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Yoshinori Fukushima, founder and CEO of LayerX.LayerX LayerX, a Tokyo-based startup that helps companies automate their workflow with AI, said on Tuesday it has raised ¥15 billion (about $100 million) in a funding round led by Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), a U.S. venture capital firm whose portfolio includes Airbnb, ByteDance and Facebook. The Series B…

Lens Live will not replace Amazon’s existing visual search tool, Amazon Lens, which lets you take a picture, upload an image, or scan a barcode to discover products. Instead, it brings a real-time component to Amazon Lens…

My Life with the Walter BoysNetflix I would classify My Life with the Walter Boys on Netflix the not-as-good competitor to the also-airing The Summer I Turned Pretty on Amazon, but unlike that show, it may turn out to have a long lifespan. Currently hanging out in the #2 spot on Netflix’s top 10 list,…

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With just over a month until TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits San Francisco, we’re calling on students, aspiring founders, marketers, and event pros to help the TechCrunch events team pull off one of the largest and most anticipated startup events of the year…

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Aging demographics, labor shortages, the adoption of GenAI, and the 2023 implementation of e-invoicing are driving companies to automate finance, tax, procurement, and HR in Japan. Yet only 16% of digital transformations succeed, and that’s only 4–11% in traditional industries. The main barriers? Weak leadership commitment, a rigid culture, and a lack of digital talent.…

Five years ago, investor Katelin Holloway made what she calls a “literal moon shot” investment. A founding partner of the generalist venture firm Seven Seven Six admits she and her team had “no clue” what rocket company Stoke Space was talking about when they pitched the firm on its reusable launch technology. “We knew full…

AI agents drive value, revenue, and efficiency across industries. Executives can maximize impact by evaluating fit, leveraging data, managing risk, measuring KPIs, and strategizing adoption.getty The chatbot (AI agent) market is projected to more than triple in value, growing from $7.8 billion in 2024 to $27.3 billion by 2030. AI agents are delivering measurable value…