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iMerit believes better-quality data, not more data, is the future of AI

iMerit is making its Scholars program widely available. It’s a team of experts to fine-tune generative AI models for enterprise applications and, increasingly, foundational models.

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Yplasma zaps the air to cool chips for data centers

Yplasma recently raised $2.5 million to refine its plasma actuators, which can modify the flow of air.

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Learn how to avoid the pitfalls that stall startup fundraising at TechCrunch All Stage on July 15

There’s no shortage of capital out there, but there’s even less room for error. Join a powerhouse panel at TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 in Boston for “Fundraising Mistakes That Will Kill Your Round, and How to Avoid Them.” … Continue reading

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Moroccan founder raises $4.2M for her YC-backed startup building the next layer of AI search 

ZeroEntropy is serving up retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) through an API. It’s landed Initialized, a16z Scout and a long list of angels, as investors.

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How to protect your cell phone number from SIM swap attacks

These carrier security settings can prevent your phone number from being hijacked or stolen.

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Hugging Face opens up orders for its Reachy Mini desktop robots

Hugging Face is releasing two versions of its desktop robot meant for designing and coding AI applications.

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European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense tech from Ukraine’s war zones

With a fundraising target of €25 million, Darkstar’s goal is to help startups bring battle-tested products to military customers both in Ukraine and throughout Europe.

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Rivian spinoff Also raises another $200M to build e-bikes and more

Also, the micromobility startup that spun out of Rivian this year, was raised $200 million from Greenoaks Capital.

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LangChain is about to become a unicorn, sources say

AI infrastructure startup LangChain is raising a new round at about $1 billion valuation led by IVP.

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Apple COO Jeff Williams to step down later this month

Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer, is stepping down from his role later this month.

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