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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….

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….

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

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….

Boston Dynamics joins forces with its former CEO to speed the learning of its Atlas humanoid robot

Boston Dynamics joins forces with its former CEO to speed the learning of its Atlas humanoid robot

​[[{“value”:” Boston Dynamics Wednesday announced a partnership designed to bring improved reinforcement learning to its electric Atlas humanoid robot. The tie-up is with the Robotics & AI Institute (RAI Institute), earlier known as The Boston Dynamics AI Institute. Both organizations were founded by Marc Raibert, a former MIT professor who served as Boston Dynamics’ CEO for […] © 2024 TechCrunch….