Google is adding a slew of new updates for Maps, including a few AI-powered features that are designed to make it easier for users to search, explore their surroundings and get to…
Tech Crunch – Credal aims to connect company data to LLMs ‘securely’
Credal.ai, a Y Combinator-backed startup that gives enterprises a way to connect their internal data to text-generating, cloud-hosted AI models, has raised $4.8 million in a seed round led by Spark Capital….
Tech Crunch – Outset is using GPT-4 to make user surveys better
Getting answers to tough, qualitative questions about products from users can be costly, both in terms of time and money. At least, that was the experience of Aaron Cannon, a former strategist…
Tech Crunch – Generative AI startup 1337 (Leet) is paying users to help create AI-driven influencers
There’s been a rise of virtual influencers in recent years– computer-generated personalities who are just as active on social media platforms as real humans are. Many companies are investing in what’s called…
Tech Crunch – AgentSync raises $50M more in a massive Series B extension
Insurtech has had a rocky few years. Several startups in the space raised a lot of money and tried their luck on the public markets, but found that investors were unwilling to…
Tech Crunch – iOS 17.1 will let you continue AirDrop transfers over cellular data
Apple released iOS 17.1 on Wednesday to all users with features including improved AirDrop sharing and updates to Apple Music. The biggest change with this release is the ability to use AirDrop…
Tech Crunch – Google adds generative AI threats to its bug bounty program
Google has expanded its vulnerability rewards program (VRP) to include attack scenarios specific to generative AI. In an announcement shared with TechCrunch ahead of publication, Google said: “We believe expanding the VRP…
Tech Crunch – Inlyte Energy reels in $8M seed round to revive a 50-year-old battery technology
With some tweaks, the company believes it can make cells while still maintaining the chemistry’s longevity and energy density. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read…
Tech Crunch – Memory chip maker SK Hynix, a shareholder of Kioxia, opposes a merger with Western Digital
A long-expected merger of two of the world’s biggest memory chip companies — Western Digital and Japan’s Kioxia — may be hampered by one of Kioxa’s shareholders, SK Hynix. The South Korean…
Tech Crunch – GGV Capital U.S. backs Arteria AI’s digital makeover for financial document creation
The company’s platform structures data at the time a contract is drafted. Then as documentation is added, an intelligent workflow helps speed up approvals, negotiations and decision-making. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights…