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Pinecone, the vector database startup founded by Edo Liberty, the former head of Amazon’s AI Labs, has long been at the forefront of helping businesses augment large language models (LLMs) with their own data. Most recently, though, the company completely … Continue reading →

Young geothermal energy wells can be like budding prodigies, each brimming with potential to outshine their peers. But like people, most decline with age. In California, for example, the amount of electricity generated by geothermal power plants declined by 15% … Continue reading →

All cars suffer when the mercury drops, but electric vehicles suffer more than most as heaters draw more power and batteries charge more slowly as the liquid electrolyte inside thickens. Drivers in Chicago found this out the hard way last … Continue reading →

Scale AI has raised a $1 billion Series F round from a slew of big-name institutional and corporate investors including Amazon and Meta. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The new coalition, Tech Against Scams, will work together to find ways to fight back against the tools used by scammers and to better educate the public against financial scams. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

It’s a wrap: European Union lawmakers have given the final approval to set up the bloc’s flagship, risk-based regulations for artificial intelligence. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

London-based fintech Vitesse has closed a $93 million Series C round of funding led by investment giant KKR. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Zen Educate, an online marketplace that connects schools with teachers, has raised $37 million in a Series B round of funding. The raise comes amid a growing teacher shortage crisis both sides of the pond, with a recent report from … Continue reading →

The European venture capital firm raised its fourth fund as fund as climate tech “comes of age.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Copilot, Microsoft’s brand of generative AI, will soon be far more deeply integrated into the Windows 11 experience. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.