Darwinbox, an Indian startup building a SaaS platform for hiring, onboarding and employee administration, has raised $140 million to take on the likes of Rippling and Deel as it seeks to expand…
Tech Crunch – From high school science project to $18.3M: AI-accelerated enzymes are coming for fast fashion’s plastic waste
A U.K. startup, originating from founder Jacob Nathan’s high school science project on using enzymes to break down plastic waste, has secured an oversubscribed $18.3 million in Series A funding. Founded in…
Tech Crunch – CoreWeave acquires AI developer platform Weights & Biases
Nvidia-backed data center company CoreWeave has acquired AI developer platform Weights & Biases for an undisclosed sum. According to The Information, CoreWeave spent $1.7 billion on the transaction. Weights & Biases was…
Tech Crunch – CoreWeave partner EcoDataCenter racks up half a billion dollars to build more sustainable buildings for AI
EcoDataCenter, a Swedish company that builds eco-friendly data centers used by major compute providers to handle their AI traffic, has raised nearly half a billion dollars — $478 million (€450 million) to…
Tech Crunch – Meta brings its anti-fraud facial recognition test to the UK after getting a thumbs up from regulators
Last October, Meta dipped its toe into the world of facial recognition — an area where it has had a tricky track record — with an international test of two new tools:…
KTSM News – 1 person shot at a Sonic restaurant in Las Cruces
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — One person was shot late Tuesday night, March 4 in Las Cruces, a Las Cruces Police spokesman said. The shooting happened at about 9:40 p.m. at the…
Tech Crunch – Defense tech startup Epirus raises $250M Series D to counter drone swarms
Defense tech startup Epirus has raised a $250m Series D to expand its counter-drone solutions. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Quantexa nabs $175M at a $2.6B valuation to double down on data analytics for AI
London startup Quantexa has made its name over the years with an enterprise platform that employs AI and data analytics to fight money laundering and fraud. Today, it is announcing new funding…
KTSM News – ‘Couldn’t listen to incessant lies’: Escobar walks out of address
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, walked out of President Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday night, March 4, saying she couldn’t stand listening to his “lies.”…
KTSM News – Border businesses, residents begin to feel pain of Trump’s tariffs
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The border has started to feel the pain of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexican imports. Mexican businesses on Tuesday began factoring in the 25% levy…