Source: TechCrunch
Mechanical Orchard, led by ex-Pivotal CEO, scores $50 million round led by Alphabet’s GV
Digital transformation — the process of transforming outdated apps and processes with cloud technologies and digital workflows — can be a risky undertaking. In 2023, Harvard Business Review reported that…
Kyle Wiggers
Aug. 7, 2024, 5:03 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
TechCrunch Minute: Is AI actually making workers more productive?
Is AI going to make us all more productive at work? Executives are feeling optimistic, but workers aren’t quite as convinced. That’s according to a…
Anthony Ha
Aug. 7, 2024, 4:03 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Flourish Ventures on repeat founders, emerging markets and when not to hop on the AI bandwagon
In today’s episode of Equity Podcast, Mary Ann Azevedo talked to Flourish Ventures co-founders Tilman Ehrbeck, Emmalyn Shaw and Arjuna Costa about a variety of…
Paul Sawers
Aug. 7, 2024, 3:33 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Bandana lands new investment to help hourly wage workers find good jobs
Most startups are looking to solve a problem inside a business, but Bandana, a New York City-based startup has a different goal. It wants to help people at the lower…
Ron Miller
Aug. 7, 2024, 3:33 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Hackers could spy on cellphone users by abusing 5G baseband flaws, researchers say
Security researchers found a dozen vulnerabilities in 5G baseband chips found in phones made by Google, OPPO, OnePlus, Motorola, and Samsung.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Aug. 7, 2024, 3:33 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Flourish Ventures on repeat founders, emerging markets, and when not to hop on the AI bandwagon
In today’s episode of Equity Podcast, Mary Ann Azevedo talked to Flourish Ventures co-founders Tilman Ehrbeck, Emmalyn Shaw and Arjuna Costa about a variety of…
Paul Sawers
Aug. 7, 2024, 2:33 p.m.
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5 min read
Source: TechCrunch
After EU approval, UK clears HPE’s $14B Juniper Networks acquisition
Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) planned $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks is one step closer to completion — the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that the deal…
Paul Sawers
Aug. 7, 2024, 2:03 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Lyft to ‘open up a can of whoop ass’ on surge pricing
Ride-hail giant Lyft will pilot a new feature called Price Lock that will let a rider purchase a monthly subscription “that caps the price for a specific route at a…
Rebecca Bellan
Aug. 7, 2024, 1:33 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Audible is testing an AI-powered search feature
Audible, the audiobook company owned by Amazon, announced on Wednesday that it is testing an AI-powered search feature to assist users in narrowing down their audiobook search. Starting today, select…
Lauren Forristal
Aug. 7, 2024, 1:03 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Database startup Neon nabs a Microsoft investment
In a sign that big tech companies are ready and willing to shell out cash for database tech, Neon, a startup building an open source alternative to AWS Aurora Postgres,…
Kyle Wiggers
Aug. 7, 2024, 1:03 p.m.
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