Read AI expands its AI-powered summaries from meetings to messages and emails
Available in "soft launch," Read's new capability connects to Gmail, Outlook and Slack as well as videoconferencing platforms to learn topics that might be relevant to you.
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Rivian started a tough year on a flat foot
Rivian has a challenging year ahead — and the first quarter is off to a tepid start. The EV startup announced Tuesday that it built 13,980 vehicles and delivered 13,588 of them in the first quarter of...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/02/rivian-started-a-tough-year-on-a-flat-foot/
Quadratic is reimagining the spreadsheet with a focus on data
Using Quadratic, users can bring in hundreds of thousands of rows of data, write analyses in their preferred programming language and share the results with outside stakeholders.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/02/quadratic-is-reimagining-the-spreadsheet-with-a-focus-on-data/
Modal raises $25M to train corporate workers on data and AI
A few years ago, Darren Shimkus, ex-president of Udemy, had a conversation with Dennis Yang about skills building. Shimkus was of the belief that building skills in the corporate sector was a difficul...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/02/modal-raises-25m-to-make-corporate-upskilling-more-effective/
Tesla blames sales drop on Houthi attacks and arson in Germany
Tesla just turned in one of its more disappointing first quarters for deliveries in a while, and the company is putting some of the blame on an arson attack at its factory in Germany and shipping disr...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/02/tesla-sales-drop-first-quarter-estimates-deliveries/
Yahoo is acquiring Instagram co-founders’ AI-powered news startup Artifact
Yahoo is acquiring Artifact, the AI-powered news app from Instagram’s co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, the company announced on Tuesday. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. ...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/02/yahoo-acquiring-instagram-co-founders-ai-powered-news-artifact/
Hailo lands $120 million to keep battling Nvidia as most AI chip startups struggle
The funding climate for AI chip startups, once as sunny as a mid-July day, is beginning to cloud over as Nvidia asserts its dominance. According to a recent report, U.S. chip firms raised just $881 mi...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/02/hailo-ai-chip-startup-lands-120m-to-battle-nvidia/
Odd Ball, the ball-shaped music instrument, is adding new gestures so you can become a house DJ
Odd Ball is a company that makes fun electronic bouncy balls that let you generate MIDI sounds by tapping or bouncing them. The company is adding new gestures to its device — including spin, twist, mo...
TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 Women’s Breakfast: Exploring AI’s impact on founders
In the world of tech, innovation knows no bounds. And at the forefront of this ever-evolving landscape, AI stands tall, casting its transformative spell on everything it touches. But amid the buzz, on...
Seso is building software to fix farm workforces and solve agriculture’s HR woes
Migrant workers are a critical labor force for U.S. farms, but getting them here on proper H-2A visas can be complicated, and the compliance surrounding these employees is taxing for farms. Seso was f...
Your cut out & keep guide to Big Tech talking points in a new age of antitrust
With tech giants facing new laws and enforcements aimed at cutting their empires down to size, a lobbying frenzy replete with wildly binary claims is underway. Confused by the war of words? We cut to ...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/02/big-tech-talking-points-translated/
Autism Impact Fund closes $60 million first fund and broadens its scope
AIF still has resources in its first fund to do a "handful" more deals as well as follow-on investments.
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Indeed announces AI-powered work experience writer and support for multiple resumes
Hiring portal Indeed has redesigned the profile page for users, allowing individuals to use an AI-powered writer to fill up work experience and also added support for multiple resumes. The company has...
Animal-free egg protein startup Onego Bio is one step closer to cracking the traditional egg market
Onego Bio claims Bioalbumen is “bioidentical” to ovalbumin, which is the major protein in chicken egg white.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/01/animal-free-egg-protein-onego-bio-40m/
Canoo spent double its annual revenue on the CEO’s private jet in 2023
Tucked inside Canoo’s 2023 earnings report is a nugget regarding the use of CEO Tony Aquila’s private jet — just one of many expenses that illustrates the gap between spending and revenue at the EV st...
TikTok is bringing its dedicated STEM feed to Europe
As TikTok continues to face increased pressure in the U.S. and the U.K., the company is signaling its commitment to fostering educational content on its app. The company announced on Tuesday that it’s...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/01/tiktok-is-bringing-its-dedicated-stem-feed-to-europe/
Beyoncé’s new album ‘Cowboy Carter’ is a statement against AI music
Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” has only been out for a few days, yet it’s already obvious that we’ll be talking about it for years to come — it’s breaking records across streaming platforms, and the artist...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/01/beyonce-cowboy-carter-is-a-statement-against-ai-music/
TechCrunch Space: Reusable rockets, reusable satellites
Welcome back to TechCrunch Space. This week, I sat down with Orbit Fab CEO Daniel Faber, and China adds new moon base project partners.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/01/techcrunch-space-reusable-rockets-reusable-satellites/
Footage from 2020 shows Astra rocket exploding during prelaunch testing
Footage obtained by TechCrunch shows the catastrophic ending that Astra’s Rocket 3.0 suffered during prelaunch testing in March 2020. The explosion, which occurred at Alaska’s Pacific Spaceport Comple...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/01/astra-rocket-explodes-2020-launch-failure-video-footage/
As Microsoft unbundles Teams, it might not have the impact on Slack you think
One of the primary reasons that Slack joined forces with Salesforce in 2021 in a $28 billion deal was to give the communications company the clout to compete with Microsoft. For years, company co-foun...