Maad raises $3.2M seed amid B2B e-commerce sector turbulence in Africa

Maad, a B2B e-commerce startup based in Senegal, has secured $3.2 million debt-equity funding to bolster its growth in the western Africa country and to explore fresh opportunities in the wider Francophone region. The seed round was led by Ventures Platform, with participation from Seedstars International Ventures, Reflect Ventures, Oui Capital, Launch Africa, Voltron Capital […]

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Maad, a B2B e-commerce startup based in Senegal, has secured $3.2 million debt-equity funding to bolster its growth in the western Africa country and to explore fresh opportunities in the wider Francophone region. The seed round was led by Ventures Platform, with participation from Seedstars International Ventures, Reflect Ventures, Oui Capital, Launch Africa, Voltron Capital
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Accel has a fresh $650M to back European early-stage startups

Accel has invested in more than 200 startups in the region to date, making it one of the more prolific VCs in this market.

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Accel has invested in more than 200 startups in the region to date, making it one of the more prolific VCs in this market.
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From Miles Grimshaw to Eva Ho, venture capitalists continue to play musical chairs

When Keith Rabois announced he was leaving Founders Fund to return to Khosla Ventures in January, it came as a shock to many in the venture capital ecosystem — and not just because Rabois is a big name in the industry. It was surprising because unlike in many other fields, venture capitalists don’t traditionally move […]

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When Keith Rabois announced he was leaving Founders Fund to return to Khosla Ventures in January, it came as a shock to many in the venture capital ecosystem — and not just because Rabois is a big name in the industry. It was surprising because unlike in many other fields, venture capitalists don’t traditionally move
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Anthropic is expanding to Europe and raising more money

On the heels of OpenAI announcing the latest iteration of its GPT large language model, its biggest rival in generative AI in the U.S. announced an expansion of its own. Anthropic said Monday that Claude, its AI assistant, is now live in Europe with support for “multiple languages,” including French, German, Italian and Spanish across […]

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On the heels of OpenAI announcing the latest iteration of its GPT large language model, its biggest rival in generative AI in the U.S. announced an expansion of its own. Anthropic said Monday that Claude, its AI assistant, is now live in Europe with support for “multiple languages,” including French, German, Italian and Spanish across
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Today, there are dozens of large language model (LLM) chatbots aimed at mental health care—addressing everything from loneliness among seniors to anxiety and depression in teens.Today, there are dozens of large language model (LLM) chatbots aimed at mental health care—addressing everything from loneliness among seniors to anxiety and depression in teens.Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]

Chatbots share limited information, reinforce ideologies, and, as a result, can lead to more polarized thinking when it comes to controversial issues, according to new Johns Hopkins University–led research.Chatbots share limited information, reinforce ideologies, and, as a result, can lead to more polarized thinking when it comes to controversial issues, according to new Johns Hopkins University–led research.Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]

OpenAI on Monday released a higher performing and more efficient version of the artificial intelligence technology that underpins its popular generative tool ChatGPT, making it free to all users.OpenAI on Monday released a higher performing and more efficient version of the artificial intelligence technology that underpins its popular generative tool ChatGPT, making it free to all users.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

Led by Prof. Liu Yong from the Hefei lnstitutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, researchers have proposed a novel framework, called Clip-based Knowledge Transfer and Relational Context Mining (CKT-RCM), to address the long-tail distribution problem in computer vision.Led by Prof. Liu Yong from the Hefei lnstitutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, researchers have proposed a novel framework, called Clip-based Knowledge Transfer and Relational Context Mining (CKT-RCM), to address the long-tail distribution problem in computer vision.[#item_full_content]

Led by Prof. Liu Yong from the Hefei lnstitutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, researchers have proposed a novel framework, called Clip-based Knowledge Transfer and Relational Context Mining (CKT-RCM), to address the long-tail distribution problem in computer vision.Led by Prof. Liu Yong from the Hefei lnstitutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, researchers have proposed a novel framework, called Clip-based Knowledge Transfer and Relational Context Mining (CKT-RCM), to address the long-tail distribution problem in computer vision.Computer Sciences[#item_full_content]

Sometimes it seems like an AI is helping, but the benefit is actually a placebo effect—people performing better simply because they expect to be doing so—according to new research from Aalto University. The study also shows how difficult it is to shake people’s trust in the capabilities of AI systems.Sometimes it seems like an AI is helping, but the benefit is actually a placebo effect—people performing better simply because they expect to be doing so—according to new research from Aalto University. The study also shows how difficult it is to shake people’s trust in the capabilities of AI systems.Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]

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