Snyk Taking Its Time to Go Public While Maintaining Strong Growth
Snyk, the developer security startup valued at $7.4 billion in its last funding round, might seem poised for an imminent IPO given recent developments. Reports earlier this year suggested the company was drafting an IPO prospectus, eyeing a public debut within months.
Meta confirms it may train its AI on any image you ask Ray-Ban Meta AI to analyze
We recently inquired whether the Meta smart glasses’ users’ photos and videos serve as training grounds for the AI. At first, the business didn’t say much.
Meta has provided TechCrunch with a little bit more color since then.
The AI financial results paradox
There is an overall agreement today that generative simulated intelligence will change business in a significant manner, and organizations and people who don’t jump aboard will be immediately left in the dustbin of history.
Decagon claims its customer service bots are smarter than average
One red-hot category in the generative AI space is customer support, which isn’t surprising, really, when you consider the tech’s potential to cut contact center costs while increasing scale. Critics argue that generative AI-powered customer support tech could depress wages
France leads the pack for Generative AI funding in Europe
OpenAI, with its rollouts of viral services like ChatGPT and billions in funding, may have gobbled up the lion’s share of attention and money so far. But according to a new report out from top VC Accel and the analysts at Dealroom, in Europe and Israel, there is a wave of hopefuls emerging to make their mark
Amazon extends generative AI-powered product listings to Europe
Amazon is bringing its generative AI listing smarts to more sellers, revealing today that those in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the U.K. can now access tools designed to improve product listings by generating product descriptions, titles, and associated details
SafeBase taps AI to automate software security reviews
Al Yang and Adar Arnon, both graduates of Harvard Business School, found common ground in their shared interest in cybersecurity. Witnessing the escalating importance of security in the business world
Amazon CodeWhisperer is now called Q Developer and is expanding its functions
CodeWhisperer is now part of Amazon’s Q family of generative AI chatbots for businesses, which also includes the recently announced Q Business. Accessible through AWS, Q Designer assists with a portion of the errands engineers do over their everyday work, such as investigating and redesigning applications, investigating and performing security examines — similar as CodeWhisperer did.
Sam’s Club’s AI-powered exit tech reaches 20% of stores
Sam’s Club, a Walmart-owned chain, is revolutionizing the checkout experience with its new AI-powered exit technology. This innovative system allows customers to breeze through the store exits without the need for manual receipt checks, significantly speeding up the process.
Tesla layoffs hit high performers, some departments slashed, sources say
Tesla executives told representatives Monday that the new cutbacks — which destroyed a few divisions by 20% and, surprisingly, hit superior workers — were to a great extent because of poor monetary execution, a source acquainted with the matter told Techon Ventures
