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Hard to believe that, in 2022, the Kindle can still headline an Amazon event — and yet, he were are. We’re expecting plenty of news out of today’s virtual Amazon event (and slightly melancholy that we weren’t able to cover it from Seattle), but the company’s 15-year-old e-reader line is the big news this time […] Kindle Scribe brings writing to Amazon’s popular e-reader by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

After nine generations of Pokémon, it can sometimes feel like the game developers are just pulling random words from a hat and seeing what they come up with. I still can’t decide if Klefki, the sentient keyring Pokémon, is a stroke of genius or madness. Now, there’s an AI generator for that. Justin Pinkney, a […] Make your very own AI-generated Pokémon-like creature by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

Despite the boom of education technology investment and innovation over the past few years, founder Julia Stiglitz, who broke into the edtech world as an early Coursera employee, thinks there’s a lot of room to grow. Her new startup, CoRise, sells expert-led programming to people who want to up-skill their careers. It’s a fresh play […] CoRise’s approach to up-skilling involves fewer courses and more access by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

This year, we're told, profit is in and growth is out. And yet there's some indication that growth expectations may be higher than ever. Let's attempt to square the circle. What are the new must-hit startup metrics? by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google is revamping its Play Store in an effort to help users better discover and install apps to other devices via their phone. The company announced a series of changes to the Google Play Store that will enable cross-device discovery and new tools to help developers better showcase their non-phone apps, it says. Among the […] Google updates the Play Store to make it easier to find non-phone apps by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Several months after making DALL-E 2 available in a limited beta, OpenAI today removed the waitlist for the AI-powered image-generating system (which remains in beta), allowing anyone to sign up and begin using it. Pricing will remain the same, with first-time users getting a finite amount of credits that can be put toward generating or […] OpenAI removes the waitlist for DALL-E 2, allowing anyone to sign up by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

What do more than 2,000 data scientists, engineers and machine learning professionals have in common? They’re all getting ready to hear from a fantastic lineup of speakers at the iMerit ML DataOps Summit on November 8. Over the course of the summit, you’ll hear from 18 of the the most influential and forward-thinking leaders in […] Hear game-changing AI and ML leaders at the iMerit ML DataOps Summit by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

For many non-technical sales teams at product-led growth companies, it’s difficult to sift through reams of data to find out the best way to engage with potential paying customers. That’s a problem that HeadsUp, a conversion engine for product-led sales, wants to solve. The San Francisco-based startup announced today it has raised $8.5 million in […] HeadsUp helps PLG sales teams understand how and when to sell by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

I’m in Toronto, Canada, and I was approved for an H-1B. Can I visit the U.S. on a previous B-1/B-2 visa this November? Dear Sophie: Is it OK to use a visitor visa while holding an H-1B? by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch... →

Developers are a huge catalyst for growth in the competitive world of layer-one blockchains. Where the devs go, they build out applications and robust ecosystems, and user activity and interest tends to follow. Coral has been instrumental in building out dev tools for the Solana blockchain ecosystem. The startup created Anchor, which it says is […] Solana developer platform Coral raises $20M led by FTX, Jump Crypto to build web3’s iPhone by Anita Ramaswamy originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Billtrust, a company developing a platform to automate the invoice-to-cash process, today announced that it agreed to be acquired by EQT, the Sweden-based private equity firm, for $1.7 billion in an all-cash deal. Approved by Billtrust’s board of directors, the transaction is expected to close in Q1 2023 subject to the green light from Billtrust’s […] EQT acquires Billtrust, a company automating the invoice-to-cash process, for $1.7B by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is sick and tired of having to pause before tweeting to consider the potential implications on his company’s stock price. The celebrity executive is urging a federal appeals court to throw out a provision in his 2018 consent decree with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that requires him to […] Elon Musk wants “government-imposed muzzle” on his tweets thrown out by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

The rise of so-called “smart factory” technologies is leading to a race to modernize manufacturing plant and warehouse floors. Old equipment is being replaced by newer, more advanced machinery as manufacturers look to keep pace with the competition — and wrestle with high turnover rates. According to a survey by Plex Systems, 50% of manufacturers […] Invisible AI raises $15M to stick worker-monitoring cameras in factories by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

This week on the Equity podcast, Natasha Mascarenhas asked: How does the 'build in public' mindset impact the way that startups are built? Building startups in public has an end date by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Asset-light marketplaces have proved their worth, but the model has limitations, and has led to the development of asset-heavy platforms. The unbearable lightness of being asset-light by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch... →

Just about every company is going to face a catastrophic incident at some point where a key part of the system goes down, and you need to know not only how to respond in the moment, but how you figure out what happened when it’s over. Jeli.io is an incident response startup from former Netflix […] Jeli.io keeps rolling with free Slack incident response bot and new investment by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

Large AI systems like OpenAI’s GPT-3 might grab headlines, but the practical limitations of power consumption and cost — not capabilities — often determine where AI is deployed. For the most part, highly capable systems are relegated to the cloud because they’re too complex to run on edge devices with weaker hardware and limited connectivity. […] Femtosense raises capital to power the AI inside of consumer electronics by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

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In March 2020, Sami Bouremoum and Michael Ginzo, two tech entrepreneurs with a background in consulting (Bouremoum worked for Bain & Company) and software development (Ginzo led product at hiring startup Deel), came together to co-launch Hofy, a company that delivers office equipment to remote hires. It wasn’t long after that Hofy began earning “low-six-figure” […] Hofy lands $15M to help companies remotely manage enterprise equipment by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →