Source: TechCrunch

DeepWell DTx receives FDA clearance for its therapeutic video game developer tools

There’s something oddly refreshing about starting the day by solving the Wordle. According to DeepWell DTx, there’s a scientific explanation for why our brains might feel just a bit better…
Amanda Silberling
Sept. 14, 2024, 4:50 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

These two friends built a simple tool to transfer playlists between Apple Music and Spotify, and it works great

Soundiiz is a free third-party tool that builds portability tools through existing APIs and acts as a translator between the services.
Maxwell Zeff
Sept. 14, 2024, 1:20 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Shrinking teams, warped views, and risk aversion in this week’s startup news

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week…
Rita Liao
Sept. 14, 2024, 3:50 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

This is how bad China’s startup scene looks now

In early 2018, VC Mike Moritz wrote in the FT that “Silicon Valley would be wise to follow China’s lead,” noting the pace of work at tech companies was “furious”…
Connie Loizos
Sept. 14, 2024, 1:50 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

First impressions of OpenAI o1: An AI designed to overthink it

OpenAI released its new o1 models on Thursday, giving ChatGPT users their first chance to try AI models that pause to “think” before they answer. There’s been a lot of…
Maxwell Zeff
Sept. 13, 2024, 11:50 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs comes out of stealth with $230M in funding

Fei-Fei Li, the Stanford professor many deem the “Godmother of AI,” has raised $230 million for her new startup, World Labs, from backers including Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, and Radical Ventures.…
Marina Temkin
Sept. 13, 2024, 11:20 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Fei Fei Li’s World Labs comes out of stealth with $230M in funding

Fei Fei Li, the Stanford professor many deem the “Godmother of AI,” has raised $230 million for her new startup, World Labs, from backers including Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, and Radical…
Marina Temkin
Sept. 13, 2024, 10:50 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Investors rebel as TuSimple pivots from self-driving trucks to AI gaming

TuSimple, once a buzzy startup considered a leader in self-driving trucks, is trying to move its assets to China to fund a new AI-generated animation and video game business. The pivot has not only puzzled and enraged several shareholders, but also threatens to pull the company back into a legal…
Rebecca Bellan
Sept. 13, 2024, 9:20 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Fintech Bolt is buying out the investor suing over Ryan Breslow’s $30M loan

Bolt says it has settled its long-standing lawsuit with its investor Activant Capital. One-click payments startup Bolt is settling the suit by buying out the investor’s stake “after which Activant…
Julie Bort
Sept. 13, 2024, 8:20 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

First impressions of ChatGPT o1: An AI designed to overthink it

OpenAI released its new o1 models on Thursday, giving ChatGPT users their first chance to try AI models that pause to “think” before they answer. There’s been a lot of…
Maxwell Zeff
Sept. 13, 2024, 7:20 p.m.
5 min read
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