Hashtag Trending Jul.19- Microsoft announces price hikes for AI integration; Tesla directors overpaid and forced to return over $700 million; A chatbot so good that it’s the death of human customer service?
The free ride is over – Microsoft announces the price hikes for AI integration, Tesla directors were overpaid and forced to return over 700 million dollars of their compensation, Microsoft still isn’t saying how hackers got the key to compromise the U.S. government emails and a chatbot so good that
Read moreReliance-backed Dunzo defers staff pay again amid funding search
Dunzo, a hyperlocal delivery startup in India, is postponing employee salaries for a month and intends to settle remaining dues from the previous month also in September as the Google and Reliance Retail-backed startup hunts for new funding. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, which partially deferred making payroll for last month until
Read moreNeura Robotics picks up $55M to ramp up in cognitive robotics
Neura Robotics, a German startup that since 2019 has been building cognitive robots — machines that possess memory, the ability to operate across a complex and changing mix of variables, and can collaborate with people (“cobots” as Neura calls them) — has raised $55 million. It plans to use the
Read moreYouth Empowerment Through Digital Skills
In today’s digital age, it is essential to equip young people with the necessary skills for their future success. By learning and honing digital skills, youth can enhance their employability and explore entrepreneurial opportunities to generate income without the need for full-time employment. From content creation and coding to AI
Read moreKorean fashion platform Musinsa bags $190M Series C led by KKR at a $2.7B valuation
Musinsa, a Seoul-based fashion marketplace, said Wednesday it has raised a $190 million round of Series C funding led by KKR, with participation from Wellington Management. The new capital put Musinsa’s valuation at approximately $2.76 billion (more than 3 trillion won), per sources familiar with the situation. The Korean fashion
Read moreMeet ChatGPT’s Evil Twin
With the continuous advancement of technology, cybercriminals are swift to exploit new tools and techniques for their malicious activities. It didn’t take long for an “evil” version of ChatGPT to emerge, giving rise to reports about WormGPT, a novel generative AI cybercrime tool that empowers cyber criminals to write malware
Read moreShark Tank India investors fall short on pledges
Over a year following the inaugural season of the Indian edition of Shark Tank, the seven esteemed investors made good on less than half of their investment pledges, according to a new analysis, the latest in a series of criticisms for the show. The “sharks” overall invested in only 27
Read moreFormer NHTSA head blasts Cruise’s ‘Humans are terrible drivers’ ad
A former administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has responded to a full-page ad taken out in several major newspapers by Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving subsidiary, that calls humans terrible drivers. The ad points to the nearly 43,000 crash fatalities in 2022 and promotes autonomous vehicles as
Read moreForerunner Ventures sees a future full of ‘digitally native franchises’
Forerunner Ventures first made its name in the venture world by betting on once-nascent startups like Jet, Bonobos and Glossier when it was far easier to build a digitally native brand. Yet as commerce evolves, so does the firm. As part of its ongoing evolution, Forerunner five years ago brought
Read moreBasecamp introduces special reduced pricing in India
Basecamp, one of the widely used project management tools first released in 2004, is now available to users in India with special reduced pricing that is as low as about $4 a month. On Tuesday, 37signals co-founder and CEO Jason Fried announced the reduced pricing of Basecamp for new customers
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