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Layoffs usually garner attention and sympathy for the workers affected, but rarely does anyone talk about what happens to the employees who are sometimes also asked…
After years of easy money, the AI industry is facing a reckoning. A new report from the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), which studies…
It’s long from pedal bikes to Formula 1. But that’s exactly the quantum leap AI-based startup Neural Concept and its co-founder and CEO Pierre Baqué have…
Xpanceo is betting big on turning us all into cyborgs with smart contact lenses, securing $40 million to make our sci-fi dreams come true. Co-founders Roman…
When Josh Silverman started shopping around the idea for his methane-eating microbe startup, Windfall Bio, eight years ago, the market just wasn’t ready. No one cared…
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Tailored specifically for Series A to B funding stage startups with $35 million or less in funding, this program offers unparalleled access to 10,000 technology leaders,…
How PayJoy built a $300 million business by letting the underserved use their smartphones as collateral for loans
By techtost.com
Lerato Motloung is a mother of two who works in a supermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa. After her phone was stolen, Motloung had to go without…
Global demand for wood could increase by 54% between 2010 and 2050, according to a study by World Resources Institute. While some building materials like steel…
The pressure on startup fundraising could continue as VCs scramble to refill their coffers
By techtost.com
Many startups are hoping that the gradual opening of an IPO window and the prospect of interest rate cuts later this year will finally encourage VCs…