Source: TechCrunch

Special mud helps XGS Energy get more power out of geothermal wells

Young geothermal energy wells can be like budding prodigies, each brimming with potential to outshine their peers. But like people, most decline with age. In California, for example, the amount…
Tim De Chant
May 21, 2024, 1:04 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Sonos finally made some headphones

The market play is clear from the outset: The $449 headphones are firmly targeted at an audience that would otherwise be purchasing the Bose QC Ultra or Apple AirPods Max.
Brian Heater
May 21, 2024, 1:04 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Adobe brings Firefly AI-powered Generative Remove to Lightroom

Adobe says the feature is up to the task, regardless of how complex of a background the object is set against.
Brian Heater
May 21, 2024, 1:04 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Porsche invests in battery startup South 8 to boost cold-weather EV performance

All cars suffer when the mercury drops, but electric vehicles suffer more than most as heaters draw more power and batteries charge more slowly as the liquid electrolyte inside thickens.…
Tim De Chant
May 21, 2024, 12:04 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

ETF Partners raises €285M 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, 11:34 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Data-labeling startup Scale AI raises $1B as valuation doubles to $13.8B

Scale AI, a company that provides data-labeling services for training machine learning models, has raised a $1 billion Series F round from a slew of big-name institutional and corporate investors…
Paul Sawers
May 21, 2024, 11:34 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

EU Council gives final nod to set up risk-based regulations for AI

It’s a wrap: European Union lawmakers have given the final approval to set up the bloc’s flagship, risk-based regulations for artificial intelligence.
Natasha Lomas
May 21, 2024, 11:04 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Meta, Match, Coinbase and others team up to fight online fraud and crypto scams

The new coalition, Tech Against Scams, will work together to find ways to fight back against the tools used by scammers and to better educate the public against financial scams.
Sarah Perez
May 21, 2024, 11:04 a.m.
5 min read
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.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

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.
5 min read
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