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Mastercard Inc. today announced that it has teamed up with nine British banks to combat consumer fraud using a new artificial intelligence solution that can detect scams in real-time and protect customers before money leaves the victim’s accounts. Nine of the biggest …
Decentralized social network Bluesky announces $8M seed round and paid service
Decentralized social network Bluesky announced Wednesday that it has raised $8 million in a seed round this summer to support its mission of building decentralized services and an open ecosystem. The round was led by Neo, a community-led venture capital firm that …
App analytics company Mixpanel incorporates AI so companies can ‘chat with their data’
Mixpanel Inc., a web, mobile and app analytics platform, today announced it’s incorporating generative artificial intelligence so companies can “chat with their data” and get quicker insights into their customer’s experience. The company’s products provide data analysis for visitors to websites and …
Neko Health raises $65M for AI-powered preventative healthcare body scanner
Neko Health, a company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden that touts an artificial intelligence-powered body scanner and a team of medical doctors and technicians, today announced it has raised €60 million ($65 million) in a funding round to expand its services. The Series …
Pokemon Go developer Niantic lays off 230 workers and closes LA Studio
The maker of the augmented reality “Pokemon Go” game, Niantic Inc., will lay off about a quarter of its workforce, or 230 employees, the company said in an email shared Thursday with employees by Chief Executive John Hanke. Niantic will also be …
Tabnine unveils AI-powered coding chatbot for software developers
Tabnine Ltd., the maker of an artificial intelligence code completion tool for developers, today unveiled an enterprise-grade code-centric chatbot powered by generative AI that will allow developers to write, update and understand their code in new ways. The new tool, named “Tabnine …
Inflection, Runway and Stability get new funding as capital pours into generative AI startups
Venture capital continues to pour into the generative artificial intelligence industry as the popularity of chatbots and image-generating AI continues to grip enterprise interests. Today several generative AI startups received funding, including the chatbot startup Inflection AI Inc., the AI-powered video generator …
Google reportedly ends ‘Iris’ augmented reality glasses project
Google LLC has ended a project to build a pair of augmented reality glasses, according to a report Monday from Business Insider, citing multiple people familiar with the matter. The project, known internally as “Project Iris,” was first reported in January 2022 by …
Fly.io raises $70M to help developers launch apps closer to users
Fly.io, a cloud infrastructure company that runs app servers and databases close to end users, today announced that it has raised $70 million in new funding to add new features and expand its global footprint. EQT Ventures led the Series C funding …
Slang.ai raises $20M to bring the power of voice AI to retailers and restaurants
Slang.ai, a company that provides a voice-enabled phone answering service powered by generative artificial intelligence, emerged from stealth mode today with $20 million in funding to deliver a better experience for customers calling retail establishments and restaurants. With Slang’s solution, brick-and-mortar businesses don’t …