[[{“value”:” A new app called MyGlimpact is intended not only to help people understand their environmental footprint, but why they shouldn’t feel guilty about it. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Prolific Machines, with a $55M Series B, shines ‘light’ on a better way to grow lab proteins for food and medicine
[[{“value”:” Prolific Machines believes it has a way of transitioning away from molecules to something better: light. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Punk singer Shira Yevin pushes for fair pay with InPink, a women-only job marketplace for artists
[[{“value”:” It’s been 20 years since Shira Yevin, the lead singer of punk band Shiragirl drove a pink RV into the Vans Warped Tour grounds, the now-defunct punk rock festival notorious for being male-dominated. In response to the festival’s lack of female-fronted bands, Yevin’s band crashed the festival and set up an impromptu all-female stage. This […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Qargo raises $14M to digitize and decarbonize the trucking industry
[[{“value”:” While the transport industry does use legacy software, many of these platforms are from an earlier era. Qargo hopes its newer technologies can help it leapfrog the competition. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Greptile raises $4M to build an AI-fueled code base expert
[[{“value”:” When you look at how generative AI is being implemented across developer tools, the focus for the most part has been on generating code, as with Github Copilot. Greptile, an early stage startup from a group of recent Georgia Tech grads, decided to take a different approach: using AI to help developers understand the code […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Cube is building a ‘semantic layer’ for company data
[[{“value”:” A growing number of businesses are embracing data models — abstract models that organize elements of data and standardize how they relate to one another. But as the data analytics and AI boom drives organizations to expect more of data models, many of the old paradigms are proving difficult to manage — and exceptionally brittle. […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Study finds that AI models hold opposing views on controversial topics
[[{“value”:” The models tended to answer questions inconsistently, which reflects biases embedded in the data used to train the models. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Robinhood acquires global crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200M
[[{“value”:” Stock-trading platform Robinhood is diving deeper into the cryptocurrency realm with the acquisition of crypto exchange Bitstamp. Robinhood said it expects the deal to close in the first half of 2025, with the final transaction value to be in the region of $200 million. While Robinhood is better known for its stock-trading services, allowing ordinary consumers to […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Fintech Torpago has a unique way to compete with Brex and Ramp: turning banks into customers
[[{“value”:” Torpago’s Powered By product is geared for regional and community banks, with under $20 billion in assets, to launch their own branded cards and spend management programs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Eyebot raised $6M for AI-powered kiosks that provide 90-second eye exams without optometrist
[[{“value”:” Over half of Americans wear corrective glasses or contact lenses. While there isn’t a shortage of low-cost and luxury frames available online or in stores, consumers can only buy them with a current eyeglass prescription. That means that they first need an eye exam from an optometrist to receive that prescription. But, due to a […] © 2024 TechCrunch….