Driverless car-sharing startup Vay steers toward B2B services
The new business-to-business division is a bet on what co-founder and CEO Thomas von der Ohe thinks is the future of mobility. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreDrip Capital, a fintech that provides working capital to SMBs, picks up $113M
Drip Capital has raised $113 million in a combination of $23 million in equity and $90 million in debt to provide credit to more small businesses in India and the U.S. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreGoogle’s AI-powered Ask Photos feature begins US rollout
Google said the feature could be used for more than just photo retrieval alone; users would also be able to ask questions to get helpful answers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreThe hidden cost of speed
It’s tempting to push projects out the door, to woo and impress colleagues and supervisors, but the stark truth is that even the smallest projects should have proper review periods.
Read moreTechCrunch Minute: This robotic wheelchair can climb stairs
Korea’s Institute for Machinery and Materials unveiled a pretty cool robotic wheelchair this week. By creating a compliant wheel that conforms to the terrain around it, these engineers have created an early version of a wheelchair that can climb stairs and traverse rocky terrain. The wheel uses a “smart chain”
Read moreMintlify is building a next-gen platform for writing software docs
Mintlify offers a collection of documentation-authoring tools, including tools that can auto-generate docs from codebases. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreGerman LLM maker, Aleph Alpha, pivots to AI support
Europe doesn’t have many large language model (LLM) makers but one of these rare AI beasts — Germany’s Aleph Alpha — appears to be preparing to rule itself out of the running, per Bloomberg, which has an interview with CEO Jonas Andrulis on its pivot to a broader generative AI-support
Read moreRivian’s chief software designer is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
Every automaker is aiming to build and sell the so-called software-defined vehicle. Rivian may have actually done it, but getting there wasn’t easy. Just ask Rivian’s chief of software Wassym Bensaid. In a bid to drive down manufacturing costs and improve the performance of its EVs, Rivian changed 600 parts
Read moreThe AI industry is obsessed with Chatbot Arena, but it might not be the best benchmark
LMSYS' Chatbot Arena is perhaps the most popular AI benchmark today — and an industry obsession. But it's far from a perfect measure. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreBas Wijne Takes the Helm as Chief Executive Officer
APO Group the premier Pan-African communications consultancy and news release distribution business, is pleased to announce Bas Wijne’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer. Bas Wijne, who formerly served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at APO Group, has extensive experience and a strong track record for his new post as CEO.
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