D-ID unveils new chat API to enable face-to-face conversations with an AI digital human

D-ID unveils new chat API to enable face-to-face conversations with an AI digital human

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D-ID, the Israeli company leveraging artificial intelligence to create unique experiences like Deep Nostalgia, announced today that it’s launching...

Sequoia heats up early-stage startup investments in India and Southeast Asia

Sequoia heats up early-stage startup investments in India and Southeast Asia

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On a recent winter morning in New Delhi, Rajan Anandan and Pieter Kemps were pacing on the floor of a five-star hotel, quizzing a group of...

E-commerce aggregator Una Brands lands $30M just five months after its Series B

E-commerce aggregator Una Brands lands $30M just five months after its Series B 

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Una Brands, a Singapore-based e-commerce aggregator, has raised $30 million in pre-Series C financing just five months after announcing its...

Daily Crunch: Remote workspace platform Gable raises $12M Series A

Daily Crunch: Remote workspace platform Gable raises $12M Series A

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Meta says it is experimenting with AI-powered chat on WhatsApp and Messenger

Meta says it is experimenting with AI-powered chat on WhatsApp and Messenger

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No company is immune from the generative AI wave, and everybody wants in. Meta is the latest entrant in testing AI-powered tools for its products....

Eyeing a new lunar economy, ispace plans to land on the moon at the end of April

Eyeing a new lunar economy, ispace plans to land on the moon at the end of April

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Tokyo-based ispace said Monday that its Hakuto-R lunar lander is on track to reach the moon at the end of April. ispace launched the lander...

Waymo to test driverless rides with employees in Los Angeles

Waymo to test driverless rides with employees in Los Angeles

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Waymo will begin testing its autonomous Jaguar I-Paces without a human safety operator in Los Angeles in the next couple of weeks. This is...

Chris Rock gears up to talk about “The Slap” in a live performance on Netflix this Saturday

Chris Rock gears up to talk about “The Slap” in a live performance on Netflix this Saturday

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Chris Rock is a widely beloved comic; he’s also a savvy entrepreneur. Though Rock might have talked with media outlets about being assaulted...

Daily Crunch: Mobile World Congress 2023 kicks off with new features for Android, Chromebook and Wear OS

Daily Crunch: Mobile World Congress 2023 kicks off with new features for Android, Chromebook and Wear OS

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Max Q: It’s the final countdown

Max Q: It’s the final countdown

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Hello and welcome back to Max Q! Today we’re thinking of the four astronauts heading to the International Space Station. See you guys soon! In...

Microsoft Azure expands its telco solutions

Microsoft Azure expands its telco solutions

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New smartphones may get most of the headlines at MWC, but at its core, the annual trade show is still a telco event. It’s maybe no surprise...

More layoffs at Twitter, and loyalist Esther Crawford isn’t spared

More layoffs at Twitter, and loyalist Esther Crawford isn’t spared

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Twitter has laid off at least another 50 employees, according to a report from The Information and posts on social media from former workers. And...

Mapping out the future of AR, ThirdEye is taking on Google and Microsoft in real-life scenarios

Mapping out the future of AR, ThirdEye is taking on Google and Microsoft in real-life scenarios

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It takes a particular kind of chutzpah go up against the behemoths, especially when it comes to AR glasses. We already have Microsoft’s Hololens...

Xiaomi launches its 13 Pro flagship with a 1-inch sensor at MWC

Xiaomi launches its 13 Pro flagship with a 1-inch sensor at MWC

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The Xiaomi 13 Pro flagship made a global debut today at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) being held in Barcelona. With this device — which was...

Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz invested more in fintech than any other sector in 2022

Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz invested more in fintech than any other sector in 2022

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