Tag: Startup

Adept, a startup developing AI-powered “agents” to complete various software-based tasks, has agreed to license its tech to Amazon and the startup’s co-founders and portions of its team have joined the ecommerce giant. Geekwire’s Taylor Soper first reported the news. According to Soper, Adept co-founder and CEO David Luan will join Amazon, along with Adept…

There are plenty of resources to learn English, but not so many for near-native speakers who still want to improve their fluency. That description applies to Stan Beliaev and Yurii Rebryk, and this is what inspired them to create Fluently. Making use of AI, Fluently operates as a coach that gives users feedback and tips…

Digit’s first job will be moving totes around a Connecticut Spanx factory — which is most definitely not a euphemism. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinKaty Knight is Executive Director and President of Siegel Family Endowment, a foundation focused on the impact of technology on society. getty As an Ivy League graduate and one of the few Black women at Google, I “beat the odds” of what public education in America is supposed to…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinPolish artist Agnieszka Pilat poses with the artwork of her robot painting dogs – Basia Spot and … [+] Bunny Spot – who have become artists painting on canvases with their paws, at the launch of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Triennial 2023 in Melbourne on April 5,…

In the conversation, Zuckerberg said there needs to be a lot of different AIs that get created to reflect people’s different interests. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…

These days, when you hear about students and generative AI, chances are that you’re getting a taste of the debate over the adoption of tools like ChatGPT. Are they a help? (Yay! Great for research! Fast!) Or are they a harm? (Boo! Misinfo! Cheating!). But some startups are taking the arrival of generative AI in…

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…