European VCs break taboos by investing in pure defense technology from the Ukrainian war zone
Defense technology has moved from VCS’ no-go zone to the hot investment sector. However, double use means that technology must also have private applications — is still a requirement for most of them, including the NATO Innovation Fund. Estonian VC company DarkStar aims to break away from this trend by investing purely in military applications […]
Langchain is about to become a unicorn, sources say
Langchain, an AI infrastructure startup that provides tools to build and monitor applications powered by LLM, has raised new funding at an valuation of around $1 billion, led by IVP, according to three sources with knowledge of trading. Langchain began his life in the second half of 2022 as an open source project founded by […]
Glock is anti-Semitism again, and the sky is blue
Elon Musk announced this weekend that his team at Xai has improved the AI chatbot Grok. A few days later, Glock has already joined several blatantly anti-Semitic Tyrades, including criticizing Hollywood’s “Jewish cadres” and claiming that Jews often “spew anti-white hatred.” This is not a new behavior for Grok, the X account run by the […]
Genai as a shopping assistant set that explodes during Prime Day sales
The new report estimates that AI will be a bigger part of the online shopping process than ever before during Amazon’s Prime Day sale, which began Tuesday morning. This year, Amazon’s annual sales for four days (from July 8th to 111th) are projected to drive $23.8 billion in online spending to US e-commerce retailers as […]
After PC player was hacked, Activision defeated the Call of Duty game, sources say
Games Giant Activision defeated “Call of Duty: WWII” as hackers exploit flaws in certain PC versions of the game. Last week, Activision announced that it had taken the Microsoft Store version of its 2017 first-person shooter, Call of Duty: WWII, offline as it was investigating “reporting problems” without specifying what the problem was. The company […]
Replica Microsoft and partners with a blow to Google Cloud
On Tuesday, Replette announced a strategic partnership agreement with Microsoft. Replit will be available through Microsoft’s Enterprise Cloud App Store and Azure Marketplace. This means that Microsoft Shop will be able to purchase replica subscriptions. Replit integrates numerous Microsoft cloud services, including containers called Neon Serverless Postgres, virtual machines, and numerous Microsoft Cloud Services, such […]
The latest update for Mastodon prepares quote posts, Revamps Design app
Open source, Mastodon is a decentralized social network offering an alternative to Elon Musk’s X and Meta threads, rolling out many updates with the release of Mastodon 4.4 on Tuesday. Most notably, this app takes the first step towards implementing changes that bring about changes that are comparable to other networks, but it can also […]
Moonvalley’s “ethical” AI video model for filmmakers has been released
I don’t think the team at Moonvalley, a Los Angeles-based AI video generation startup, can encourage a way to make a movie. So on Tuesday, the company released its “3D-Aware” model to the public, pledging a “hybrid” approach that provides more control for filmmakers than other standard text-to-video models. Moonvalley first launched the Marey model […]
Phone (3) Reviews | TechCrunch
Carl Pei is a crude brand for high-tech enthusiasts, where OnePlus, an electronics maker, offers affordable phones that produce multiple devices, including flagship phones that challenge Samsung and Apple. He runs a similar playbook with Nothing, a five-year-old venture hardware startup that just launched its most ambitious device (3) earlier this month. The $799 priced […]
Why this LA-based VC company was an early investor in Slate Auto
Slate Auto, which came out of stealth mode earlier this year, has raised $700 million so far with amazing, and surprisingly affordable customizable electric trucks. But it quietly raised a $100 million Series A round in 2023 long before the EV startup broke the cover. And Jeff Bezos was involved in that round, but as […]