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Jan 4, 2024 • 3min
Short-term rental provider Frontdesk lays off entire staff, on the verge of shutting down
Another proptech startup has run into trouble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 3, 2024 • 5min
Former Anthemis partner soft-launches new fintech-focused venture firm
Ruth Foxe Blader has left her role as partner at Anthemis Group after nearly seven years to start her own venture firm, Foxe Capital, TechCrunch learned exclusively today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 3, 2024 • 3min
Tesla’s cheapest cars helped it notch another record year
Tesla shipped a record number of electric vehicles in the fourth quarter to help it edge out its targets for the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 2, 2024 • 3min
Rivian deliveries slip 10% in Q4, raising demand questions
Rivian reported Tuesday it produced 17,541 vehicles at its Normal, Illinois factory and delivered 13,972 to customers in the fourth quarter, mixed results that left investors wary and sent shares down in pre-market trading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 1, 2024 • 4min
Shield AI expands massive Series F with another $300M in equity, debt, scaling valuation to $2.8B
Defense tech startup Shield AI has expanded its latest funding round with another $300 million in equity and debt, bringing its total Series F to $500 million, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. This total amount reflects $200 million in equity closed in November, $100 million in new equity raised at the Series F price, and $200 […]© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 29, 2023 • 5min
Giga ML wants to help companies deploy LLMs offline
AI is all the rage — particularly text-generating AI, also known as large language models (think models along the lines of ChatGPT). In one recent survey of ~1,000 enterprise organizations, 67.2% say that they see adopting large language models (LLMs) as a top priority by early 2024. But barriers stand in the way.© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 29, 2023 • 3min
SoftBank-backed FirstCry seeks to raise nearly $220 million in India IPO
E-commerce startup FirstCry is seeking to raise $218 million through issue of fresh shares in its initial public offering, the 13-year-old startup said in a draft prospectus filed with the market regulator Thursday, becoming the latest Indian startup to explore the public markets. FirstCry earlier sought to raise as much as $700 million in its […]© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 28, 2023 • 6min
Propelled by ‘science for humanity,’ this Chinese AI startup sets sight on US
Amid rising geopolitical tensions, many Chinese tech companies find themselves recalibrating their overseas pursuits, often sidestepping any reference to their origin. One bold startup called DP Technology stands out from the crowd. Working to apply artificial intelligence to molecular simulations, DP, short for “Deep Potential,” believes that the unifying power of “scientific research for humanity” […]© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 28, 2023 • 6min
BotBuilt wants to lower the cost of homebuilding with robots
Homes aren’t getting cheaper — or necessarily easier to secure. This year, the median household income for home buyers jumped to $107,000 from $88,000 last year, according to the National Association of Realtors. The volume of homes for sale in the U.S. reached record a low, meanwhile — and shows no sign of recovery. Now, […]© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 27, 2023 • 3min
Nonprofit Code.org sues Byju’s unit WhiteHat Jr over payment dues
Code.org, the US educational non-profit, has filed a lawsuit in a California district court alleging that Byju’s subsidiary WhiteHat Jr breached a licensing contract by failing to pay fees while continuing to use Code.org’s platform. WhiteHat Jr, which sold to Byju’s for $300 million in 2020, partnered with Code.org last year and agreed to pay […]© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
