Inflection lands $1.3B investment to build more ‘personal’ AI

There’s still plenty of cash to go around in the generative AI space, apparently. As first reported by Forbes, Inflection AI, an AI startup aiming to create “personal AI... Read more »

Level wants to back your fund — and your portfolio companies too

In 2023, funds of funds (FoFs) are on track to raise the smallest amount of money this year in more than a decade. At the same time, muted venture... Read more »

After aperitif ambitions sour, Haus is back on virtual shelves via The Naked Market

Haus, an aperitif company that tried to find a buyer last year after investor funding dried up, now has one. The Naked Market, founded by Harrison Fugman and Alex... Read more »

Virgin Galactic’s first commercial flight set to lift off this morning

Virgin Galactic is gearing up to launch its commercial space tourism service for the first time this morning, a long-awaited debut that puts much on the line for the... Read more »

As the planet warms, climate tech is getting scorching hot

No matter where you live, you are paying attention to our changing climate. Stronger storms, more frequent heat waves, cold snaps, and ever-more extreme wet-and-dry cycles paint the news... Read more »

Halo Car launches remotely piloted rental car deliveries in Las Vegas

Halo Car, a startup that uses remote operators to deliver rental cars to a customer’s door, has launched driverless operations in Las Vegas. Driverless operations mean something different for... Read more »

Social trading app Shares receives EU stock trading license

Fintech startup Shares has raised $90 million for its stock trading app. And yet, the service is only available to people who live in the U.K. But that’s about... Read more »

Navigating cyber security under ChatGPT

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Lightspeed makes first investment in Africa, backing Ghana’s Berry Health

Sexual and mental health stigmatization in Africa has evolved over several decades to a point where negligence to address the issue has led to the continent topping the charts... Read more »

Meta expects recommendation models ‘orders of magnitude’ bigger than GPT-4. Why?

Meta made a remarkable claim in an announcement published today intended to give more clarity on its content recommendation algorithms. It’s preparing for behavior analysis systems “orders of magnitude”... Read more »
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