Meta has moved its artificial intelligence group to the Reality Labs unit, shifting the focus of the AI team to efforts related to the Metaverse (Sylvia Varnham O’Regan / The Information)
Meta has moved its AI group to the Reality Labs unit, shifting the focus from the AI team to efforts related to the metaverse– Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, has…
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NewtonX, which connects companies with subject matter experts, raises $ 32 million Series B led by Marbruck Ventures, bringing its total funding to $ 47 million (Christine Hall / TechCrunch)
French Financial Super App Lydia Raises $ 100 Million Series C at Over $ 1 Billion Valuation – Just weeks after the announcement of stock and crypto trading, French fintech startup…
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Certn, which offers AI-driven tools to conduct background checks and risk monitoring for employees, contractors, and tenants, raises a $50M Series B (Shubham Sharma/VentureBeat)
Certn, which offers AI-driven tools to conduct background checks and risk monitoring for employees, contractors, and tenants, raises a $50M Series B — Canada-based Certn, a company that provides AI-powered…
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Experts say the Apple Watch has yet to change patient management as Apple’s efforts to gain FDA approvals and wider acceptance among doctors are lacking (Patrick McGee / Financial Times)
Experts say Apple Watch has yet to change patient management as Apple’s efforts to gain FDA approvals and wider acceptance among doctors fall short– Device touted as “the future of…
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Sensor Tower: Instagram became the world’s most downloaded app in Q4 2021, its best quarter since 2014 with installs up 10% QoQ, followed by TikTok and Facebook (Sarah Perez / TechCrunch)
Sensor Tower: Instagram became the world’s most downloaded app in Q4 2021, its best quarter since 2014 with installs up 10% QoQ, followed by TikTok and Facebook– Instagram benefits from…
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A look at Solana’s top backers, including 500 startups, Slow Ventures, Multicoin Capital, and angels David Quiec and Chris McCann, who hold over $ 1 billion in stakes (Hannah Miller / The Information)
A look at Solana’s top backers, including 500 startups, Slow Ventures, Multicoin Capital, and angels David Quiec and Chris McCann, who hold over $ 1 billion in stakes– When Solana…
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Six of the 10 best performing South Korean stocks in 2021 are linked to the metaverse or NFT, including Wemade Max, up 1,500%, and Giantstep, up 1,200% (Youkyung Lee / Bloomberg)
Six of the 10 best performing South Korean stocks in 2021 are linked to metaverse or NFTs, including Wemade Max, up 1,500%, and Giantstep, up 1,200%– For equity investors in…
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Dealogic: Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet announced more acquisitions in 2021 than in any other year in the past decade (CNBC)
Dealogic: Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet announced more acquisitions in 2021 than any other year in the past decade— – Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon all announced more acquisitions in 2021 than…
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Inside Intel’s Ronler Complex in Hillsboro, Oregon, where it conducts its most advanced research and is home to the company’s largest chip manufacturing site (Max A. Cherney / Protocol)
Inside Intel’s Ronler Complex in Hillsboro, Oregon, where it conducts its most advanced research and is home to the company’s largest chipmaking site– HILLSBORO, Ore. – To create a beam…
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Indian startup Clear, which helps individuals and businesses with tax returns and more, raises $ 75 million Series C from Kora Capital, Stripe and others (Manish Singh / TechCrunch)
Mobile Data Intelligence Startup Embrace Raises $ 45 Million Series B Led by NEA – Many companies collect data from all of their users, but they don’t know what the good…
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