Google launched the Pixel 8 series on October 4. The company relied on showing Google’s AI prowess as a core selling point. Google’s launch comes weeks after Apple launched its new iPhone…
Tech Crunch – Section 32 closes on $525M fund, says there is ‘a zone of commoditization that you have to avoid while investing in AI’
Section 32, a venture firm founded by ex-Google Ventures CEO Bill Maris, has closed on $525 million in capital commitments across its fifth fund, TechCrunch is first to report. A portion of…
Tech Crunch – Gradient raises $10M to let companies deploy and fine-tune multiple LLMs
Gradient, a startup that allows developers to build and customize AI apps in the cloud using large language models (LLMs), today emerged from stealth with $10 million in funding led by Wing…
Tech Crunch – Phaver raises $7M to help make onboarding to web3 social platforms easier
Phaver aims to to build a service that provides a web3 onboarding experience that’s similar to existing social platforms. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Observability platform Observe raises $50M in debt, launches gen AI features
Venture investors see potential in observability software — i.e. software that gives teams the ability to monitor, measure and understand the state of a system or app. And that’s not surprising. The…
Tech Crunch – Consumer brand accelerator SuperOrdinary gets $58M Series B at $800M valuation
The average shopper probably hasn’t heard of SuperOrdinary, but if they are a beauty or skincare fan, they’ve definitely heard of some of the brands the startup works with: Olaplex, Farmacy and…
Tech Crunch – Vera wants to use AI to cull generative models’ worst behaviors
Liz O’Sullivan is on a mission to make AI “a little bit safer,” in her own words. A member of the National AI Advisory Committee, which drafts recommendations to the White House…
El Paso Matters – Student loan repayments resume after 3-year hiatus
Kathryn Miranda said Pell grants and scholarships covered her tuition and fees at New Mexico State University, but she needed to take out a student loan to pay for on-campus housing. She…
Tech Crunch – Cobre secures $13M to help CFOs in Colombia automate corporate payments
Cobre’s corporate treasury platform gives CFOs more visibility and control over their company’s financial transactions and a way to digitize and automate their payment processes. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Biden administration waiving 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in Texas
(The Hill) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that 26 federal laws were waived to allow border wall construction in Texas, marking the administration’s first use of an executive power often used…