Monthly Archives: February 2025

Comstruct raises $13.5M to simplify the procurement process for construction firms

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

When you think about platforms in the construction industry, chances are the concrete slabs designed to support steel beams and tall pillars will come first to your mind. Munich-based startup Comstruct wants to design a different kind of platform for … Continue reading →

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Google joins firms dropping diversity recruitment goals

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

U-turn by former the diversity champion comes as major companies face pressure to drop the policies.

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World leaders set to vie for AI domination at Paris summit

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

Global politicians and AI bosses will next week attend a summit to debate the disruptive technology.

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Avelios nabs $31M led by Sequoia to fix the ailing world of healthcare IT

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

The race is on to build a new generation of healthcare software to replace legacy hospital systems that in some cases may not have been updated in decades. A startup out of Munich, Germany called Avelios has ambitions to build … Continue reading →

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European VC firm Emblem raises $85 million for its initial fund

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

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 … Continue reading →

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Aiming to accelerate product design with AI, Trace.Space raises a seed round

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

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 deployed, but now startups are … Continue reading →

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These researchers used NPR Sunday Puzzle questions to benchmark AI ‘reasoning’ models

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

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 … Continue reading →

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Temu steers users to ‘local’ products after Trump shuts tax loophole

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

Temu has onboarded more sellers with U.S. inventory in recent years as lawmakers have zeroed in on the de minimis exemption.

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Google scraps diversity ‘aspirations,’ citing role as federal contractor

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

Google said it’s been reevaluating diversity programs over the last year.

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

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

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 … Continue reading →

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