[[{“value”:” After consumer protection scrutiny dialled up on fast-fashion giant Shein in the European Union on Wednesday, the bloc’s executive announced Thursday that it’s sent a fresh request for information (RFI) to the ecommerce platform under the Digital Services Act (DSA), a pan-EU online governance framework. The Commission oversees larger platforms’ compliance with a subset of […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Could this startup’s compact nuclear reactors revolutionize cancer detection?
[[{“value”:” As cancer rates in the West, and globally, tack upwards due to lifestyle and environmental pollution, so does the need for the nuclear isotopes used in detecting those cancers in a medical setting. But with many reactors built in the 70s and the 80s scheduled for shut down, the materials used are becoming rarer and […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
India’s Zomato to rebrand as Eternal
[[{“value”:” Indian food delivery group Zomato plans to rename itself as Eternal, a strategic shift as its quick commerce unit Blinkit becomes a significant driver of future growth. The Gurugram-based company, which joined India’s benchmark BSE Sensex in December, said on Thursday the name change would better reflect its expanding business portfolio that includes quick commerce […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Presto is building Stripe for EV charging
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First lab-grown meat treats go on sale in the UK — for dogs
[[{“value”:” Cultivated chicken doggie snacks have gone on sale at a U.K. pet food retailer, Pets at Home. The retailer also happens to be a major investor in Meatly, the startup producing the meat ingredient contained in dog food brand The Pack’s Chick Bites, as the slaughter-free, low carbon treats are billed. (Other ingredients in the […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Comstruct, a platform to digitize the construction industry, raises $13.5 million
[[{“value”:” When you think about platforms in the construction industry, chances are you’re thinking about concrete platforms designed to support steel beams and tall pillars. Munich-based startup Comstruct wants to design a different platform to digitize the construction industry — a software platform. And the startup is announcing a $12.5 million Series A round led by GV […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Avelios nabs $31M led by Sequoia to fix the ailing world of healthcare IT
[[{“value”:” The race is on to build a new generation of healthcare software to replace legacy hospital systems that in some cases may not have been updated in decades. A startup out of Munich, Germany called Avelios has ambitions to build a new kind of end-to-end administrative system, leaning into more modern tooling using AI and […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
European VC firm Emblem raises $85 million for its initial fund
[[{“value”:” Emblem, a relatively new European VC firm based in Paris, is announcing the final closing of its first fund. Eighteen months after the first closing, the Emblem team managed to secure €80 million in total (around $85 million at current exchange rates). This is no small feat in the current funding environment. According to Atomico’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Aiming to accelerate product design with AI, Trace.Space raises a Seed round
[[{“value”:” Modern product engineering requires the production of highly accurate digital simulations, allowing engineers to create prototypes and understand the real-world performance of materials. Currently, legacy software platforms from companies like IBM and Dassault are generally employed, but — now powered by Generative AI — startups are joining the arena. One such is Trace.Space, coming out of […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
These researchers used NPR Sunday Puzzle questions to benchmark AI ‘reasoning’ models
[[{“value”:” Every Sunday, NPR host Will Shortz, The New York Times’ crossword puzzle guru, gets to quiz thousands of listeners in a long-running segment called the Sunday Puzzle. While written to be solvable without too much foreknowledge, the brainteasers are usually challenging even for skilled contestants. That’s why some experts think they’re a promising way to […] © 2024 TechCrunch….