A bad experience with an accounting firm spurred this founder to start Aiwyn

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Techme101

Accounting firms are struggling to adopt high-tech solutions. That’s according to a survey earlier this year from Rightsworks, which found that, while 88% of firms believe tech has had a positive impact on their efficiency, 60% are suffering from disconnected systems, inconsistent processes, and a lack of standardized workflows. Startups like Aiwyn are trying to […]
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Meet the robot with two Guinness World Records for basketball

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Techme101

A team of engineers at Toyota have spent years iterating on CUE6, the basketball shooting robot. CUE6 uses machine learning to adjust his posture and arm movement in order to take the perfect shot nearly every time. The robot holds the Guinness World Record for most consecutive basketball free throw by a humanoid robot after […]
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SD-WAN vs VPN: How Many Tunnels Do You Need?

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Techme101

Choosing between SD-WAN vs VPN will impact your ability to scale effectively. VPNs are great for small networks, SD-WAN provides flexibility.

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Ex-Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is founding an AI startup backed by a16z

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Techme101

Emmett Shear, the former CEO of Twitch, is launching a new AI startup, TechCrunch has learned. The startup, called Stem AI, is currently in stealth. But public documents show it was incorporated in June 2023, and filed for a trademark in August 2023. Shear is listed as CEO on an incorporation document filed with the […]
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Real estate VC Fifth Wall is raising $500M for a new fund

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Techme101

Real estate venture firm Fifth Wall is raising a new $500 million fund called Fifth Wall React, according to a regulatory filing.
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Amazon workers strike across seven facilities at peak of holiday shopping season

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Techme101

Amazon workers at seven facilities in New York, Georgia, California and Illinois went on strike on Thursday.

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In just 4 months AI coding assistant Cursor raised another $100M at a $2.5B valuation led by Thrive, sources say

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Techme101

Anysphere, the developer of AI-powered coding assistant Cursor, raised $100 million Series B at a post-money valuation of $2.6 billion, according to sources with knowledge of the deal. The round is being led by returning investor Thrive Capital, the person said.  This new funding comes just four months after Anysphere raised its $60 million Series […]
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Backed by a16z and NEA, Backflip raises $30M Series A to turn text into AI-generated designs

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Techme101

Led by Markforged veterans and backed by a16z, Backlip has raised $30M to democratize product design thanks to AI.
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Every AI Copyright Lawsuit in the US, Visualized

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Techme101

WIRED is following every copyright battle involving the AI industry—and we’ve created some handy visualizations that will be updated as the cases progress.

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Rounding Up 2024’s Biggest Tech Fails: What Went Wrong This Year?

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Techme101

Explore the biggest tech failures of 2024, from product flops to security breaches, and uncover the lessons that rocked the industry this year.

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