Singapore-based Qosmosys closes $100M seed round to develop tech for the moon
Singapore-based Qosmosys has closed an astonishing $100 million seed round to develop its lunar lander tech. The company did not disclose its investors, nor did a Qosmosys spokesperson respond to TechCrunch’s email. In a press release published to its website, the startup simply said that it practices a “unique and
Read MoreAI-based data center optimization startup MangoBoost raises $55M Series A
The central processing unit (CPU) and the graphics processing unit (GPU) handle different types of data. The CPU is used in almost all devices including computers, cellphones, tablets, smartwatches and TVs. It deals with processing general information on the device, making sure software is running correctly. While the GPU complements
Read MoreCreate a Spotify-Style Lyric View in SwiftUI
How to make an interactive lyric scrolling view in SwiftUI using ScrollProxyPhoto by Matthew McBrayer on UnsplashIt was a revelation to many, myself included, when it became clear that Taylor Swift wasn’t singing ‘all the lonely Starbucks lovers’ in her song Blank Space. Being able to see the lyrics of the
Read MoreConvolutional Neural Networks from the Ground-Up, for the ML-Adjacent
Building an image classification model from scratch to recognize my own terrible handwritingPhoto by Michael Dziedzic on UnsplashIn an earlier post, I walked through the Word2Vec algorithm and a reasonably bare-bones neural network. In this post, I’m going to walk through the implementation of another kind of neural network — CNNs, which are
Read MoreMax Q: SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic speak on space regulations
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Read MoreA Comprehensive Guide to Django Caching
Learn what caching is, its benefits, how to set up caching in Django, the backend systems Django supports, and caching best practices. Continue reading A Comprehensive Guide to Django Caching on SitePoint.
Read MoreSo how about another 20 IPOs?
One key area of private-market performance that we haven't yet given enough attention to is the matter of exits. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreFCC aims to investigate the risk of AI-enhanced robocalls
As if robocalling wasn’t already enough of a problem, the advent of easily accessible, realistic AI-powered writing and synthetic voice could supercharge the practice. The FCC aims to preempt this by looking into how generated robocalls might fit under existing consumer protections. A Notice of Inquiry has been proposed by
Read More6 Ways the Progress Design System Kit Makes UI Design Fun
Learn about Telerik's Progress Design System, an end-to-end design language for creating simple, intuitive and beautiful experiences. Continue reading 6 Ways the Progress Design System Kit Makes UI Design Fun on SitePoint.
Read MoreWhat’s behind the fresh round of tech layoffs?
But let’s not forget as we dig into the reasons why we are seeing a new wave of tech layoffs that this is more than an academic exploration. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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