How Y Combinator’s founder-matching service helped medical records AI startup Hona land $3M

How Y Combinator’s founder-matching service helped medical records AI startup Hona land M

Image Credits: Hona Y Combinator is renowned in Silicon Valley for a lot of reasons, but there’s one service that has quietly become one of its most powerful: an online founder-matching tool. “I think this is the most valuable digital product that YC has built (i.e. more valuable than Bookface, etc,). It’s astonishing how many …

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Former Magic Leapers launch a platform for AR experiences

Former Magic Leapers launch a platform for AR experiences

Image Credits: Trace When Trace’s future co-founders Greg Tran, Martin Smith and Sean Couture joined Magic Leap in Spring/Summer 2015, it was about as hot as startups come. After years of secrecy, the augmented reality company captured Silicon Valley’s imagination with in-device footage, before capping the year with an $827 million raise. The story of …

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Manhattan high schooler creates astoundingly accurate AI algorithm that predicts resources needed for 911 calls

Manhattan high schooler creates astoundingly accurate AI algorithm that predicts resources needed for 911 calls

Metro exclusive By Steve Janoski Published April 17, 2024 Updated April 17, 2024, 5:19 p.m. ET A Manhattan high schooler has designed an AI algorithm to help 911 callers get the aid they actually need — which would, in turn, cut down on response times and eventually save cities millions, he told The Post. Pierce …

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Elon Musk confirms Xmail is coming amid rumours of Gmail shutting down take over the internet

Elon Musk confirms Xmail is coming amid rumours of Gmail shutting down take over the internet

Elon Musk, the CEO of X (formerly Twitter), has confirmed the imminent launch of Xmail, sparking speculation about its potential to rival Google’s Gmail service. Musk’s announcement came swiftly after rumors of Gmail’s impending shutdown spread like wildfire on the internet. The confirmation surfaced following a tweet from Nathan McGrady, a senior member of X’s …

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Disturbing AI Images of Children Found for Sale on Shutterstock

Disturbing AI Images of Children Found for Sale on Shutterstock

Disturbing, sexually suggestive AI images of children are available to purchase on the Shutterstock photo website, PetaPixel has exclusively learned. Warning This article contains unsettling AI-generated images of children. A horrifying image of a young girl with “cumslut” written on her forehead was listed on the stock photo website accompanied by the text prompt that …

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Who Is Vying For Businesses Of Paytm Payments Bank? — NDTV Profit Exclusive

Who Is Vying For Businesses Of Paytm Payments Bank? — NDTV Profit Exclusive

As banks continue their discussions with Paytm, non-bank lenders, which had partnerships with Paytm, are adopting a wait-and-watch approach, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. They are also focusing on tweaking their strategies. Shriram Finance, for instance, is awaiting clarity from Paytm on when the lending business will resume. The company may …

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Attentive.ai snags $7M to boost automation in landscaping, construction services

Attentive.ai snags M to boost automation in landscaping, construction services

Image Credits: Attentive.ai Attentive.ai, a startup building vertical software for landscaping and construction services in the U.S., has raised $7 million in a new funding round as it looks to enhance its AI-led offerings and expand them to more businesses. Led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India, the all-equity Series A round, which follows …

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Chronosphere acquires Calyptia to extend its observability platform

Chronosphere acquires Calyptia to extend its observability platform

Image Credits: Andriy Onufriyenko / Getty Images Chronosphere, a startup that offers a cloud native observability platform, today announced that it has acquired Calyptia. While the company itself may not be a household name, Calyptia was founded by the creators of the Fluent Ecosystem, which includes the popular open-source observability projects like data collector Fluentd …

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