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Precursor's Charles Hudson wants to be cautious but not too cautious. The venture capitalist was at an AI confab last month, but he has not yet made a new AI investment during the current hype cycle. He’s one of many investors who have seen an inflection point take over a sector before, b

Byju’s has raised $250 million in fresh funding and is close to securing an additional $700 million, two people familiar with the matter told technewss, as the Indian edtech giant builds up its war chest ahead of the highly anticipated IPO of its subsidiary Aakash. The New York-headquartered

To get a roundup of technewss's biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Thursday, Crunchers! It's an exciting time to be a tech reporter, with a ton of fun stories coming down the pipe. So let's get to it! Hasta mañana,

Millions of people use sign language, but the methods of teaching this complex and subtle skill haven’t evolved as quickly as those for written and spoken languages. SLAIT School aims to change that with an interactive tutor powered by computer vision, letting aspiring ASL speakers practice a

AMP Robotics, a Denver, Colorado-based startup creating robotic systems that can automatically sort recyclable material, today announced that it extended its Series C round to $99 mlion, thanks to an investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund. That’s up from $91 mlion when the

It's called the sandwich generation for a reason. Mlions of people in the U.S. are taking care of parents as they age or deal with lnesses. The constant demands of caregiving, often whe working and raising chdren at the same time, can take a huge toll. It's not uncommon for

It used to be that having a corporate blog and some paid content was the gist of your marketing department's content efforts, and that was enough. But as larger companies like Salesforce and HubSpot have launched their own full-blown media arms, it may be time to rethink your content strategy.

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People in the U.S. reported $8.8 billion of financial fraud in 2022 to the Federal Trade Commission, and while the FTC received fewer reports, 2.4 million versus 2.9 million in 2021, the overall monetary figure is 30% higher than 2021. Bank transfer or payment fraud amounted to $1.6 billion in 2022

The U.K.’s floundering National Health Service (NHS) is not in the best of shapes by just about any estimation, the victim of chronic underfunding and understaffing that has led to excruciatingly long waiting times and healthcare professionals striking en masse. But in the midst of chaos, opp

Builder.ai tapped into a new wave of businesses wanting their own native apps with a turnkey approach, accelerated by the rapid digitization of life during the pandemic. That led to led to a $100 million Series C funding round last year led by Insight Partners, taking the company's total fundin

To get a roundup of technewss's biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Google Day! There's been a wall of interesting news coming out of the search-and-everything-else-too giant at its I/O event. Christine summarized everyt

Update: May 17, 6:10 a.m. PST –  SoLo announced this week that it reached a resolution with the Connecticut Department of Banking regarding its 2022 temporary cease-and-desist order. The resolution includes no admission of wrongdoing and enables SoLo to serve Connecticut state residents. Th

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