Luma launches creative AI agents powered by its new ‘Unified Intelligence’ models | TechCrunch
AI video-generation startup Luma on Thursday launched Luma Agents, designed to handle end-to-end creative work across text, image, video, and…
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Oura acquires Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in gesture recognition technology | TechCrunch
Oura announced on Thursday that it has acquired Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in technology that enables users to control…
Lio raises $30M from Andreessen Horowitz and others to automate enterprise procurement | TechCrunch
Lio’s co-founders know firsthand that procurement — the process enterprises use to purchase services from vendors — is often a…
One startup’s pitch to provide more reliable AI answers: Crowdsource the chatbots | TechCrunch
John Davie wanted Buyers Edge Platform, the hospitality procurement enterprise he founded and still leads, to benefit from the AI…
Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices | TechCrunch
As competition among AI startups heats up, founders and VCs are turning to novel valuation mechanisms to manufacture a perception…
Stripe wants to turn your AI costs into a profit center | TechCrunch
Stripe on Monday released a preview of a new feature that could help AI startups (and other companies) solve the…
A married founder duo’s company, 14.ai, is replacing customer support teams at startups | TechCrunch
The customer service industry is in a bit of flux, thanks to AI. Investors and corporate leaders have rung alarm…
Investors spill what they aren’t looking for anymore in AI SaaS companies | TechCrunch
Investors have been pouring billions into AI companies over the past few years, as the technology continues to hold sway…
Plaid valued at $8B in employee share sale | TechCrunch
Plaid, a company that connects financial applications to users’ bank accounts, enabling payments and data verification, has allowed employees to…
Trace raises $3M to solve the AI agent adoption problem in enterprise | TechCrunch
For all their potential, AI agents have been slow to make an impact in the enterprise, and one new startup…
Anthropic acquires computer-use AI startup Vercept after Meta poached one of its founders | TechCrunch
Anthropic on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Vercept, an AI startup with deep roots to some of the biggest…
Wearable startup CUDIS launches a new health ring line with an AI-fueled ‘coach’ | TechCrunch
Wearables startup CUDIS is launching its newest series of health rings this week. The updated ring comes equipped with a…
Harbinger acquires autonomous driving company Phantom AI | TechCrunch
Electric trucking startup Harbinger has acquired autonomous driving software company Phantom AI, in an effort to vertically integrate more technology…
Amazon’s AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options | TechCrunch
Amazon is introducing a new feature that will allow users to change the personality of its AI assistant, Alexa+. On…
Khosla’s Keith Rabois backs Comp, which wants to bolster HR teams with AI | TechCrunch
After graduating from Cornell University, Christophe Gerlach spent nearly two years investing exclusively in HR tech startups for General Atlantic.…
India’s AI boom pushes firms to trade near-term revenue for users | TechCrunch
Tech giants’ efforts to ramp up AI adoption in India may be about to hit a turning point, as companies…
Nvidia challenger AI chip startup MatX raised $500M | TechCrunch
MatX, a chip startup founded by two former Google hardware engineers, has raised a $500 million Series B led by…
Self-driving tech startup Wayve raises $1.2B from Nvidia, Uber, and three automakers | TechCrunch
Wayve’s self-driving tech has attracted a diverse set of investors in the company’s latest $1.2 billion funding round, including three…