Rebellions lands $124M to develop its new AI Rebel chip with Samsung
Rebellions, a South Korean fabless AI chip startup, said today it has closed $124 million (165 billion KRW) in a Series B round of funding to develop its third AI chip, called Rebel. The startup will also use the new capital, oversubscribed with an initial target of $90 million, to
Read moreSaying goodbye to the little helicopter that could
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Last week, NASA held its annual day of remembrance to commemorate all those who lost their lives in the pursuit of human space exploration – including the crews of Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia. The day is a sobering reminder of the perils
Read moreOpenAI partners with Common Sense Media to collaborate on AI guidelines
OpenAI hopes to win the trust of parents — and policymakers — by partnering with organizations that work to minimize tech and media harms to kids, preteens and teens. Case in point, OpenAI today announced a partnership with Common Sense Media, the nonprofit organization that reviews and ranks the suitability
Read moreStreaming media company Plex raises new funds as it nears profitability
Media streamer Plex has raised new capital. The company, which began as a media organization startup, has morphed over the years to become a one-stop shop for all your media, including ad-supported streaming, which now accounts for much of its revenue growth. The new round, which has not yet been
Read moreTomorrow.io’s radar satellites use machine learning to punch well above their weight
Those of us lucky enough to be sitting by a window can predict the weather just by looking outside, but for the less privileged, weather forecasting and analysis is getting better and better. Tomorrow.io just released the results from its first two radar satellites, which, thanks to machine learning, turn
Read moreReddit at $5B seems eminently reasonable
Reddit's feeling out its own IPO valuation is crucial, especially given that hightened regulatory scrutiny is restricting M&A as an exit avenue for unicorns. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreAny growth is good, but sustainable growth is the key to success
What worked for PayPal is a good example of how your startup can start looking for its best routes to market, too. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreVisible wants to track your illness, more than your fitness
There’s no shortage of health and fitness trackers — the list of suppliers is as long as my arm, ranging from the mainstream (Apple, Google, Samsung, Fitbit, Withings) to the more esoteric and specialized (Polar, Suunto, Garmin). The assumption underpinning each of those devices is that you’re more or less
Read moreCap VC wants to be the AI-powered ‘operating system’ for VCs
Cap VC is launching a tool for VC firms, and is planning to expand its offering to startups raising money. The idea is to make better investment decisions, faster, using the power of AI. VC is a people-business above all, but as AIs are getting closer and closer to being
Read moreHearings on Canada’s proposed cybersecurity law to start today
Work on the second plank of the Liberal government’s cybersecurity and privacy strategy starts this afternoon. That’s when the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security opens hearings on Bill C-26, which amends legislation governing telecommunications companies and creates the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act (CCSPA).
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