Voice cloning startup ElevenLabs lands $80M, achieves unicorn status
There’s a lot of money in voice cloning. Case in point: ElevenLabs, a startup developing AI-powered tools to create and edit synthetic voices, today announced that it closed an $80 million Series B round co-led by prominent investors including Andreessen Horowitz, former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and entrepreneur Daniel Gross.
Read moreSony tells Zee it’s terminating the $10 billion India merger
Sony called off the merger between its India unit and Zee Entertainment on Monday, ending a two-year acquisition deliberation that would have created a $10 billion media powerhouse in the South Asian market. Sony said in a statement that it has sent a termination letter to Zee after the Indian
Read moreIndia’s Captain Fresh in talks to raise $50 million in new funding
Captain Fresh, a business-to-business harvest-to-retail marketplace for animal protein, is engaging with investors to raise up to $50 million in fresh funding, according to sources familiar with the matter. The startup is in advanced stages of deliberations to raise the capital from Nekkanti Sea Foods, SBI Investment, Evolvence, Tiger Global,
Read moreTerraform Labs files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Singapore-based Terraform Labs (TFL), the company behind digital assets TerraUSD (UST) and Luna, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware following the collapse of its cryptocurrencies in 2022. Terraform Labs, which confirmed its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing, said the filing is “a strategic step that will enable it to continue
Read moreLayouts in Astro
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Read moreKenyan agtech Shamba Pride raises $3.7M to grow its merchant network
Shamba Pride has since 2016 worked to enhance last-mile distribution for farm inputs and tackle price exploitation and quality issues for farmers through its merchant network dubbed digishops. The agtech has, so far, built a network of merchants (agro-dealers) extending across 24 counties in Kenya, which represents just over half
Read more.NET 8: Blazor Render Modes Explained
Blazor .NET8 render mode provides developers with more flexibility and control over how their components are rendered. Continue reading .NET 8: Blazor Render Modes Explained on SitePoint.
Read moreFlexport taps Shopify for cash, behind the wheel of the Kia EV9 and where Amazon wants to invest
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Read moreAfter 12 years, Ripple’s president sees its payment and enterprise businesses evolving further
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Read moreLamborghini licenses MIT’s new high-capacity, fast-charging organic battery tech
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