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Emergence Capital closes on $1B fund to back B2B companies

​Emergence Capital has closed its $1 billion seventh fund, it reported on Tuesday It’s the firm’s first raise in nearly four years. In May 2021, the San Mateo, California-based venture firm rounded up nearly a billion dollars in capital commitments across two funds.  At that time, it closed its sixth early-stage fund with $575 million; […]  

ChatGPT’s image-generation feature gets an upgrade

​During a livestream on Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the first major upgrade to ChatGPT’s image-generation capabilities in over a year. ChatGPT can now leverage the company’s GPT-4o model to natively create and modify images and photos. GPT-4o has long underpinned the AI-powered chatbot platform, but until now, the model has been able to […]  

Qweebi: Transforming STEM Education with a Virtual Makerspace

Qweebi: Transforming STEM Education with a Virtual Makerspace

​[[{“value”:” Post by Claire Meschkat March 25, 2025 In the world of STEM education, hands-on learning is essential—but it’s also one of the biggest challenges for teachers. Between expensive materials, limited class time, and logistical headaches, running engaging STEM projects in the classroom can be overwhelming. Enter Qweebi, an innovative startup that’s revolutionizing how STEM is taught through a virtual…

Apple announces WWDC 2025 returns June 9-13

​Apple has announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will kick off on June 9 and run through June 13. The tech giant’s event is where it offers a look at its upcoming versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS, as well as new tools for its developers. As in past years, the […]  

Google unveils a next-gen AI reasoning model

​On Tuesday, Google unveiled Gemini 2.5, a new family of AI reasoning models that pauses to “think” before answering a question. To kick off the new family of models, Google is launching Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental, a multimodal, reasoning AI model that the company claims is its most intelligent model yet. This model will be […]