Source: TechCrunch
Vitesse, a payments and treasury management platform for insurers, raises $93M to fuel US expansion
London-based fintech Vitesse has closed a $93 million Series C round of funding led by investment giant KKR.
Paul Sawers
May 21, 2024, 9:04 a.m.
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Zen Educate raises $37M and acquires Aquinas Education as it tries to address the teacher shortage
Zen Educate, an online marketplace that connects schools with teachers, has raised $37 million in a Series B round of funding. The raise comes amid a growing teacher shortage crisis…
Paul Sawers
May 21, 2024, 4:04 a.m.
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Aurora and Volvo unveil self-driving truck designed for a driverless future
A new self-driving truck — manufactured by Volvo and loaded with autonomous vehicle tech developed by Aurora Innovation — could be on public highways as early as this summer. The…
Rebecca Bellan
May 21, 2024, 2:04 a.m.
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ETF Partners raises €284M for climate startups that will be effective quickly — not 20 years down the road
The European venture capital firm raised its fourth fund as fund as climate tech “comes of age.”
Tim De Chant
May 21, 2024, 12:34 a.m.
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Scarlett Johansson says that OpenAI approached her to use her voice
“When I heard the released demo, I was shocked, angered and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pursue a voice that sounded so eerily similar to mine.”
Aisha Malik
May 21, 2024, 12:04 a.m.
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Microsoft wants to make Windows an AI operating system, launches Copilot+ PCs
Copilot, Microsoft’s brand of generative AI, will soon be far more deeply integrated into the Windows 11 experience.
Kyle Wiggers
May 21, 2024, 12:04 a.m.
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OpenAI is removing ChatGPT’s AI voice that sounds like Scarlett Johansson
OpenAI is removing one of the voices used by ChatGPT after users found that it sounded similar to Scarlett Johansson, the company announced on Monday. The voice, called Sky, is…
Aisha Malik
May 20, 2024, 11:34 p.m.
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These 81 robotics companies are hiring
When I attended Automate in Chicago a few weeks back, multiple people thanked me for TechCrunch’s semi-regular robotics job report. It’s always edifying to get that feedback in person. While…
Brian Heater
May 20, 2024, 10:04 p.m.
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TechCrunch Space: Star(side)liner
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. For those who haven’t heard, the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule has been pushed back yet again to no earlier than…
Aria Alamalhodaei
May 20, 2024, 10:04 p.m.
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Microsoft Build 2024: All the AI and hardware products Microsoft announced
Copilot, Microsoft’s brand of generative AI, will soon be far more deeply integrated into the Windows 11 experience.
Kyle Wiggers
May 20, 2024, 10:04 p.m.
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