GlossGenius raises $28M to expand its bookings and payments platform for beauty businesses
[ad_1] GlossGenius, a platform designed to handle bookings and payments for salons and spas, today announced that it raised $28 million in a Series C funding round led by L…
Read More »Ecosia adds a train travel search tool powered by Omio
[ad_1] Looking to ride the tracks of increasing demand for longer distance train travel that’s being fuelled by climate-concerned consumers seeking to shrink the environmental impact of their trips, tree-planting…
Read More »Audiobook platform Libro.fm announces its international launch
[ad_1] Libro.fm, the audiobook retailer and listening app for local bookshops, launched internationally on Wednesday to give even more bookstores the ability to earn income via audiobook sales. The platform…
Read More »Twitter rival Mammoth adds a personalized For You feed to make its Mastodon client feel familiar
[ad_1] While Instagram Threads is making headlines for adding a chronological Following feed to its Twitter-like app, another popular Mastodon client is doing the opposite — it’s adding a new…
Read More »OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic form body to oversee safe ‘frontier AI’ development
[ad_1] Four of the preeminent AI players are coming together to form a new industry body designed to ensure “safe and responsible development” of so-called “frontier AI” models. In response…
Read More »Twitter changes its official handle to @X
[ad_1] As part of the ongoing rebranding, Twitter has changed its official handle to @X. Other official handles related to the company have either let go of the “Twitter” moniker…
Read More »Spotify CEO teases potential AI-powered capabilities surrounding personalization, ads
[ad_1] During Spotify’s second-quarter earnings call this morning, CEO Daniel Ek teased a few ways the streaming service could introduce additional AI-powered functionality. Ek touched on how AI could be…
Read More »Buy in bulk: Take your team to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 and save
[ad_1] TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 takes place on September 19–21 in San Francisco, and it’s our biggest Disrupt ever. More than 10,000 attendees, seven new industry-specific programming stages (we just added…
Read More »Prosus slams India’s top startup Byju’s after quitting board
[ad_1] Prosus, one of the largest investors in Byju’s, expressed its disappointment in the edtech giant’s reporting and governance practices on Tuesday, a month after the all the key investors…
Read More »Max Q: Umbra is a Silicon Valley outsider — they prefer it that way
[ad_1] Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: A closer look at Umbra News from Rocket Lab, Astranis and more Umbra co-founder Gabe Dominocielo’s last name is roughly…
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