[[{“value”:” Understanding haemophilia, one amino acid at a time Published: The hereditary blood disorder haemophilia B can have huge health implications, but it is still far from fully understood. At the University of Washington in the US, Dr Jill M. Johnsen is using the latest DNA sequencing techniques to dig down into the changes to one gene that lead to…
David Sacks reveals Glue, the AI company he’s been teasing on his All In podcast
[[{“value”:” VC and podcaster David Sacks has revealed a new AI chat app called Glue that fixes “Slack channel fatigue,” he says. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
After surpassing $100M in ARR, Harness grabs a $150M line of credit
[[{“value”:” Harness isn’t founder Jyoti Bansal’s first startup. He sold AppDynamics to Cisco for $3.7 billion in 2017, the week it was supposed to go public. His latest venture has raised $425 million, per Crunchbase. On Tuesday, Harness announced $150 million in debt financing, essentially a line of credit that the company can draw on as […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Waymo’s robotaxis under investigation after crashes and traffic mishaps
[[{“value”:” The company’s autonomous vehicles have had a number of misadventures lately, involving driving into construction sites. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
OpenAI’s ChatGPT announcement: Watch the GPT-4o reveal and demo here
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Sona, a frontline workforce management platform, raises $27.5M with eyes on US expansion
[[{“value”:” Sona, a workforce management platform for frontline employees, has raised $27.5 million in a Series A round of funding. More than two-thirds of the U.S. workforce are reportedly in frontline jobs, which might be anything from customer service and healthcare to retail environments and hospitality. But managing this vast workforce, ensuring roles are filled and […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Uber to acquire Foodpanda’s Taiwan unit from Delivery Hero for $950M in cash
[[{“value”:” Uber Technologies announced Tuesday that it will buy the Taiwan unit of Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda for $950 million in cash. The deal is part of Uber Eats’ strategy to expand in Asia, specifically by strengthening its position in Taiwan. On the other hand, it also underscores Delivery Hero’s ongoing retreat from that same market: The sale […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Paris-based VC firm Blisce launches climate tech fund with a target of $160M
[[{“value”:” Paris-based Blisce has become the latest VC firm to launch a fund dedicated to climate tech. It plans to raise as much as €150M (about $162M). © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Maad raises $3.2M seed amid B2B e-commerce sector turbulence in Africa
[[{“value”:” Maad, a B2B e-commerce startup based in Senegal, has secured $3.2 million debt-equity funding to bolster its growth in the western Africa country and to explore fresh opportunities in the wider Francophone region. The seed round was led by Ventures Platform, with participation from Seedstars International Ventures, Reflect Ventures, Oui Capital, Launch Africa, Voltron Capital […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
OpenAI Startup Fund raises additional $5M
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