SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son announced on Thursday that the Japanese tech giant has set up a joint venture in the country with Chicago-based health tech company Tempus. Together, the pair plan…
Tech Crunch – As Spain gets its latest VC fund, Southern Europe appears to be on a roll
While startup valuations have plummeted since the bull run of 2021-2022, a factor that’s hit the European startup ecosystem particularly hard, there’s one region of Europe where the correction has slightly worked…
Texas Monthly – Matthew Watkins named Texas Tribune’s next editor-in-chief, succeeding Sewell Chan
Watkins, a nine-year veteran of the Tribune, takes over as Chan becomes executive editor of Columbia Journalism Review. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Axelera lands new funds as the AI chip market heats up
Axelera designs AI-running chips and systems for applications like security, retail, automotive and robotics. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Directo turns a TikTok travel hack into a deal-finding Chrome extension
A travel hack that went viral on TikTok teaches users how to save money on hotels and Airbnbs by booking directly with the properties themselves. Now, a new startup, Directo, will help…
Tech Crunch – Illumex is using GenAI to ease pain of getting good data into LLMs
By now we know how crucial it is to have quality data for use by large language models (LLMs), but getting data ready for the models has been an early challenge for…
KTSM News – Thursday 9-hour forecast: Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected for tonight
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Happy Friday Eve! We’re forecasting a high of 103-degrees with partly cloudy skies, but we may be under triple digits at noon. While we experienced showers and…
KTSM News – Watch Live: Trump and Biden to face off in presidential debate rematch
(NEXSTAR) – Four years after clashing in a raucous debate, President Biden and former President Trump are once again set to face off on national television, with CNN veteran anchors Jake Tapper…
Tech Crunch – Orby is building AI agents for the enterprise
Orby AI, is building a generative AI platform that attempts to automate a range of different business workflows, including workflows that involve data entry, documents processing and forms validation. © 2024 TechCrunch….
Tech Crunch – PortSwigger, the company behind the Burp Suite of security testing tools, swallows $112M
Sometimes the most successful startup ideas come from people building tools to solve their own needs. Such was the case with Dafydd Stuttard, a security expert who goes by Daf. Nearly two…