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Startups and tech in Latin America
March 5 (UPI) -- Part of a series on capital flows and political risk in Latin America Latin America's tech ecosystem moves fast. Startups chase big markets, iterate quickly, and push new business models into daily life. Yet the main bottleneck is…
Oura acquires Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in gesture recognition technology
Oura announced on Thursday that it has acquired Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in technology that enables users to control wearables through simple, natural movements using a combination of artificial intelligence and biometric data. The…
Hardware testing startup Nominal hits $1B valuation, raises $155M in 10 months
Nominal on Thursday announced a fresh $80 million Series B extension round at a $1 billion valuation, led by Founders Fund. This followed the company's $75 million Series B round led by Sequoia in September. The company offers software that helps…
Netflix is buying Ben Affleck's AI startup
Affleck is also joining the streamer as a senior adviser. Affleck is also joining the streamer as a senior adviser. Charles Pulliam-Moore is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor…
Netflix buys Ben Affleck's AI startup
Just days after abandoning its planned Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, Netflix is back with a very different kind of deal: The streaming giant has acquired InterPositive, a startup founded by actor and director Ben Affleck that is developing AI…
Oura buys gesture-navigation startup DoublePoint
Smart ring maker Oura has acquired Doublepoint, a company that specializes in gesture recognition for wearables. The Finnish startup uses smartwatches and wristbands as examples of products that benefit from its technology, but Oura will clearly be…
How 1,000+ customer calls shaped a breakout enterprise AI startup
This isn't David Park's first rodeo. The veteran founder and TechCrunch Startup Battlefield alumnus has certainly been battle-tested in the enterprise arena. On this episode of Build Mode, Park joins Isabelle Johannessen to discuss how he and his…
Even Tech Investors Are Getting Sick of All These AI Startups With Weak Ideas
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech If the whole “AI-startup to billion-dollar tech giant” pipeline is wearing you thin, you're not alone. As it turns out, even the guys lavishing tech entrepreneurs with…
Netflix just bought an AI startup founded by Ben Affleck
Netflix has acquired an AI filmmaking startup called InterPositive, according to a report by Variety. This is a company that was founded by actor Ben Affleck back in 2022. Don't worry if you haven't heard of it. Affleck has been operating the…
This Eye-Catching Solar EV Startup Just Got Closer to Hitting Production
A solar EV company says it's getting closer than ever to putting its unique sun-powered vehicles on the road. Aptera announced Tuesday that it has finished building the first vehicle from its validation assembly line. The car will now be used for…
How to get funded in 2026 if you're not an AI startup in San Francisco
Raising venture capital for a physical-world company can feel harder than getting struck by lightning. You could be standing on a mountain for months, holding a metal pole in a storm, waiting. And you probably still wouldn't get hit. Meanwhile, it…
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Former Ola executive Ashish Bajaj launches fresh staples startup
Former Ola executive Ashish Bajaj has launched 10on10 Foods, a Bengaluru-based startup focused on fresh staples. The company has raised Rs 2 crore in pre-seed funding. Bajaj founded the venture with former Ola colleagues Avinash Jain and Mohsin…
This Startup Wants to Tuck Data Centers Beneath Offshore Wind Turbines
Amid the AI boom, data centers are proliferating across the U.S., gobbling up resources and straining power grids. Their impact has driven the tech sector to explore alternatives to land-based facilities, and while some companies have set their…
Science Corp., Another Braintech Startup Founded By Neuralink Alums, Raises $230M Series C
Science Corp., a biotech startup focused on brain-computer interface technologies, announced Thursday that it has closed on a $230 million Series C fundraise. Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, IQT and Quiet Capital were…
Smart Ring Maker Oura Buys Startup Specializing in Voice, Hand Gestures
Oura Health Oy is buying a gesture-recognition startup, setting up the company to eventually add such controls to its popular line of smart rings. Oura said it is acquiring Helsinki-based Doublepoint Technologies Oy, which specializes in technology…
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