Eyeing vision-based autonomy for farm equipment, Bonsai Robotics raises $10.5M
One can’t accuse Bonsai Robotics of lacking focus. The Bay Area-based firm is starting with trees — specifically nut trees. Like most labor-intensive sectors these days, farms have suffered from a profound lack of available workers, so the startup began striking deals with OEMs to outfit heavy farming equipment with
Read moreGoogle Pixel Event 2023: How to stream the Pixel 8 reveal
The biggest question at this point is whether Google has any more surprises up its sleeve. The company appears to have announced everything about the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel Watch 2 but the price. And even that appears to have been revealed amid a torrent of leaks.
Read moreRivian Q3 deliveries beat expectations, jump 23% from previous quarter
Rivian reported Monday it produced 16,304 vehicles at its Normal, Illinois factory and delivered 15,564 to customers, a higher-than-expected result that puts the company on track to beat its estimates for the year. Shares of Rivian fell 3% before gaining back some ground to settle at $24.13. Rivian expects to
Read moreCustomer Centric Car Wash App Awarded for Creative use of AI
Innovative wash app that builds customer loyalty by automatically detecting a vehicle’s number plate using number plate recognition algorithms and triggering messages to people who have signed up for a loyalty programme, offering them awards for repeat visits takes home silver. The app developed for CarSpa, a car-washing business in
Read moreSpotify spotted developing AI-generated playlists created with prompts
Following the successful launch of Spotify’s AI-powered DJ feature and, more recently, added support for AI-translated podcasts, Spotify now appears to be developing another means of using AI in its app: AI-powered playlists. References discovered in the app’s code indicate the company may be developing generative AI playlists users could
Read moreWhere fintech is strongest as SBF heads to court
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. Welcome to Q4 2023, the period in which
Read moreExim issues email server update, mitigations for 6 zero-day vulnerabilities
Network administrators with Exim Main Transfer Agent email servers in their environments are being urged to update their servers today or apply mitigations to close six zero-day vulnerabilities. The security release, exim-4.96.1, is being published today. “This is a security release,” says Exim on its website. “You should upgrade as
Read moreNo surprises on any system: Q&A with Loris Cro of Zig
When all the other languages go one way, time to change direction.
Read moreSanlam’s New Fintech Cluster to Fast Track Financial Access for All Africans
The launch of Sanlam Fintech – a business cluster within the Sanlam Group – signals a strategic move to expand the Group’s existing fintech offering and ensure that all aspects of the US$8-billion (R143-billion) listed company’s services are digitally led. The overarching goal is to use tech to accelerate access
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