Black Tech Nation Ventures’ diversity thesis undeterred by growing DEI backlash
Black Tech Nation Ventures launched in 2021 to address the funding gap for Black founders amid a wave of venture diversity initiatives after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Three years later, amongst growing backlash against DEI and diversity-focused investments, the firm’s mission may be more important now than
Read moreApply to pitch at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 in Boston
Pitches are critical in the quest for funding and first customers. It’s rare, however, for innovators to get truly candid insight on their pitches before stepping in front of VCs. Here’s your chance for something different: We’re excited bring back “So You Think You Can Pitch” at TechCrunch Early Stage
Read moreLightricks announces AI-powered filmmaking studio to help creators visualize stories
Lightricks, the company that makes popular apps like Facetune and Videoleap, announced a new AI-powered filmmaking tool called LTX Studio today. The studio helps creators from the ideation phase to generate an AI-powered short clip to understand how a storyline would play out. LTX Studio, which is currently inviting users
Read moreHashtag Trending Feb.28- OpenAI says New York Times hacked ChatGPT; Apple cancels plans to release electric car; Your Voice is Power teaches indigenous youth about coding
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Read moreEinstein Copilot: Your AI Assistant for CRM
Salesforce announced today the public beta availability of Einstein Copilot, a customizable, conversational, and generative AI assistant for CRM. Einstein Copilot stands out by allowing Salesforce customers to utilize their own private and trusted data to generate responses, without the need for costly AI model training. This unique capability enables
Read moreMTN & Huawei Collaborate on Innovation Technology Lab
MTN Group and Huawei have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Joint Innovation Technology Lab, aimed at fostering technological innovation. The strategic partnership will lead to the creation of an Innovation Technology Lab at MTN Group’s headquarters in South Africa. This lab will serve as a neutral
Read moreMWC 2024: Nothing enters the budget range with Phone (2a)
Nothing isn’t one to be quiet about new releases. The London-based phone company’s media push largely relies on trickling out information about devices bit by bit. It’s been a solid strategy thus far (if a bit annoying as someone who covers this world), as so many of its announcements have
Read moreMax it Super-App Gets Upgrade: Orange MEA Partners with Tencent Cloud
Orange Middle East & Africa has partnered with Tencent Cloud to improve its super-app Max it for businesses and populations in the region to enrich the Max its ecosystem, enhance the customer and partner experience, and strengthen its position in the African market. They plan to adopt Tencent Cloud’s mobility
Read moreThrasio, once king of e-commerce aggregation, files for Ch.11
Thrasio, the U.S. start-up that raised billions of dollars and popularized the concept of e-commerce aggregation — buying up and restructuring dozens of smaller brands and third parties selling on marketplaces like Amazon in a bid for better economies of scale — has commenced a restructuring of its own. The
Read moreOptimizing both hardware and software for GenAI
Ryan and Ben chat with Raymond Lo, AI software evangelist at Intel, about the AI PC, the software that powers AI breakthroughs, and optimizing hardware and software in unison to improve generative AI performance.
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