Foundation models are massive deep-learning models that have been pretrained on an enormous amount of general-purpose, unlabeled data. They can be applied to a variety of tasks, like generating images or answering customer questions.Foundation models are massive deep-learning models that have been pretrained on an enormous amount of general-purpose, unlabeled data. They can be applied to a variety of tasks, like generating images or answering customer questions.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
Exa raises $17M from Lightspeed, Nvidia, Y Combinator to build a Google for AIs
While there’s no shortage of startups aiming to replace Google with AI-powered search, a startup called Exa has a different idea. Search for the AIs.
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While there’s no shortage of startups aiming to replace Google with AI-powered search, a startup called Exa has a different idea. Search for the AIs.
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Astor’s ‘community’ approach to financial advice aims to help women feel more confident about investing
Astor is a free personal finance platform for women that merges community and investing in an approachable way, came to be.
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Astor is a free personal finance platform for women that merges community and investing in an approachable way, came to be.
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Female-founded startups have raised $15.5 billion so far this year, but that’s not really good news
The reality of the situation is that startups with all women founders will still probably raise 2% of venture capital funding this year.
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The reality of the situation is that startups with all women founders will still probably raise 2% of venture capital funding this year.
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Imitation learning is a promising method to teach robots how to reliably complete everyday tasks, such as washing dishes or cooking. Despite their potential, imitation learning frameworks rely on detailed human demonstrations, which should include data that can help to reproduce specific movements using robotic systems.Imitation learning is a promising method to teach robots how to reliably complete everyday tasks, such as washing dishes or cooking. Despite their potential, imitation learning frameworks rely on detailed human demonstrations, which should include data that can help to reproduce specific movements using robotic systems.Robotics[#item_full_content]
Imitation learning is a promising method to teach robots how to reliably complete everyday tasks, such as washing dishes or cooking. Despite their potential, imitation learning frameworks rely on detailed human demonstrations, which should include data that can help to reproduce specific movements using robotic systems.Imitation learning is a promising method to teach robots how to reliably complete everyday tasks, such as washing dishes or cooking. Despite their potential, imitation learning frameworks rely on detailed human demonstrations, which should include data that can help to reproduce specific movements using robotic systems.[#item_full_content]
Byju’s, once valued at $22 billion, faces insolvency proceedings
An Indian court has initiated insolvency proceedings against edtech giant Byju’s, once-valued at $22 billion.
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An Indian court has initiated insolvency proceedings against edtech giant Byju’s, once-valued at $22 billion.
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Toddle wants to ‘change how we build software’ with a collaborative visual web app builder
Danish startup Toddle has launched a no-code web app builder that’s designed as a full-featured alternative to Javascript frameworks.
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Danish startup Toddle has launched a no-code web app builder that’s designed as a full-featured alternative to Javascript frameworks.
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Presti uses generative AI to improve product photography in the furniture industry
If you’ve ever bought a sofa on an online store, have you thought about the homes that you can see in the background? When it’s time to release a new collection, furniture brands usually spend a small fortune on photo shoots. It’s a cumbersome and expensive process as it’s not easy to move furniture around. […]
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If you’ve ever bought a sofa on an online store, have you thought about the homes that you can see in the background? When it’s time to release a new collection, furniture brands usually spend a small fortune on photo shoots. It’s a cumbersome and expensive process as it’s not easy to move furniture around.
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Google backs Indian open-source Uber rival
Google has joined investors backing Namma Yatri, an open-source ride-sharing app in India that is eroding market share from Uber and Ola with its no-commission model. Namma Yatri, whose parent firm is Moving Tech, works atop of Open Network for Digital Commerce, an interoperable e-commerce scheme backed by the Indian government. Namma Yatri’s app connects […]
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Google has joined investors backing Namma Yatri, an open-source ride-sharing app in India that is eroding market share from Uber and Ola with its no-commission model. Namma Yatri, whose parent firm is Moving Tech, works atop of Open Network for Digital Commerce, an interoperable e-commerce scheme backed by the Indian government. Namma Yatri’s app connects
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