[[{“value”:” YouTube announced this week the rollout of “Thumbnail Test & Compare,” a new tool for creators to see which thumbnail performs the best. The feature first launched to select creators last year but is now widely available. When creators publish a new video (or update an existing video), they can test up to three thumbnails, […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Waymo issues second recall after robotaxi hit telephone pole
[[{“value”:” Waymo has voluntarily issued a software recall to all 672 of its Jaguar I-Pace robotaxis after one of them collided with a telephone pole. This is Waymo’s second recall. The Alphabet-owned company recalled previous software in February after two of its robotaxis crashed into the same pickup truck that was being towed by a tow […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
STEM Career Scholarship Contest 2023
[[{“value”:” WIN $500 to launch your future STEM career, today! Dates: June 1 to August 16 Award Amount: $500 Description: In the Career In STEM® Summer Scholarship Contest you will plan, create, and share a Personal Passion Project (PPP). A PPP can be anything – create a video game, organize an event, invent something using engineering, it’s your call! The goal…
Insight Partners backs Canary Technologies’ mission to elevate hotel guest experiences
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VC Sheel Mohnot leads $4.3M seed in automated financial reporting fintech InScope
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Foresite Capital raises $900M sixth fund for investing in healthcare and life sciences companies
[[{“value”:” Venture fundraising has been a slog over the last few years, even for firms with a strong track record. That’s Foresite Capital’s experience. Despite having 47 IPOs, 28 M&As and 58 FDA-approved drugs under its belt, the 13-year-old multi-stage healthcare and life sciences firm took two years to raise its sixth fund. “Almost all of […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Databricks expands Mosaic AI to help enterprises build with LLMs
[[{“value”:” A year ago, Databricks acquired MosaicML for $1.3 billion. Now rebranded as Mosaic AI, the platform has become integral to Databricks’ AI solutions. Today, at the company’s Data + AI Summit, it is launching a number of new features for the service. Ahead of the announcements, I spoke to Databricks co-founders CEO Ali Ghodsi and […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
YC grad, RetailReady raises $3.3M for an AI warehouse app that hopes to save brands billions
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Bonus: An extra week to apply to Startup Battlefield 200
[[{“value”:” A big shoutout to the early-stage founders who missed the application window for the Startup Battlefield 200 (SB 200) at TechCrunch Disrupt. We have exciting news just for you! You procrastinators can thank your lucky stars — we’re giving you (a little) more time to get your application together. Pro tip: Applying to and participating […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Databricks launches LakeFlow to help its customers build their data pipelines
[[{“value”:” Since its launch in 2013, Databricks has relied on its ecosystem of partners, such as Fievtran, Rudderstack, and dbt, to provide tools for data preparation and loading. But now, at its annual Data + AI Summit, the company announced LakeFlow, its own data engineering solution that can handle data ingestion, transformation and orchestration and eliminates […] © 2024 TechCrunch….