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Japan’s SmartHR raises $140M Series E as strong demand for HR tech boosts its ARR to $100M

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Techme101

The round was led by KKR and Teachers’ Ventures Growth, an investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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MIT’s soft robotic system is designed to pack groceries

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Techme101

RoboGrocery combines computer vision with a soft robotic gripper to bag a wide range of different items. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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AI-powered scams and what you can do about them

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Techme101

This is by no means a complete list, just a few of the most obvious tricks that AI can supercharge. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Identity.vc is bringing capital and community to Europe’s LGBTQ+ venture ecosystem

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Techme101

Identity.vc writes checks that range from €250,000 to €1.5 million into companies from the pre-seed to Series A stages. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Robot cats, dogs and birds are being deployed amid an ‘epidemic of loneliness’

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Techme101

In the early 1990s, a researcher at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology began work on what would become Paro. More than 30 years after its development, the doe-eyed seal pup remains the best-known example of a … Continue reading →

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Apple reportedly working to bring AI to the Vision Pro

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Techme101

Apple’s AI plans go beyond the previously announced Apple Intelligence launches on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company is also working to bring these features to its Vision Pro headsets. It’s not the most … Continue reading →

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ServiceNow’s generative AI solutions are taking advantage of the data on its own platform

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Techme101

One of the earlier SaaS adherents to generative AI has been ServiceNow, which has been able to take advantage of the data in its own platform to help build more business-centric models. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal … Continue reading →

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Here are India’s biggest AI startups based on how much money they’ve raised

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Techme101

India’s top AI startups include those building LLMs and setting up the stage for AGI as well as bringing AI to cooking and serving farmers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Defense tech and ‘resilience’ get global funding sources: Here are some top funders

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Techme101

We live in a very different world since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel. With global military expenditure reaching $2.4 trillion last year, startups are hoping to get a share of the … Continue reading →

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Gemini’s data-analyzing abilities aren’t as good as Google claims

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Techme101

Two separate studies investigated how well Google’s Gemini models and others make sense out of an enormous amount of data. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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