Here’s what’s happening on day 1 of TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
Welcome to day 1 of TechCrunch Disrupt 2024! We’re beyond excited to have you here with us as we kick off this incredible event. Get ready for three action-packed days of immersive tech experiences! Learn from industry leaders onstage and in hands-on sessions, network with fellow innovators, meet the startups
Read more3 Ways CIOs Can Drive Amazing Employee Experiences in the Gen AI Era
CIOs often face challenges in prioritizing employee experience in digital transformation. While customer experience and data initiatives may take precedence, neglecting employee experience can affect hiring and morale. Strategies like promoting hybrid work, evaluating AI agents in service functions, and enhancing developer experiences can drive significant improvements and organizational benefits.
Read moreRemote ropes in Carta to simplify equity grants for distributed teams
A few months after acquiring equity management company Easop, Remote, an HR platform for managing geographically distributed teams, is doubling down on its focus on managing equity compensation with a new product, Remote Equity. Remote already makes it easy for companies to work with talent all around the globe. Companies
Read moreRead AI raises $50M to capitalize on strong demand for its AI summary bot
Now that we have so many startups offering AI bots that can do everything from listening to your meetings and transcribing them, to taking notes and surfacing insights, companies in the space are being forced to differentiate themselves by offering additional feature sets and integrations. One such company, Read AI
Read moreThe pragmatist’s guide to the 2024 presidential election
Image: Mr.Nelson design for The Verge / Getty Images Your vote matters. Here’s how it will change the future. It’s easy to look at a gridlocked legislature or unpredictable judicial decisions and feel like American presidential elections don’t matter. What’s the point of getting someone in the White House if
Read moreWe finally have an ‘official’ definition for open source AI
There’s finally an “official” definition of open source AI. The Open Source Initiative (OSI), a long-running institution aiming to define and “steward” all things open source, today released version 1.0 of its Open Source AI Definition (OSAID). The product of several years of collaboration with academia and industry, the OSAID
Read morexAI adds image understanding capabilities to Grok
Elon Musk-owned xAI has added image-understanding capabilities to its Grok AI model. With that, paid users on X social platform can upload an image and ask the AI chatbot questions about it. One of the xAI employees and the official Grok handle posted about this update on X. In a
Read moreEFTCorp & Visa Collabo to Drive Fintech Innovation in Africa
EFT Corporation (EFTCorp) and Visa have announced a 5-year cooperation to transform Africa’s digital payment landscape. This alliance aims to increase financial inclusion and implement sophisticated payment solutions across the continent. This partnership will provide fintech with access to comprehensive prepaid and debit card programs tailored for diverse consumer needs,
Read moreFiligran secures $35M for its cybersecurity threat management suite
Paris-based startup Filigran is fast becoming the next cybersecurity rocketship to track: The company just raised a $35 million Series B round, only a few months after it raised $16 million in a Series A round. Filigran’s main product is OpenCTI, an open-source threat intelligence platform that lets companies or
Read moreIndian fintech Slice seals bank merger
Indian fintech startup Slice has completed its merger with North East Small Finance Bank, marking a rare instance of a startup successfully entering India’s tightly regulated banking sector. The merger, first proposed last year, transforms the Bengaluru-based startup into a banking entity, following months of regulatory scrutiny that has reshaped
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