Source: TechCrunch
AI-powered water heater could banish cold showers and carbon pollution
Cala Systems’ water heater pairs an advanced heat pump with an AI-powered control system to forecast hot water demand.
Tim De Chant
Aug. 6, 2024, 1:33 p.m.
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Hyperspace is building custom instances to accelerate database searches
Hyperspace, a Tel Aviv-based startup, says its custom cloud instances for database searches can dramatically speed up queries.
Kyle Wiggers
Aug. 6, 2024, 1:33 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Who cut the plant-based cheese? Plonts did with microbes, and it’s stinky
Plonts’ cheese is made from soybeans, one of the most efficient ways to grow protein. Soybeans themselves are not very flavorful, and that is where fermentation and aging, help Plonts…
Christine Hall
Aug. 6, 2024, 1:33 p.m.
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Amazon’s India chief resigns amid intensifying competition
Manish Tiwary, the head of Amazon’s India operations, is leaving the firm as the U.S. e-commerce giant grapples with mounting pressure from competitors in one of its crucial international markets.…
Manish Singh
Aug. 6, 2024, 1:03 p.m.
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Perspective Space emerges from stealth with plans to improve space weather predictions
Rocket launch providers, satellite operators, and even aviation companies rely on accurate predictions about “space weather,” like solar flares and geomagnetic storms, to inform their operations. But this vital information…
Aria Alamalhodaei
Aug. 6, 2024, 1:03 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Uber highlights autonomous vehicle efforts now that Tesla’s in its rearview mirror
Uber is highlighting the success of its autonomous vehicle effort — likely to assuage investors concerned about incoming competition from Tesla.
Rebecca Bellan
Aug. 6, 2024, 12:33 p.m.
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H3X scales up its electric aerospace ambitions with $20M in new funding
Many industries that rely on legacy energy sources are aiming to electrify or at least streamline their operations, but for countless use cases the tech just isn’t there. H3X is changing the game with electric motors so compact and efficient that the aerospace and marine world — not to mention…
Devin Coldewey
Aug. 6, 2024, 12:03 p.m.
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Figure’s new humanoid robot leverages OpenAI for natural speech conversations
Figure 02 is outfitted with speakers and microphones to speak and listen to people at work.
Brian Heater
Aug. 6, 2024, 12:03 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
German computer scientists raise $30 million to help companies make sense of their data
It’s not easy for organizations to become data-driven, despite the aspirations many have to get there. Even orgs with data analytics teams often struggle to make effective use of their…
Kyle Wiggers
Aug. 6, 2024, 12:03 p.m.
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GrubMarket has acquired Good Eggs
More consolidation is taking place in the world of online food delivery. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that GrubMarket — the startup backed by Tiger Global, among others, that has…
Ingrid Lunden
Aug. 6, 2024, 9:33 a.m.
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