[[{“value”:” Ask ten administrators what an “AI Lab” is and you’ll get ten answers. One pictures a room of laptops running chatbots. Another pictures a humanoid robot greeting visitors in the front office. A third pictures an expensive cart of equipment sitting in a closet because nobody was trained to use it. None of those is the real thing. An…
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Zenzap raises $44M for its AI chat app that aims to replace WhatsApp in the workplace
Zenzap is used by organizations including Starbucks and Taco Bell
Floqer’s AI agents research sales prospects so teams don’t have to
Floqer is an autonomous customer knowledge platform that provides business-to-business sales and marketing teams with an AI-powered database designed to continuously collect, organize, and update the information used to understand their customers. Floqer is pitching Wednesday on the Startup Battlefield stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. The startup told TechCrunch ahead of the presentation that it […]
Netflix to lay off 1,000 staff amid intensifying competition for user attention
Netflix said most of the cuts would affect its product, tech, legal, and human resources departments.
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NTangible bets it can predict how athletes will perform under pressure
NTangible is building an analytics platform for collegiate sports organizations and other clubs to measure an athlete’s “clutch” factor.
How can sustainable agriculture improve the hospitality industry?
[[{“value”:” How can sustainable agriculture improve the hospitality industry? Published: The hospitality industry provides a vital service to society and the economy, but it also often relies on environmentally damaging resources and is responsible for significant food waste. At New Mexico State University in the US, Professor Jean Hertzman is ensuring the next generation of hospitality and culinary professionals have…
Scimplify raises $25M to challenge China’s grip on critical materials with AI
Scimplify’s annualized revenue run rate has tripled to $200 million as it eyes U.S. expansion.
Justice Department says North Koreans have infiltrated dozens of U.S. companies
U.S. authorities warn that sanctioned hackers are increasingly targeting Americans to act as facilitators between breached U.S. companies and Pyongyang.