Food tech roundup: Plant-based protein eaters still want it to taste like meat
Taste is something that continues to be a challenge for plant-based protein companies. If it tastes more like meat, it's a winner, according to new stats from Good Food Institute.
Read moreButternut Box wolfs down $354M for subscription canine cuisine
Butternut Box, a U.K.-based startup that prepares and ships healthy food and supplements for dogs, is raising £280 million ($354 million) in a round of funding from General Atlantic and L Catterton. Founded out of London in 2016, Butternut Box serves a handful of European markets with myriad culinary products spanning
Read moreAre AI models doomed to always hallucinate?
Large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s ChatGPT all suffer from the same problem: they make stuff up. The mistakes range from strange and innocuous — like claiming that the Golden Gate Bridge was transported across Egypt in 2016 — to highly problematic, even dangerous. A mayor in Australia recently threatened
Read more4 founders give us their take on what’s ahead for construction tech
Founders chatted with us about construction tech trends so we could get a basic idea of where the industry is headed.
Read moreHow to Drive Lifelong Learning: Practical Ways for Digital Trailblazers
At a recent Coffee with Digital Trailblazers, a LinkedIn audio event I host on Fridays at 11am ET, we discussed the topic of driving creativity and lifelong learning. I wrote in Digital Trailblazer, “How you encourage innovation, experimentation, learning, and smart risk-taking is critical in transforming organizations,” and I was
Read moreCinemin is a fun camera app with animated film aesthetics without any AI
Tinrocket, makers of popular apps such as Waterlogue and Olli, have released a new camera app called Cinemin to shoot animated photos and videos without the help of any AI filters. The app, available for free, uses inspiration from traditional animated art and films for its filters. You can apply
Read moreUnit Tests Aren’t Tests, They’re Sensors
A good unit test doesn’t need to check whether the code works, just whether it’s changedContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreIndian fintechs amplify payments soundbox pitches to woo merchants
Some of India’s biggest fintech startups are making deeper inroads into soundboxes, unveiling new push to the pocket-sized devices whose chimes are fast becoming the new ‘ka-ching’ for millions of Indian merchants. Paytm, whose soundbox leads the market and is used by over 7 million merchants, launched an advanced version
Read moreNigerian embedded finance platform Anchor raises $2.4M to expand product offerings
Anchor, a Nigerian banking-as-a-service (BaaS) provider, has raised $2.4 million in seed investment. Justin Kan’s Goat Capital led the financing round which also welcomed participation from FoundersX, Rebel Fund and some existing investors, including Y Combinator and Byld Ventures. The fintech emerged from stealth a year ago with over $1 million
Read moreDesign Distributed Ledger System
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