Ushur, which aims to automate aspects of the customer experience, raises $50M Automation tech continues to attract funding in an increasingly challenging macroeconomic environment. That’s because of its cash-saving potential, no doubt….
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Laser-focused on creativity, Glowforge adds AI image generation
Laser-focused on creativity, Glowforge adds AI image generation We’ve all had a lot of fun with creating game assets, odd selfies, custom stock images and dubious nudes, and it was only a…
Generative AI is building the foundation of proptech’s next wave
Generative AI is building the foundation of proptech’s next wave Kunal Lunawat Contributor Share on Twitter Kunal Lunawat is co-founder and managing partner of Agya Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on…
Drone imagery firm DroneBase rebrands to Zeitview, lands $55M investment
Drone imagery firm DroneBase rebrands to Zeitview, lands $55M investment Zeitview, the company formerly known as DroneBase, today announced that it raised $55 million to further develop its air and ground data…
FRIDA’s robot arm attempts to bring DALL-E-style AI art to real-world canvases
FRIDA’s robot arm attempts to bring DALL-E-style AI art to real-world canvases One could make a very reasonable argument that FRIDA (Framework and Robotics Initiative for Developing Arts) is as much a…
Modular eel robots combine soft and rigid components
Modular eel robots combine soft and rigid components Here’s an interesting comment from MIT’s Alfonso Parra Rubio, “Treating soft versus hard robotics is a false dichotomy.” For, I suppose, obvious reasons, thinking…
Quora opens its new AI chatbot app Poe to the general public
Quora opens its new AI chatbot app Poe to the general public Q&A platform Quora has opened up public access to its new AI chatbot app, Poe, which lets users ask questions…
Google takes on ChatGPT with Bard and shows off AI in search
Google takes on ChatGPT with Bard and shows off AI in search Google is rushing to take part in the sudden fervor for conversational AI, driven by the pervasive success of rival…
Neko, Daniel Ek’s next play, is another spin on preventative healthcare
Neko, Daniel Ek’s next play, is another spin on preventative healthcare Make room for yet another preventative health play: Spotify founder Daniel Ek officially confirmed rumors of his new “health tech” startup,…
Code-generating platform Magic challenges GitHub’s Copilot with $23M in VC backing
Code-generating platform Magic challenges GitHub’s Copilot with $23M in VC backing Magic, a startup developing a code-generating platform similar to GitHub’s Copilot, today announced that it raised $23 million in a Series…