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Startups Weekly: Wiz’s bet paid off in an M&A-rich week

Startups Weekly: Wiz’s bet paid off in an M&A-rich week

​Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. It’s rare to report on an 11-figure startup acquisition, let alone multiple high-value deals in a single week. And there are more subtle signs that things are […]  

Empowering Education with AI: Enhancing Teaching and STEAM Activities

Empowering Education with AI: Enhancing Teaching and STEAM Activities

​[[{“value”:” CC-BY, provided by author Abstract This text discusses the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education, emphasizing its potential to enhance teaching and learning across all levels. AI can help teachers create personalized educational materials and promote differentiated instruction, while also playing a significant role in STEAM activities, particularly in primary education. However, it highlights the importance of ethical…

Meta spotted testing AI-generated comments on Instagram

Meta spotted testing AI-generated comments on Instagram

​In recent years, Meta has introduced many AI features and capabilities to its apps, even going so far as experimenting with AI-generated characters complete with unique profiles and personalities, before scraping them after they were deemed creepy and unnecessary. In yet another move that may not be received well among users, Meta wants to use […]  

Commercial services platform BuildOps becomes a unicorn, raises $127M

​Commercial services tech hasn’t historically been considered “sexy,” but the need for innovation in the space is enormous. That need has translated into a large fundraise for a company focused on streamlining commercial contracting processes. On Friday, BuildOps, which develops software for commercial services contractors, announced that it has raised $127 million in a Series […]