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Animating a 3D character from scratch is generally both laborious and expensive, requiring the use of complex software and motion capture tools. Cartwheel wants to make basic animations as simple…
Wix, the platform known chiefly for its web design tools, is launching a generative AI feature that’ll let customers create and edit iOS or Android apps by describing what they…
ClickUp Knowledge Management combines a new wiki-like editor and with a new AI system that can also bring in data from Google Drive, Dropbox, Confluence, Figma and other sources.
Transportation
Whizz wants to own the delivery e-bike subscription space, starting with NYC
52 mins ago
New York City, home to over 60,000 gig delivery workers, has been cracking down on cheap, uncertified e-bikes that have resulted in battery fires across the city. Some e-bike providers…
TechCrunch Minute: How YouTube leaks became so common — and what it means for Google
9:00 AM PDT • June 5, 2024
Sometimes, leaked corporate documents detail the darkest realities of Silicon Valley. Other times, they tell us that there’s a Yoshi game coming out. After years…
This is the last major step before Starliner can be certified as an operational crew system, and the first Starliner mission is expected to launch in 2025.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 in San Francisco is the must-attend event for startup founders aiming to make their mark in the tech world. This year, founders have three exciting ways to…
Google’s newest startup program, announced on Wednesday, aims to bring AI technology to the public sector. The newly launched “Google for Startups AI Academy: American Infrastructure” will offer participants hands-on…
Consumer startups have taken a hit when it comes to venture funding. But according to Eurie Kim, partner at Forerunner Ventures and founding member of…
eBay’s newest AI feature allows sellers to replace image backgrounds with AI-generated backdrops. The tool is now available for iOS users in the U.S., U.K., and Germany. It’ll gradually roll…
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If you’re anything like me, you’ve tried every to-do list app and productivity system, only to find yourself giving up sooner than later because sooner than later, managing your productivity…
Startups
Insurance provider Understory gets into renewable energy following $15M Series A
4 hours ago
After growing 500% year-over-year in the past year, Understory is now launching a product focused on the renewable energy sector.
Asana is using its work graph to train LLMs with the goal of creating AI assistants that work alongside human employees in company workflows.
The startup is hoping its durable filters can make metals refining and battery recycling more efficient, too.
Enterprise
Taloflow puts AI to work on software vendor selection to reduce cost and save time
4 hours ago
Taloflow, an early stage startup changing the way companies evaluate and select software, has raised $1.3M in a seed round.
Fintech
When foes become friends: Capital One partners with fintech giants Stripe, Adyen to prevent fraud
4 hours ago
The tension between incumbents and fintechs has existed for decades. But every once in a while, the two groups decide to put their competition aside and work together. In an…
Enterprise
Dive goes cloud-native for its computational fluid dynamics simulation service
4 hours ago
Spun out of Bosch, Dive wants to change how manufacturers use computer simulations by both using modern mathematical approaches and cloud computing.
Ashkenazi will start her new role at Google’s parent company on July 31, after 23 years at Eli Lilly.
Tobiko aims to reimagine how teams work with data by offering a dbt-compatible data transformation platform.
Space
DARPA and Slingshot build system to detect ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ adversary satellites
6 hours ago
The number of satellites on low Earth orbit is poised to explode over the coming years as more mega-constellations come online, and it will create new opportunities for bad actors…
