Category: Enterprise
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Is your company AI washing? Rippling founder Parker Conrad thinks it might be.
Right now, there’s a mad scramble to capitalize on AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Parker Conrad, founder of Rippling, an HR startup valued at $13.5 billion, shared some interesting thoughts about AI during a recent appearance on our Found podcast. “No one actually wants to chat with their…
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The banks that loaned Musk $13B to buy Twitter might be having regrets
X, formerly known as Twitter, looks like a pretty bad investment right about now. As readers might recall, Elon Musk borrowed $13 billion from Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and five other major banks to help finance its $44 billion acquisition. According to the WSJ, the deal has since become the worst merger-finance deal for…
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SleekFlow snaps up $7M to tap the conversational AI opportunity across Asia
SleekFlow, a Singapore- and Hong Kong-headquartered social commerce platform that has built a conversational AI suite for customer engagement targeted to Asian markets, said Wednesday it had secured a further $7 million in funding. The money will be used to continue developing its AI, as well as penetrate deeper into Southeast Asia and the Middle…
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I Reviewed 340+ Opinions on the Block Editor, Here’s What Users REALLY Think
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in AI, Apps, Climate, Cloud Computing, Crypto, Cybersecurity, Enterprise, EV, FinTech, Gadgets, Gaming, SaaS, Software, StartupsCreating an analysis of user opinions on WordPress’ block editor – aka. Gutenberg – has been a fascinating journey. I explored over 340 opinions gathered from a range of platforms, including Reddit, Twitter, YouTube, and WordPress.org. In addition to these sources, I also reached out to developers of popular plugins and themes, as well as…
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Eppo lands new cash to grow its app, website and AI experimentation business
Eppo has closed a new funding round that values the company at over $100 million. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. The AI industry continues to release tons of new models, and companies looking to stay competitive are racing to adopt them for their purposes. In fact, nearly 10% of…
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The Rounds scoops up $24M to bring its ‘household restocking’ delivery service to more markets
The Rounds, the startup that delivers recurring grocery and household essentials in reusable packaging, announced on Monday its $24 million Series B funding round. The new capital will go toward product development, hiring and expanding the service to additional markets. Alongside the funding announcement, The Rounds introduced new features for customers, including the ability to…
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Sarah Buchner started as a carpenter when she was 12 — now her AI construction startup has raised $20 million
Construction companies deal with a lot of documents — so many that it can be difficult to process and manage them all. According to one recent survey, a third of construction professionals found accessing documents to be a challenge in completing a project, while a fourth said that inaccurate project paperwork has contributed to a…
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Thirty-nine state AGs now support Live Nation-Ticketmaster lawsuit
The United States Department of Justice filed a major lawsuit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster in May, arguing that the entertainment giant is acting as a monopoly. An additional 10 state attorneys general joined the suit this week, bringing the total to 39 states and the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs also filed an amended complaint, making…
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US government accuses Iran of Trump campaign hack; Iran scoffs
On Monday, the U.S. government formally accused Iran of hacking the Donald Trump campaign. In a joint statement issued by the FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the three agencies said that the intelligence community attributes the recently disclosed hack and leak against…
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The countdown continues! You have 4 days left to lock in your TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 tickets at the discounted rate. Don’t miss the chance to save up to $600 — offer ends August 23 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join 10,000+ enthusiastic startup leaders, founders, and investors from October 28-30 at Moscone West in San Francisco.…