Amazon is rolling out its AI voice search feature to Alexa, which lets it answer open-ended questions about content. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read…
Tech Crunch – Fintech startup Forward grabs $16M to take on Stripe, lead future of integrated payments
It’s a lofty goal to take on legacy payments infrastructure, however, Forward’s model has an advantage by shifting the economics back to SaaS companies. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal…
Tech Crunch – Redpanda acquires Benthos to expand its end-to-end streaming data platform
Redpanda has already integrated Benthos into its own service and has made it the core technology of its new Redpanda Connect service. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only….
Tech Crunch – Rhea reaps $10M more led by Thiel
Fertility remains a pressing concern around the world — birthrates are down in many countries, and infertility rates (that is, the ability to conceive at all) are up. And given the emotional…
Tech Crunch – Tech giants form an industry group to help develop next-gen AI chip components
Microsoft, Meta, Intel, AMD and others have formed a new group to design next-gen interconnects for AI accelerator hardware. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read…
KTSM News – Thursday 9-hour forecast: Warmer temperatures continue in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Happy Thursday! Make sure to drink lots of water and wear sunscreen because we’re forecasting a hot day across the Sun City. With 90-degrees lingering throughout the…
Tech Crunch – Ambani’s Reliance fires opening salvo in fintech battle, launches JioFinance app
With JioFinance, the Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani is making his boldest consumer-facing move yet into financial services. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Filing shows Salesforce paid $419M to buy Spiff in February
Salespeople live and die by commissions, which typically form a big chunk of how they are paid. It’s no surprise, then, that Salesforce paid a premium to buy a platform that helps…
Tech Crunch – YoLa Fresh, a GrubMarket for Morocco, digs up $7M to connect farmers with food sellers
YoLa Fresh works with over a thousand retailers across Morocco and records up to $1 million in gross merchandise volume. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more:…
El Paso Matters – Texas’ attorney general is increasingly using consumer protection laws to pursue political targets
By Vianna Davila (Texas Tribune/Pro Publica) The men knocked on the door of a two-story, red-brick building in Downtown El Paso one chilly morning in February. When a volunteer answered, they handed…