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Sequoia backs Pydantic to expand beyond its open source data-validation framework

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Techme101

Sequoia is investing $12.5M in UK startup Pydantic to help it expand beyond its open source data-validation framework. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Invesco raises its valuation of Swiggy to $13.3B

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Techme101

Invesco has raised the value of its stake in Swiggy, ascribing an implied valuation of about $13.3 billion to the Indian food delivery and quick-commerce startup. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Anduril speeds up launch of defense payloads by buying Apex satellite buses off the shelf

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Techme101

Anduril is expanding even further into the “ultimate high ground.”  The company, which is best known for AI-powered defense products that span air, land and sea, is partnering with satellite bus manufacturing startup Apex Space to rapidly deploy payloads on … Continue reading →

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Tier becomes Dott following the merger of the two micromobility companies

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Techme101

With this merger, Dott and Tier didn’t want to build a conglomerate of micromobility services; the operation was all about scale. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Meta won’t say whether it trains AI on smart glasses photos

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Techme101

Meta’s AI-powered Ray-Bans have a discreet camera on the front, for taking photos not just when you ask them to, but also when their AI features trigger it with certain keywords such as “look.” That means the smart glasses collect … Continue reading →

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Y Combinator is being criticized after it backed an AI startup that admits it basically cloned another AI startup

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Techme101

A Y Combinator startup named PearAI launched with a tweet thread and YouTube video on Saturday and caused an immediate backlash. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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11x.ai, a developer of AI sales reps, has raised $50M Series B led by A16Z, sources say

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Techme101

11x.ai, a startup that develops AI-powered sales development bots, has secured roughly $50 million in Series B funding, TechCrunch has learned. The new round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the company at around $350 million, multiple sources told TechCrunch. … Continue reading →

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TechCrunch Space: The dawn of the space age

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Techme101

Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Flagging again that the final agenda for the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt is now live. I’ll be pushing this event for the next few weeks, given that we’re just a bit over … Continue reading →

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The VC buying up prized real estate in SF says not to “listen to agitators”

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Techme101

VC Neil Mehta, the Greenoaks Capital co-founder tied to a growing number of building purchases across several blocks of San Francisco’s once-glittering Fillmore Street, defended himself on Monday via an op-ed in The San Francisco Standard, saying the moves are … Continue reading →

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Snapchat’s new Footsteps feature tracks your location history

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Techme101

Snapchat is quietly rolling out a new “Footsteps” feature to all iOS users this week, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. The new feature, which was previously only available to Snapchat+ subscribers, uses Snap Map to let you see … Continue reading →

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