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Google DeepMind’s robotics head on general purpose robots, generative AI and office WiFi
Prospero Silvério
November 04, 2023
[A version of this piece first appeared in TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here.] Earlier this month, Google’s DeepMin...
Indian edtech giant Byju’s said on Saturday that revenue of its core business, its largest, in the financial year ending March 2022 stood at...
Friday, November 3, 2023
Musk says Twitter subscribers will get early access to xAI’s chatbot, Grok
Prospero Silvério
November 03, 2023
Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, is creating its own version of ChatGPT. That appears to be the case, at least, from Musk’s tweets on X late Fri...
This EV startup was going to revolutionize how cars were made – now, it’s on life support
Prospero Silvério
November 03, 2023
Arrival set out eight years ago to make electric vehicle production “radically more efficient.” So far, its plan to forgo the gigafactory fo...
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Norrsken22’s debut fund closes at $205M to back growth-stage startups in Africa
Prospero Silvério
November 02, 2023
It’s exciting times for growth-stage investment in Africa as Norrsken22, a Pan-African venture capital firm, achieves the final close of its...
Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all seven counts
Prospero Silvério
November 02, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder and former CEO of crypto exchange FTX and trading firm Alameda Research, has been found guilty on all seve...
Ford shutters company building an app for plumbers, electricians and other trades
Prospero Silvério
November 02, 2023
Ford has shut down VIIZR, a software-as-a-service company that along with Salesforce built an app to help tradespeople like plumbers, locksm...
Japan’s SBI Holdings commits $40M to anchor Novastar Ventures future funds
Prospero Silvério
November 02, 2023
SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial services conglomerate and one of the largest venture capital firms in the East Asian country, has made a ...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Ten years ago, Pear VC, then a tiny new venture firm, operated out of a nondescript office in Palo Alto that was enlivened by bright, comput...
Flexport acquires technology of former digital freight unicorn Convoy
Prospero Silvério
November 01, 2023
Supply chain logistics platform Flexport is acquiring the assets of shuttered digital freight network Convoy, according to a memo Flexport C...
For VCs and founders, building in public is about filling the top of the funnel
Prospero Silvério
November 01, 2023
Getting enough people to pay attention to you and to your thesis can help beyond raising money. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...
Southeast Asia funding at its lowest level in six years
Prospero Silvério
November 01, 2023
Every year, Temasek teams up with Bain & Company on the e-Conomy SEA report. It covers Southeast Asia’s digital economy and is published...


