How customer service AI startup Neuron7 convinced Keith Block to invest
Five-year-old AI customer service startup Neuron7 just closed an oversubscribed $44 million series B round led by Keith Block and his year-and-half-old venture firm, Smith Point Capital. Neuron7 sits in one of the most promising areas for AI technology: customer service. But unlike the hoards of ChatGPT customer chatbot startups,
Read moreAdobe’s Project Super Sonic uses AI to generate sound effects for your videos
Creating engaging videos isn’t only about the visuals. So much of the appeal of good video content is about the audio, but finding (or maybe even creating) the right audio effects can be a time-consuming process. At its annual Max conference, Adobe is showing off Project Super Sonic, an experimental
Read moreGoogle supercharges Shopping tab with AI and personalized recommendation feed
After bringing generative AI to Search in 2023, Google is supercharging its Shopping tab with the technology. The company announced on Tuesday that it will use AI to help users shop for products based on exactly what they’re looking for. It also launched a new scrollable feed of personalized, shoppable
Read moreCareer Karma founders launch OutRival to help companies build AI agents
Ruben Harris and Timur Meyster, the founders of the upskilling platform Career Karma, announced today the launch of the company OutRival, which offers a service that hosts and lets businesses build their own customer service agents to take on customer interactions. AI agent companies are hot right now, and AI
Read moreArlo is launching its first wired floodlight camera
The Wired Floodlight Camera provides many of the same features as Arlo’s wireless alternative for a lower price. | Image: Arlo Arlo is releasing a new floodlight security camera that connects directly to your home’s Wi-Fi and power source. That allows the Arlo Wired Floodlight Camera to monitor and illuminate
Read moreConcourse is building AI to automate financial tasks
In a typical organization, finance is one of the most important functions. Yet teams are often bogged down by manual workflows. According to a survey by Paylocity, an HR software provider, 38% of finance teams spend more than a fourth of their time on manual jobs, like reviewing invoices. Matthieu
Read moreOura Ring 4 isn’t an Apple Watch replacement, but that’s not the point
Oura didn’t invent the smart ring category. It did, however, make all that came before it effectively obsolete. The category dates back more than a decade; TechCrunch wrote about an NFC ring in 2013. The Motiv Ring is of far more recent vintage, but it ultimately struggled to find the
Read moreIndia’s Reliance targets 2G users with $13 4G phones offering streaming, payments
Reliance’s digital arm, Jio Platforms, has launched two new 4G-enabled handsets that offer access to live TV, music and video streaming as well as host the ability to make digital payments – all for a price tag of 1099 rupees ($13). The JioBharat V3 and JioBharat V4, successors to last
Read moreEuropean cyber insurance startup Stoïk secures $27 million
Cyber risk has become an increasingly important issue for small companies around the world. While many companies try to avoid and mitigate cyber risks, they rarely discuss transferring those risks to a third party. That’s why Stoïk is stepping in with a cyber insurance product specifically designed for small and
Read moreNvidia, the AI chipmaker, just hit another record high
Nvidia shares hit a record high on Monday, closing at $138.07 as Wall Street anticipates earnings updates from Microsoft, Meta, Google and Amazon on their AI infrastructure spending. The stock’s climb has been stupefying — surging nearly 180% this year, following a rapid climb last year; it’s also a reflection
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