Spline, a no-code design tool for creating 3D assets, raises $15M

Spline, a no-code design tool for creating 3D assets, today announced that it raised $15 million in a seed round led by Gradient Ventures with participation from First Round... Read more »

Pearpop’s new ‘Boost Mode’ feature allows brands to turn content from creators into paid ads

Pearpop, a marketplace for social collaborations, announced today that it’s launching a new product called “Boost Mode.” The new feature allows brands on the platform to turn content posted... Read more »

Meet the 19-year old MIT drop-out “replacing gunpowder” for the defense industry

Silicon Valley loves its wunderkinds, but the same cannot be said of Washington, D.C., where the central mandate is not to take risks, but to de-risk. Or that’s how... Read more »

Google’s Bard and other AI chatbots remain under privacy watch in the EU

As we reported earlier, Google’s AI chatbot Bard has finally launched in the European Union. We understand it did so after making some changes to boost transparency and user... Read more »

Mattilda grabs another $19M, this time to expand beyond Mexico’s private schools

Nine months after announcing its seed round, mattilda, a Mexico City–based company providing collections management and payment processing for private schools, is back with a $19 million Series A... Read more »

Indian upskilling platform Skill-Lync cuts 20% jobs to ‘streamline operations’

Skill-Lync, an Indian startup offering upskilling programs, has laid off 20% of its workforce — around 225 employees — to reduce operational costs amid the ongoing, global funding crunch... Read more »

HawkEye 360’s new funding reflects ongoing investor appetite for defense-focused tech

Virginia-based HawkEye 360 has closed $58 million in new funding, the latest sign that investor appetite for defense-heavy startups is nowhere close to slowing down. HawkEye operates a constellation... Read more »

Ford picks up the pace on hands-off driving with BlueCruise 1.3 release

Ford is on a quest to ensure that its drivers keep their hands off the wheel for as long as possible. Drivers that own BlueCruise-equipped cars, anyway. Today, the... Read more »

Azolla Ventures hopes its new $239M climate fund will help founders take bigger risks

Who would have thought that venture capital just needed a little help from its friends in philanthropy to get its mojo back. For much of the past decade, the... Read more »

Security flaws in Honeywell devices could be used to disrupt critical industries

Security researchers have discovered numerous vulnerabilities in Honeywell devices used in critical industries that could, if exploited, allow hackers to cause physical disruption and potentially impact the safety of... Read more »
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