Voicemod tools up with $14.5M to ride the generative AI (sonic)boom The first thing we ask Voicemod‘s CEO and co-founder, Jamie Bosch, when he picks up the phone to talk about a…
Category: Robotics & AI
A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience
A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience Today marks exactly one year since Russia’s illegal, unprovoked, and brutal of Ukraine. This week, a majority of the members of…
South Africa’s Envisionit Deep AI gets $1.65M to expand access to medical imaging
South Africa’s Envisionit Deep AI gets $1.65M to expand access to medical imaging Dr. Jaishree Naidoo was in charge of pediatric radiology at a South African hospital in 2014, when she had…
Two days in the Bay
Two days in the Bay It was genuinely a bit surreal seeing deep green hills in the South Bay last week. Growing up in Fremont, I know the change from brown to…
EU asks who should fund future networks, as telcos eye Australia-style Big Tech bargaining code
EU asks who should fund future networks, as telcos eye Australia-style Big Tech bargaining code The European Union has kicked off a consultation on how to fund the “massive” upgrades to Internet…
Source.ag raises $23M to raise the bar on raising crops with AI
Source.ag raises $23M to raise the bar on raising crops with AI Based in the Netherlands, blossoming agtech startup Source.ag has announced a $23 million Series A funding round to help grow…
Report details how Big Tech is leaning on EU not to regulate general purpose AIs
Report details how Big Tech is leaning on EU not to regulate general purpose AIs It’s still pretty early in the year but the disruptive power of general purpose AI (GPAI) already…
Spoke AI is using generative AI to pull signal from workplace noise
Spoke AI is using generative AI to pull signal from workplace noise As generative AI’s fast-unfolding power to supercharge content-creation amps up concern over what automation might mean for free access to…
Samsung debuts a Bixby feature that creates an AI-generated copy of a user’s voice to answer calls
Samsung debuts a Bixby feature that creates an AI-generated copy of a user’s voice to answer calls Samsung has announced a new feature for its Bixby mobile assistant that creates an AI-generated…
Spotify launches ‘DJ,’ a new feature offering personalized music with AI-powered commentary
Spotify launches ‘DJ,’ a new feature offering personalized music with AI-powered commentary Ahead of Spotify’s upcoming Stream On event, where the company is expected to announce a redesigned home feed and other…