Pioneering Digital Transformation: Simplify from Industry 4.0 to Government
Manufacturing, construction, and government have a few things in common. These companies and institutions lag other industries in deploying technologies while having a key opportunity to connect the physical world with digital back-office workflows and develop actionable intelligence. These businesses have other similarities. They have understaffed
Read moreSwiss startup Neural Concept raises $27M to cut EV design time to 18 months
Neural Concept lets designers model how components will perform before they can be manufactured. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreDon’t miss StrictlyVC in DC next week
The StrictlyVC roadtrip continues! Coming off of sold-out events in London, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, we’re heading to Washington, D.C. for a cozy-vc-packed, evening at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre on Tuesday, June 11 in partnership with Revolution. StrictlyVC events are known for delivering exclusive insights and fostering meaningful connections
Read moreX tweaks rules to formally allow adult content
X will now allow users to post consensually produced NSFW content as long as it is prominently labeled as such. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreAshby injects recruiting with a dose of AI
Ashby consolidates existing talent acquisition tools and leans heavily on AI to automate the more repetitive steps in the recruitment pipeline. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreMauritius’ Top Credit Company Upgrades Insurance System
CIM Financial Services Ltd- Cim Finance, a leading Mauritian consumer and SME non-banking financial institution, has adopted Root Platform’s digital insurance policy management system. Classified as a Small Island Developing State by the United Nations, Mauritius boasts an online community exceeding 800,000 users. They are linked via a fiber optic
Read moreANC-DA Coalition Sparks Controversy and Optimism in SA
Unexpectedly, a partnership between the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the African National Congress (ANC) has changed the political landscape of South Africa. The coalition has drawn criticism from a few commentators who have called it “sophisticatedly racist.” Despite the polished façade presented by the media and public relations, they argue that
Read moreInside Apple’s efforts to build a better recycling robot
Last week, TechCrunch paid a visit to Apple’s Austin, Texas manufacturing facilities. Since 2013, the company has built its Mac Pro desktop about 20 minutes north of downtown. The 400,000 square foot facility sits in a maze of industry parks, a quick trip south from the company’s in-progress corporate campus.
Read moreMMS Africa Transforms African Broadcasting with inq
MMS Africa, a provider of media management software solutions to broadcasters across Africa, has partnered with inq., a Convergence Partners company, to host its infrastructure, support its IT requirements, and assist with software customization for its broadcast solution. The founder of MMS Africa, Abdul Mathee, says “Since we opened our
Read moreBinit is bringing AI to trash
Early attempts at making dedicated hardware to house artificial intelligence smarts have been criticized as, well, a bit rubbish. But here’s an AI gadget-in-the-making that’s all about rubbish, literally: Finnish startup Binit is applying large language models’ (LLMs) image processing capabilities to tracking household trash. AI for sorting the stuff
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