Google I/O 2024: How to watch
The keynote kicks off at 10 a.m. PT on Tuesday and will offer glimpses into the latest versions of Android, Wear OS and Android TV. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreTriomics raises $15M Series A to automate cancer clinical trials matching
For cancer patients, medicines administered in clinical trials can help save or extend lives. But despite thousands of trials in the United States each year, only 3% to 5% of eligible patients enroll in investigations of new treatments. Triomics, a generative AI startup, claims it can significantly reduce the time
Read MoreTesla drives Luminar lidar sales and Motional pauses robotaxi plans
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Tap, tap. Mic check. Check 1, 2, 3. This thing on? Hey hey, yup, it’s the same TechCrunch Mobility newsletter you love,
Read MoreSources: Mistral AI raising at a $6B valuation, SoftBank ‘not in’ but DST is
Paris-based Mistral AI, a startup working on open source Large Language Models — the building block for generative AI services — has been raising money at a $6 billion valuation, three times its valuation in December, to compete more keenly against the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic, TechCrunch has learned
Read MoreGoogle I/O 2024: What to expect
You can expect plenty of AI, but probably not a lot of hardware. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreBumble says it’s looking to M&A to drive growth
Dating apps and other social friend-finders are being put on notice: Dating app giant Bumble is looking to make more acquisitions. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreBlackboard founder transforms Zoom add-on designed for teachers into business tool
When Class founder Michael Chasen was in college, he and a buddy came up with the idea for Blackboard, an online classroom organizational tool. His original company was acquired for $1.64 billion in 2011. Chasen later developed Class, a Zoom add-on, during the pandemic to help teachers make better use
Read MoreGroww joins the first wave of Indian startups moving domiciles back home from US
Groww, an Indian investment app, has become one of the first startups from the country to shift its domicile back home. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreMTN Uganda Releases Q1 Unaudited Results
MTN Uganda, as well as the related JSE SENS announces its Q1 unaudited results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Key highlights are: Mobile subscribers grew by 12.0% to 19.9 million Active data subscribers increased by 27.6% to 8.6 million Active fintech users increased by 13.6% to 12.4 million
Read MorePetersen Takes Charge: Reshaping the Energy Industry
First Battery, renowned for automotive battery excellence, appoints Shane Petersen as Director of Sales and Marketing. With 93 years of history in powering vehicles across South Africa, First Battery embraces a future of energy liberation under Petersen’s leadership. His extensive experience across mobility, energy, and multinational enterprises positions him to
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