Collaborative Robotics raises $30M to develop and deploy ‘novel cobot’
A year after unveiling Collaborative Robotics, Brad Porter is still playing it close to the vest. He’s not ready show off the company’s hardware — or even describe it in too great of detail. “I’m being careful about not revealing the design,” he tells TechCrunch. “We’re not really like anything
Read moreProtect AI raises $35M to build a suite of AI-defending tools
Protect AI, a startup building tools to harden the security around AI systems, today announced that it raised $35 million in a Series A round led by Evolution Equity Partners with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Acrew Capital, boldstart ventures, Knollwood Capital and Pelion Ventures. The tranche is more than double
Read moreBumble launches a separate BFF app for friend friending
Dating app company Bumble announced today that it releasing a separate app called “Bumble for Friends” aimed at finding friends in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the Philippines, the U.K. and the U.S. Bumble originally launched BFF mode in the main app in 2016. With this new app, it aims to
Read moreCardioComm, a provider of ECG monitoring devices, confirms cyberattack downed its services
CardioComm Solutions, a Canadian provider of consumer and professional-grade heart monitoring technologies, has been downed by an ongoing cybersecurity incident. The Toronto-based organization said on Tuesday that its business operations will be “impacted for several days and potentially longer” following a “cybersecurity incident on the Company’s servers.” At the time
Read moreThe ‘monster’ car that almost broke Tesla
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In 2016, Tesla CEO Elon Musk stood on a stage in Los Angeles to introduce the company’s new car to the world: the Model 3. There was just one problem. The car didn’t exist yet. In episode one of Land of the Giants:
Read moreApple and Amazon face UK class action damages suit over price collusion claim
Apple and Amazon are facing a class-action style damages lawsuit in the UK alleging they abused their market power by colluding to increase the price of Apple products. The suit, which has been filed in front of the Competition Appeals Tribunal today, is seeking compensation of at least £500 million
Read moreJaccard index and jazz albums
Jaccard index is a way of measuring the similarity of sets. The Jaccard index, or Jaccard similarity coefficient, of two sets A and B is the number of elements in their intersection, A ∩ B, divided by the number of elements in their union, A ∪ B. Jaccard similarity is
Read moreDial-up a therapist like an Uber? Wangie aims at Gen-Zs and the time-poor
It would be fair to say there’s no global solution for instant 24/7 access to mental health support. Yes, there are a few ‘marketplaces’ where you can schedule a call with a therapist in advance. Online solutions now include Better Help, Talk Space, and TeenCounselling. Then there are platforms connected
Read moreMaterials Nexus raises £2 million seed to discover clean climate material
Materials Nexus, a deep tech AI and quantum mechanic company, announced Wednesday the close of a £2 million seed round led by Ada Ventures. The National Security Innovation Fund, The University of Cambridge, as well as angel investors Andrew MacKay and Jasmin Thomas also participated in the round. The company,
Read moreA Hitchhiker’s Guide to ChatGPT
Understanding AI’s talkative cousinImage generated using MidjourneyWished lately that you had a buddy who could answer your deepest, most random questions at the right time, make up a captivating story on the spot, or maybe even keep you company during an insomnia-ridden night? Well, in comes ChatGPT, the charismatic AI
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