How to invest when everything is moving too fast
TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC evening in Los Angeles late last week brought together two of the more straight-talking investors working in AI right now. They were as entertaining as they were illuminating.
Walmart-backed Flipkart expands quick-commerce push as Amazon ramps up in India
Walmart-backed Flipkart has crossed 1,000 micro-fulfillment centers as Amazon accelerates its own quick-commerce push in India.
India’s MoEngage bets that the future of marketing is millions of AI agents
The all-cash deal gives MoEngage access to technology that assigns AI agents to individual customers.
Superhuman acquires AI detection startup GPTZero
Superhuman, which also has an AI detection tool as part of Grammarly, has snapped up GPTZero.
After betting the firm on Anthropic, Menlo Ventures raises victorious $3B fund
Menlo has created a solid rep for itself as an AI investor, all based on one gutsy $750 million move in 2024.
Klue says hackers stole credential from 2022 that led to customer data breaches
It’s unclear why Klue had not revoked the credential after the limited pilot, which hackers then used to breach a system holding keys for accessing customers’ data.
Mark Zuckerberg wants Meta to launch its own prediction market
The app would be independent of Meta’s other social media offerings, although sources told the NYT that those social sites could direct users to engagement with the app.
Anthropic’s Claude Tag is learning your company, one Slack message at a time
Anthropic’s new Claude Tag brings an always-on AI teammate to Slack. But beyond productivity, the feature is a strategic play to capture organizational context, institutional knowledge, and enterprise workflows.
Password manager maker LastPass says hackers stole customer support case data during Klue breach
This is the second data breach to affect LastPass customers in recent years, after one of the password manager’s tech partners was recently breached.
HaloBraid raises $7M from Seven Seven Six to end the six-hour hair salon appointment
HaloBraid aims to help salons speed up braiding with its first device, slated to launch later this year, that acts as a braiding assistant for professional stylists.