Unify, an OpenAI Converge accelerator grad, lands $12M for ‘warm outbound’ messages
Unify, an AI-powered startup that uses data to reach prospective buyers, has raised a $12 million Series A led by existing investors Emergence Capital and Thrive Capital. OpenAI Startup Fund, Neo, Abstract, 20Sales, and AltCap also participated in the round. The 20-month-old company went through OpenAI’s Converge I accelerator last
Read moreAnnouncing True Anomaly, Slingshot Aerospace, and Space Workforce 2030 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
As government and defense sectors increasingly lean on commercial services, opportunities for startups in dual-use technology have never been more promising. Yet, for young, agile companies, the challenge of entering such a highly regulated and traditional landscape is significant. How can emerging businesses compete with established primes for contracts and
Read moreKasperksy says it’s closing down its UK office and laying off dozens
Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky is shutting down its office in the United Kingdom and laying off its staff, just three months after the company started closing down its U.S. operations and laying off dozens of workers, TechCrunch has learned. Kaspersky spokesperson Francesco Tius said in an email to TechCrunch that
Read moreFisker bankruptcy hits major speed bump as fleet sale is now in question
Fisker’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy has hit a major snag, as the company buying the startup’s remaining fleet of electric SUVs says it might not complete the purchase because of a surprising technical issue. The buyer, a New York-area leasing company called American Lease, says in a new filing that Fisker
Read moreAlaska Airlines’ venture lab spins out its first startup: Odysee
Odysee CEO Steve Casley sees dollar signs in data. Or more specifically, AI-powered software that can analyze reams of data to help commercial airlines get the most out of its complex flight schedules. Odysee, the first startup born out of an aviation-focused venture lab formed by Alaska Airlines and UP.Labs,
Read moreThe New York Times is testing a new game called Zorse
The New York Times is working to expand its ever successful gaming section with Zorse, a game the company is testing in beta. Per a report in Semafor, this will be a phrase guessing game where each puzzle is a mash-up of two phrases. You know, like a Zorse —
Read moreKaspersky no longer on Google Play Store anywhere following US ban
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge Citing US restrictions, Google removed Kaspersky Lab’s antivirus software from the Play Store and terminated its developer account in the days leading up to the September 29th deadline of the restrictions, according to a Kaspersky blog post yesterday. The decision was “based on
Read moreGoogle’s partnership with SpotHero brings parking reservations to Maps and Search
SpotHero, a parking startup that lets drivers reserve nearby parking spaces, announced on Tuesday that it has teamed up with Google to integrate its offering into Google Maps and Google Search, allowing users in the U.S. and Canada to reserve parking spots at over 8,000 locations. With the latest feature,
Read moreAdobe proposes a way to protect artists from AI ripoffs
As the engine powering the world’s digital artists, Adobe has a big responsibility to mitigate the rise of AI-driven deepfakes, misinformation, and content theft. In the first quarter of 2025, Adobe is launching its Content Authenticity web app in beta, allowing creators to apply content credentials to their work, certifying
Read moreRoli Airwave system uses AI and hand tracking to teach piano
Learning an instrument is difficult for most people. That’s doubly the case when attempting to learn on your own. It’s the reason so many of us have dusty guitars and keyboards jammed up in our attic rafters amid the croquet mallets and badminton birdies of days past. The latest product
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