Zoox opens its Las Vegas robotaxi service to the public
But it's not quite a commercial service just yet. These rides are free — for now.
Read moreAI gaming startup Born raises $15M to build ‘social’ AI companions that combat loneliness
Born, maker of cute virtual pet Pengu, believes the current chatbot landscape isn't the final form factor for AI friends. The Berlin-based startup raised $15M on the idea that AI companions should have a social component.
Read moreThis app just raised $14M to take on the loneliness epidemic
Clyx is social platform that helps users find IRL community events to join.
Read moreFlutterwave Partners Clear Junction to Enhance Cross-Border Payments
Flutterwave is announcing its partnership with Clear Junction, a trusted partner and pioneer in payment solutions for regulated institutions, in facilitating cross-border trade payment and treasury services to enhance its support for African remittance customers making cross-border payments to the UK and EU. Flutterwave now has access to Clear Junction’s
Read moreA mental random number generator
George Marsaglia was a big name in random number generation. I’ve referred to his work multiple times here, most recently in this article from March on randomly generating points on a sphere. He is best remembered for his DIEHARD battery of tests for RNG quality. See, for example, this post.
Read moreNew symbols in Unicode 17
Unicode 17.0 was released yesterday. According to the announcement This version adds 4,803 new characters, including four new scripts, eight new emoji characters, as well as many other characters and symbols, bringing the total of encoded characters to 159,801. My primary interest in Unicode is for symbols. Here are some
Read moreThe MechaHitler defense contract is raising red flags
Ask someone their worst fears about AI, and you'll find a few recurring topics - from near-term fears like AI tools replacing human workers and the loss of critical thinking to apocalyptic scenarios like AI-designed weapons of mass destruction and automated war. Most have one thing in common: a loss
Read moreTrends Shaping Mobile Payments in Africa
In just a few years, mobile digital payments have shifted from a convenience to a core feature of Africa’s financial landscape. The surge in contactless payments and the popularity of mobile wallets are reshaping how consumers and businesses transact and laying the foundation for a cash-light and invisible-payment economy. “Payments
Read moreRobinhood embraces copy trading after warning competitors about regulatory risks
Roughly nine months after suggesting that a young copy trading platform could only operate because it flew "under the radar" of regulators, Robinhood has announced its own entry into the space with "Robinhood Social," a new feature that will allow users to follow and manually replicate the trades of prominent
Read moreSources: AI training startup Mercor eyes $10B+ valuation on $450 million run rate
The two-year-old startup has been in discussions with investors for a Series C round.
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