Aqemia raises $38M to find new drugs by meshing theoretical physics with GenAI
Aqemia, a French startup that’s meshing “quantum-inspired physics” with machine learning to find new drugs, has raised $38 million in a fresh round of funding led by San Francisco-based VC firm Cathay Innovation.
This is Aqemia’s second fundraise of the year — it announc
YouTube is testing multiplayer mini-games
YouTube is experimenting with multiplayer mini-games under its collection of lightweight, free games dubbed “Playables.” Currently, Ludo Club and Magic Tiles 3 support multiplayer mode.
“We're beginning to test a new multiplayer feature for a few select games on YouTube Playables
Software testing platform LambdaTest secures $38M for AI push
LambdaTest, a cloud-based software testing platform, has raised $38 million in a Series D funding round as it looks to expand its presence in existing markets and improve its AI capabilities.
The Series D was led by Avataar Ventures, and saw participation from Qualcomm Ventures. It brings LambdaTe
Amazon pilots quick-commerce service in India
Amazon on Tuesday said it is piloting a quick commerce service in India that will see the U.S. tech giant delivering grocery and other items in 15 minutes or less.
The firm is the sixth major entrant in India’s quick-commerce market, which is currently clocking more than $6 billion in annual
From Liam Payne to Crowdstrike, here are the top trending searches of 2024, according to Google
Interest in Donald Trump surged higher than interest in Kamala Harris. People ate up content on Dubai chocolate bars. And the Yankees really did win. These and more insights are all from Google’s annual list of top trending searches, which it released today.
Google's place in popular c
E-commerce marketplace platform Mirakl acquires ad optimization startup Adspert
French unicorn Mirakl is announcing its third acquisition in three years with the acquisition of Adspert, a German adtech startup focused on e-commerce advertising. Mirakl isn't disclosing the terms of the acquisition, but the entire Adspert team of 30 employees will join Mirakl.
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Blue Origin says New Glenn on track to launch before end of 2024
Blue Origin says it’s on track to launch its towering New Glenn vehicle before the year's end, though the company is still awaiting regulatory approval to conduct a final key test of the massive rocket.
That test, called a “hot fire,” involves powering up all seven of the first sta
Amazon forms an AI agent-focused lab led by Adept’s co-founder
Amazon says that it’s establishing a new R&D lab in San Francisco, the Amazon AGI SF Lab, to focus on building “foundational” capabilities for AI agents.
The Amazon AGI SF Lab will be led by David Luan, the co-founder of AI startup Adept, and will seek to build agents that c
OpenAI Startup Fund raises $44M in its largest SPV yet
The OpenAI Startup Fund, the early-stage AI investor affiliated with OpenAI, recently disclosed in a financial filing that it has raised over $44 million for its fifth Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) — its biggest so far.
Launched in 2021, the Fund has an unusual structure. It uses OpenAI
$72M distributed to Fortnite customers FTC says were tricked into making unwanted purchases
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Monday announced that it’s sending the first round of payments to consumers tricked by Fortnite maker Epic Games into making unwanted purchases, with refunds totaling over $72 million. The settlement, first announced in December 2022 and finalized in March
Spotify has disabled Car Thing streaming devices
Spotify has officially discontinued Car Thing, its in-car streaming device, with all units now disabled, the company confirmed to technewss.
Earlier today, an X user noticed that their Car Thing is indeed no longer functioning, displaying a message that it’s “no longer operation
X says its new image generator, Aurora, will launch for all users within the week
"">X, the Elon Musk-owned social network previously known as Twitter, quietly added a new image generator to its Grok assistant this past Saturday. Then, it removed it. Now, it’s bringing it back — and officially announcing it.
The image generator, called Aurora, was developed by
Why OpenAI is only letting some Sora users create videos of real people
OpenAI launched its video-generating tool, Sora, on Monday. But the company’s opting not to release a key feature for most users pending further testing.
The feature in question generates a video using an uploaded photo or footage of a real person as a reference. OpenAI says that it’l
Bluesky teases paid subscription, Bluesky+, in new mockup
Social networking startup and X competitor Bluesky is working on subscriptions. The company first announced plans to develop a new revenue stream based on the subscription model when detailing its $15 million Series A back in October. Now, mockups teasing the upcoming Bluesky subscription, along wi