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New numbers out of Crunchbase this week see robotics investments once again trending in a positive direction. The previous two years presented a steady drop in overall numbers, following a record 2021 driven by pandemic-fueled job loss. As we head into the second half of the year, 2024 is on track to beat last year’s…

Hebbia, a startup using generative AI to search large documents and return answers, has raised a nearly $100 million Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.  The round valued the company between $700 – $800 million, although TechCrunch couldn’t verify whether that valuation is pre- or post-money.…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinNicky Hancock is a Managing Director for the Americas region at AMS, a global talent solutions, strategy and technology leader. getty The talent industry is rapidly evolving as new strategies and technologies take root and reshape how brands find, hire and retain their top performers. The previous three years…

In a push to bolster profits, more airlines are turning to controversial dynamic pricing tech, which prices fares and amenities variably based on a traveler’s willingness to pay for them. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…

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Rainforest, a startup that embeds payment processing into other software platforms, has raised $20 million in Series A funding — less than a year after announcing the close of its seed financing. Raising back-to-back rounds was more common in 2021 but we don’t see it happening as often in this new environment. Rainforest’s traction is…

Video editing app Captions, which is backed by a16z, Kleiner Perkins, and Sequoia Captial, has launched a new feature that takes an existing unedited video and adds custom graphics, zooms, music, sound effects, transitions, and motion backgrounds based on the content. There are a few restrictions for AI edit — it should be a vertical…

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Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinManeesh Sharma is the COO of LambdaTest, an AI-powered unified enterprise test execution cloud platform. getty The software development ecosystem is a field of battle where time and money are your rivals. In this industry, testing serves as an important gatekeeper, ensuring software quality reaches clients. However, thorough testing…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinSantiago Vinoth Jeyaseelan is VP of Product Management & Design at Gainbridge, an insurtech company revolutionizing the annuity industry. getty In today’s quickly changing financial services industry, digitizing annuity products represents a tremendous opportunity to reshape retirement planning and financial security for future generations. By incorporating advanced technologies like…