Digital banking startup Mercury is layering software onto its bank accounts, giving its business customers the ability to pay bills, invoice customers and reimburse employees, the company has told TechCrunch exclusively. The…
Tech Crunch – Rad AI, a startup that helps radiologists save time on report generation, raises $50M Series B from Khosla Ventures
In 2017, Vinod Khosla told CNBC that the job “of the radiologist will be obsolete in five years.” While the founder of Khosla Ventures later revised that timeline to as long as…
KTSM News – Tuesday 9-hour forecast: Another windy day with patchy blowing dust
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Happy Tuesday! We continue to predict strong winds in our forecast with mostly clear skies and a high of 87-degrees by 4 p.m. 🌬 Patchy blowing dust…
Tech Crunch – Nintendo finally confirms the Switch 2 is on the way
In the most anticlimactic way possible, Nintendo on Tuesday confirmed years of rumors: the Nintendo Switch 2 console is on the way. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only….
Tech Crunch – Meta AI is obsessed with turbans when generating images of Indian men
Bias in AI image generators is a well-studied and well-reported phenomenon, but consumer tools continue to exhibit glaring cultural biases. The latest culprit in this area is Meta’s AI chatbot, which, for…
Tech Crunch – Daloopa trains AI to automate financial analysts’ workflows
Daloopa, a startup building AI to extract info from financial reports and investor presentations, has raised cash in a new funding round. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only….
Tech Crunch – Microsoft and OpenAI launch $2M fund to counter election deepfakes
Microsoft and OpenAI have launched a $2 million fund to combat the growing risks of AI and deepfakes in elections. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more:…
Tech Crunch – Honeycomb Insurance grabs $36M Series B from solo VC-led Zeev Ventures
When Itai Ben-Zaken’s first startup failed in 2018, the former BCG consultant and Wharton MBA spent months trying to understand what he could have done differently during the five years he ran…
Tech Crunch – Akamai confirms acquisition of Noname for $450M
A couple of weeks ago, TechCrunch broke the news that Akamai was in discussions to acquire Noname Security, a specialist in API security, for around $500 million. Today the deal is official,…
Tech Crunch – Amazon finally puts down e-commerce roots in Africa
Amazon’s highly awaited entry into Africa has come to fruition, with the tech giant announcing the launch of its e-commerce marketplace in South Africa on Tuesday. The e-commerce giant revealed in a…