantum error correction. Using Quantinuum’s ion-trap hardware and Microsoft’s new qubit-virtualization system, the team was able to run more than 14,000 experiments without a single error. This new system also allowed the team to check the logical qubits and correct any errors it encountered without destroying […]

Oura launches a new Labs section to test out new features

April 3, 2024

Smart ring manufacturer Oura is introducing a new section in its app called Oura Labs to test out new features and get user feedback. As part of this rollout — currently available only on iOS — the company is launching Symptom Radar, which tracks strain markers on your body to detect an onset of changing […]

Pairing live support with accurate AI outputs