Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Instagram was rolling out a feature where creators could create AI versions of themself that’ll DM with fans.
Cold shipping might be the next industry that batteries disrupt
Hannah Sieber knows just how transformative batteries can be. At her previous startup, EcoFlow, she used them to replace generators, whether for powering homes after a bad storm […]
Remote access giant TeamViewer says Russian spies hacked its corporate network
TeamViewer, the company that makes widely used remote access tools for companies, has confirmed an ongoing cyberattack on its corporate network. In a statement Friday, the company attributed […]
Feather raises €6 million to go pan-European with its insurance platform for expats
As a foreigner, navigating health insurance systems can often be difficult. German startup Feather thinks it has a solution and raised €6 million to help some of the […]
Hebbia raises nearly $100M Series B for AI-powered document search led by Andreessen Horowitz
Hebbia, a startup using generative AI to search large documents and return answers, has raised a nearly $100 million series B led by Andreessen Horowitz, according to three […]
Whee, TikTok’s answer to Instagram, is flopping
Whee, TikTok’s Instagram dupe, is reportedly tanking.
VW taps Rivian in $5B EV deal and the fight over Fisker’s assets
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As battery startups fail, Sila snaps up $375M in new funding
Amid a fraught environment for battery startups, Sila has raised $375 million to finish construction of a U.S. factory that will scale its next-generation battery technology for customers […]
Startups scramble to assess fallout from Evolve Bank data breach
On Wednesday, Evolve Bank and Trust, a financial institution that’s popular with fintech startups, announced that it had been victim of a cyberattack and data breach that could […]
Rondo Energy funding shows a new way across the climate startup ‘valley of death’
Outside of AI, few startups have drawn venture investments like climate tech. And like AI, companies in the sector need large infusions of cash, sometimes well beyond what a […]