Monarch Tractor was in a tricky spot late last year as the autonomous electric tractor startup juggled growth and an uncertain fundraising environment. Now, with $ 133 million in new funds, CEO Praveen Penmetsa tells TechCrunch that the startup is plowing ahead into greener pastures. The $ 133 million Series C funding round was co-led […]
Google’s Jigsaw open sources Altitude to help online platforms weed out extremist content
Google’s incubator subsidiary Jigsaw has open sourced a counterterrorism tool designed to help smaller companies address extremist content shared through their online platforms. While most of the big tech companies, including Meta, X and Google itself, are well-versed in moderating content to weed out illegal or toxic content, the resources required to do this are […]
WWE SmackDown Top-3 Hits (07/19/24): Kevin Owens returns to help Cody Rhodes; Knight, Paul official
Cody Rhodes has been here before, but not like this. He’s gone back and forth with The Bloodline on endless occasions since returning to WWE in 2022 to finish his story, ultimately defeating Roman Reigns in their rematch at this year’s Wrestlemania; but this isn’t Reigns and the Usos he’s contending with — it’s the […]
Korean Man Drowns Inside Flooded Elevator While Begging For Help
A Korean man tragically lost his life inside a flooded elevator in an office building’s basement in Nonsan. Reports from Yonhap News and other sources on June 10 indicate that the disaster occurred at around 3 a.m. in the second basement level of the office building. The fire department received a distress call from the […]
Byway is using AI to help travelers slow down and take the scenic route
Solo founder Cat Jones took the plunge on setting up a travel business right around the time the pandemic was hitting Europe in March 2020. Fast forward to summer 2024 and her curated package tour business, Byway, is announcing close of an oversubscribed £5.04 million Series A round (around $ 6.4M at current exchange rates). […]