SaaS follow-on rounds see a slowdown, but it won’t last forever
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After helping sift through 400m photos, GoodOnes renames to Ollie
AI-powered photo-sorting app GoodOnes raised $3.6 million in seed funding earlier this year and dropped into the Apple App Store in April. Six months and 400 million photo sorts later, it is changing its name to
Waymo driverless vehicles are now available through Uber, starting first in Phoenix
Phoenix-are Uber users can now hail a Waymo driverless vehicle. The two companies today announced the launch of the joint service, which we first reported in May 2023. To use the service, Uber users will need to
iOS 17.1 will let you continue AirDrop transfers over cellular data
Apple released iOS 17.1 on Wednesday to all users with features including improved AirDrop sharing and updates to Apple Music. The biggest change with this release is the ability to use AirDrop when you move out of
Google adds generative AI threats to its bug bounty program
Google has expanded its vulnerability rewards program (VRP) to include attack scenarios specific to generative AI. In an announcement shared with TechCrunch ahead of publication, Google said: “We believe expanding
Google Maps is getting new AI-powered search updates, an enhanced navigation interface and more
Google is adding a slew of new updates for Maps, including a few AI-powered features that are designed to make it easier for users to search, explore their surroundings and get to their destinations. The company is
Credal aims to connect company data to LLMs ‘securely’
Credal.ai, a Y Combinator-backed startup that gives enterprises a way to connect their internal data to text-generating, cloud-hosted AI models, has raised $4.8 million in a seed round led by Spark Capital. Credal
Outset is using GPT-4 to make user surveys better
Getting answers to tough, qualitative questions about products from users can be costly, both in terms of time and money. At least, that was the experience of Aaron Cannon, a former strategist at Deloitte. where he
Generative AI startup 1337 (Leet) is paying users to help create AI-driven influencers
There’s been a rise of virtual influencers in recent years– computer-generated personalities who are just as active on social media platforms as real humans are. Many companies are investing in what’s called the
AgentSync raises $50M more in a massive Series B extension
Insurtech has had a rocky few years. Several startups in the space raised a lot of money and tried their luck on the public markets, but found that investors were unwilling to grant them valuations on par with other