SoftBank posts loss, with a cumulative loss of $6.3B in its Vision Fund business
As SoftBank prepares to dive deeper into AI investments, the group posted an unexpected consecutive quarterly overall loss, as well as a continued loss in its existing investment business. For your piece, the Vision Funds actually posted a GAIN for the quarter of $0.8 billion, including shared assets such as
Read moreSeoul-based proptech Dongnae acquires co-living platform Dears
Proptech startup Dongnae said Tuesday it plans to acquire Stevens, a South Korean company that operates co-living business Dears. The two companies did not disclose the acquisition price, but Dongnae said it will purchase Stevens with a mix of cash and equity. The Seoul-based proptech outfit previously raised a total of
Read moreAn Introduction to htmx, the HTML-focused Dynamic UI Library
Learn what htmx is, how it simplifies dynamic web development, and how you can harness its potential to enhance your web development process. Continue reading An Introduction to htmx, the HTML-focused Dynamic UI Library on SitePoint.
Read moreApple Music adds a new algorithmic station to let users discover new music
Apple Music has added a new algorithmic radio station to the app called ‘Discovery Station’ in a way to compete with Spotify’s personalized lists. Apple’s Sweden-based rival service has offered its signature “Discover” playlists for years now. In response to that, Apple Music has started rolling out the new station
Read moreUnderstanding SRE (Ep. 597)
Vladyslav Ukis, Head of R&D at Siemens Healthineers and an expert in site reliability engineering (SRE), joins Ben and Ryan to talk about the relationship between SRE and DevOps, balancing SRE principles with organizational structure, and how he thinks GenAI will impact his field. Episode notes: Vlad is Head of
Read moreChina’s draft measures demand ‘individual consent’ for facial recognition use
The pervasive use of facial recognition technology across all facets of life in China has elicited both praise for its convenience and backlash around privacy concerns. The widespread adoption has also fueled the exponential growth of valuations in companies specializing in the field, such as AI giants SenseTime and Megvii.
Read moreMeet with Samsung Next and other pivotal partners at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, which runs September 19–21 in San Francisco, is the startup world’s big tent. It draws founders, venture partners, CEOs, engineers, scientists, policy makers, researchers and entrepreneurs, product managers, CMOs, corporate M&A directors, MBA candidates and business developers who form the entire backbone of the startup ecosystem. The
Read moreMeatable sinks its teeth into $35M to accelerate launch of its cultivated pork products
Venture capital funding to the cultivated meat industry has largely followed other industries in fewer investments made this year; however, there’s still movement in this sector yet. Here in the United States, cultivated meat companies saw regulatory doors open widely after the Food and Drug Administration cleared Upside Foods and
Read moreAuthors are losing their patience with AI, part 349235
On Monday morning, numerous writers woke up to learn that their books had been uploaded and scanned into a massive dataset without their consent. A project of cloud word processor Shaxpir, Prosecraft compiled over 27,000 books, comparing, ranking and analyzing them based on the “vividness” of their language. Many authors
Read moreGM’s BrightDrop to expand commercial EV business to Mexico
BrightDrop, GM’s commercial EV delivery business unit, announced Monday plans to expand sales of its flagship electric vans to Mexico. The first two products coming to Mexico are the BrightDrop Zevo 400 and BrightDrop Zevo 600, according to the company. GM didn’t give a precise date of when Mexico-based customers
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