TechCrunch Minute: This startup wants to make Wordle for chess
If you play Wordle every day but also happen to enjoy chess, we’ve got great news for you. Echo Chess, a game built by a company called Echo Chunk, is trying to become Wordle for Chess. No, you’re not playing Wordle but only guessing words like “QUEEN” or “CHECK.” Echo
Read moreUS buyers spent $7.2B on the first day of Amazon’s Prime Day sales event
Adobe's report noted that consumers spent $7.2 billion on the first day as compared to $6.4 billion on the first day in 2023. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreDeepfake-detecting firm Pindrop lands $100M loan to grow its offerings
Pindrop builds deepfake-combatting and multi-factor authentication products targeting businesses in banking, finance and related industries. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreThe Power of Bitcoin in an Interest Rate Cut Resistant Economy
As the global financial landscape undergoes significant shifts, one emerging observation is the likely de-sensitization of the U.S. economy to interest rate cuts in the upcoming business cycle. This phenomenon, akin to the recent desensitization to interest rate hikes, presents unique challenges and opportunities for investors. Among various investment options,
Read moreAnnouncing the agenda for the SaaS Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
Software as a service (SaaS) is an ever-evolving industry. We’ll talk to some of the sharpest minds and professionals in the industry — executives from early- and late-stage SaaS companies, leaders from the infrastructure companies that power the industry and the venture capitalists who fund them. Explore and enjoy, and
Read more4 Unique Benefits of the SAS Clinical Acceleration Repository
SAS Clinical Acceleration Repository, a secure, cloud-native data repository with robust audit and administration capabilities, is now available to help drive innovation for life sciences and health organizations. The analytics platform manages clinical research data, integrates with various data sources, improves clinical trial development, and accelerates the path to regulatory
Read moreThe Way app offers a chance to meditate alongside a Zen Master
A new app called The Way is aiming to help people explore the deeper side of meditation through a single, structured path guided by an authorized Zen Master. Founded by uncle-and-nephew duo Henry Shukman and Jack Shukman, The Way wants to help people move beyond modern mindfulness practices offered by
Read moreSAS Unveils Advanced AI for Life Sciences & Healthcare Sector
SAS Clinical Acceleration Repository is a secure, cloud-native data repository designed to drive innovation in life sciences and healthcare organizations. It allows clinical researchers to analyze trends, uncover breakthrough treatments, and unlock healthcare insights quickly. The analytics platform manages clinical research data, integrates with data sources, improves clinical trial development,
Read moreMenlo Ventures and Anthropic team up on a $100M AI fund
Menlo Ventures and Anthropic are teaming up on a $100 million fund dubbed "the Anthology Fund" to invest in pre-seed and Series A AI startups. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreShaped raises $8M Series A and launches its self-serve recommendations and search service
Whether it’s an online marketplace, store, or social media platform, virtually every site today uses some kind of recommendation service to personalize its offerings. Shaped, which is announcing an $8 million seed funding round today, wants to make it easier for businesses of all sizes to combine the data they
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