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Teeny EV startup Arcimoto hooks up with defense contractor

What happens when a maker of tiny electric vehicles dips its wheels into the military industrial complex? We’re about to find out. On Monday, Arcimoto said it is diversifying beyond its usual business via a partnership with Department of Defense … Continue reading

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Match Group is going steady with AI, appoints Zynga alum to lead AI-focused team

Match Group, the company behind dating apps like Tinder and OkCupid, is getting serious about its relationship with AI. After toying with some AI-powered features on Tinder, Match Group is taking things to the next level by appointing former Zynga … Continue reading

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Snapchat is expanding further into generative AI with ‘Dreams’

Snapchat is preparing to further expand into generative AI features, after earlier launching its AI-powered chatbot My AI which can now respond with a Snap back, not just text. With the company’s forthcoming generative AI feature called “Dreams,” Snap will … Continue reading

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VC Office Hours: Why the sex tech industry could benefit from today’s politics

Despite the potential for technology to radically transform it, the sex tech industry isn’t actually discussed much. In most of the world, sex is still a taboo topic, and funding for the industry isn’t as robust as one might assume. … Continue reading

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Developers are now using AI for text-to-music apps

With the rise in popularity of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI tools like ChatGPT Developers have found use cases to mold text in different ways for use cases ranging from writing emails to summarizing articles. Now, they are … Continue reading

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Customer engagement platform Beamer raises $20M

Beamer, a no-code platform to build tools for measuring and monitoring product engagement, last week announced that it received a $20 million investment from Camber Partners, Beamer’s first outside round of funding. Newly appointed CEO Satya Ganni says that the … Continue reading

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Everyone’s talking about tech IPOs again

Now past the halfway mark of the third quarter, we are quickly chewing through 2023. Soon it will be Disrupt season, and then we’ll head straight into the fourth quarter. For tech companies, that means the window to file for … Continue reading

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How any SaaS company can monetize generative AI

Puneet Gupta Contributor Share on Twitter Puneet Gupta is the CEO and co-founder of Amberflo.io. He was formerly a general manager at AWS. More posts by this contributor How your company can adopt a usage-based business model like AWS If … Continue reading

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Pinterest rolls out new teen safety features, including wiping followers from users 15 and under

Pinterest today introduced a series of new safety features aimed at better protecting teens using its service. The features — which include things like private profiles, more control over followers, and message safety controls — are similar to those introduced … Continue reading

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Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, is stepping down

Charles Martinet, the voice actor who has portrayed Mario since 1991, is stepping down, Nintendo announced Monday morning. Besides voicing the world’s most famous plumber, the 67-year-old Martinet also portrayed Luigi, Wario, Waluigi and the baby versions of these characters … Continue reading

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