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While generative AI is buzzy right now, what OpenAI, Microsoft and Google are doing may be only part of the story. There is also the process of using biology: the idea of using stem cells to create biocomputers that could potentially be smarter and more energy efficient than what we are used to tod

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 Tuesday Crunch, our crunchiest of friends. So happy to see you again. Yesterday, Haje wondered if he was an AI, so clearly he needs a holida

Electric and autonomous trucking company Einride is expanding to the U.K., representing the latest in a line of European market expansions. Einride said that it’s looking to target the 1.6 billion tonnes of goods that are transported by road freight in the U.K each year. Its first U.K. deploy

Global fintech funding totaled $15 billion in the first quarter of this year, growing 55% from the fourth quarter, according to CB Insights' latest State of Fintech report.  While this generally may seem like a win, it's important to note a few things. First, 2020 and 2021 were unique year

It seems like it's the best of times for founders thinking about launching an AI startup, especially with OpenAI releasing ChatGPT to the masses, as it has the potential to really put AI front and center in business and perhaps everything we do technologically. Who wouldn't want to launch a

E-commerce had a moment during the global pandemic, but not only have things chilled since then, it's gotten downright competitive as the economy cooled in the past year, according to Jordan Gal, co-founder and CEO of Rally. “Founders in this space used to speak of optimism, but that has turn

Mediwhale co-founder and CEO Kevin Choi discovered that he had lost vision in nearly half of one of his eyes from glaucoma when he was 24, which is rare in young people. “I was devastated and could not believe this was happening to me,” Choi told technewss. “There were no [initia

Get ready for a Cheers reference because, like the Boston bar where everybody knows your name, we're issuing a last call for tickets to TC Early Stage taking place this Thursday, April 20 in — where else — Boston. Tickets to TC Early Stage are almost gone We're just about sold out — t

Retention isn't a silver bullet, but in SaaS, it's the closest thing to it. High retention indicates strong product-market fit. It is proof that you are solving a real problem and are adding value to your customers. High retention also means better growth. Companies with bes

Ideally, when it comes to building secure applications, it's best to check the code as it moves through the development process, so that vulnerabilities can be found before it gets into production. That's exactly the kind of solution that Semgrep, formerly r2c, a San Francisco startup, has

"speakable-summary" style="font-weight: 400;">Security has a data problem. That’s according to Kfir Tishbi, who led the engineering team at Datorama, a marketing analytics company that was acquired by Salesforce in 2018. Tishbi — who spent time at CitiBank and digital entertainment start

Ada, a Toronto-based customer service automation startup, has been around long enough to predate the use of large language models in its solutions, but today the company is announcing a new suite of tools powered by generative AI with the goal of taking that automation to another level. Company co-

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A U.K. credit card rewards startup aimed at millennials and Gen Z consumers has stumbled upon a combined business model that has now secured it £12.5 million ($15.4 million in an equity round from investors. Yonder is a credit card closest in operation to Amex or Chase Sapphire in the U.S.; howeve