eBay acquires AI-powered product authentication company Certilogo

eBay announced today that it has closed its acquisition of Certilogo, a company that provides AI-powered apparel and fashion goods digital IDs and authentication. The financial terms of the... Read more »

The quest for solid-state EV batteries

As we shift away from gas- and diesel-powered engines and toward electrification, a recurring problem comes up: Batteries are heavy, and heavy is the enemy of efficiency. The quest... Read more »

Sustainable Ocean Alliance converts its accelerator into a broader ‘Ecopreneur Network’

Startup accelerators are interesting places, but the model of packaging a good idea up and firing it at VCs from a demo day cannon is getting diminishing returns. The... Read more »

Proclaim raises $15M so you can pressure-wash your mouth

We all know the importance of good oral hygiene (you do brush twice a day, don’t you?), but despite its obvious impact on our mouths as well as our... Read more »

Sapphire Ventures plans to invest over $1B in enterprise AI startups

VC firm Sapphire Ventures says that it plans to invest more than $1 billion in AI-related enterprise startups, demonstrating the strong appetite among investors for cutting-edge AI tech. Reuters... Read more »

The era of tech layoffs is evolving in an interesting way

The era of tech layoffs is not yet past, but it is losing some of its intensity and changing into a unique trend. The Exchange explores startups, markets and... Read more »

Prompt engineering startup Vellum.ai raises $5M as demand for generative AI services scales

This morning, Vellum.ai said it had closed a $5 million seed round. The company declined to share who its lead investor was for the round apart from noting that... Read more »

India deals a 28% tax blow to online gaming industry

India plans to impose a significant tax on the fund that online gaming firms collect from consumers in a major blow to the fast-growing industry that was quick to... Read more »

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard merger can’t be blocked by FTC, judge rules

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard earned a big win in court today, as a federal judge ruled that the Federal Trade Commission cannot block the $68.7 billion merger. The FTC... Read more »

Nothing’s Phone (2) is up for preorder, starting at $599

Nothing was founded on a simple premise: phones are boring. This wasn’t always the case, of course. There was a time before the smartphone became a commodity when the... Read more »
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