Episodes

  • ICON, a pioneer in 3D home printing, raises $56M led by Norwest, Tiger Global

    ICON, a pioneer in 3D home printing, raises $56M led by Norwest, Tiger Global
    Feb 18 2025
    ICON, which builds homes using 3D printing, has closed on $56 million in Series C funding co-led by Norwest Venture Partners and Tiger Global, the company has confirmed to TechCrunch exclusively. The raise represents a first close for the Austin-based ICON, according to a spokesperson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    3 mins
  • Airbnb CEO says it’s still too early for AI trip planning

    Airbnb CEO says it’s still too early for AI trip planning
    Feb 17 2025
    Airbnb is planning to first introduce AI to its customer support system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    4 mins
  • Founded by DeepMind alumnus, Latent Labs launches with $50M to make biology programmable

    Founded by DeepMind alumnus, Latent Labs launches with $50M to make biology programmable
    Feb 17 2025
    A new startup founded by a former Google DeepMind scientist is exiting stealth with $50 million in funding. Latent Labs is building AI foundation models to “make biology programmable,” and it plans to partner with biotech and pharmaceutical companies to generate and optimize proteins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • CyberArk snaps up Zilla Security for up to $175M

    CyberArk snaps up Zilla Security for up to $175M
    Feb 14 2025
    Information security company CyberArk has acquired identity access and governance platform Zilla Security in a deal worth up to $175 million. Founded in 1999, Boston-based CyberArk specializes in access management, including privileged access security which helps organizations protect sensitive data and critical infrastructure from external (and internal) threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    4 mins
  • ChatGPT may not be as power-hungry as once assumed

    ChatGPT may not be as power-hungry as once assumed
    Feb 14 2025
    ChatGPT, OpenAI’s chatbot platform, may not be as power-hungry as once assumed. But its appetite largely depends on how ChatGPT is being used, and the AI models that are answering the queries, according to a new study Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    6 mins
  • Lanch bags $27M for a social media-skewed take on fast food

    Lanch bags $27M for a social media-skewed take on fast food
    Feb 13 2025
    E-commerce startups built around food continue to gobble up funding as investors look for sticky consumer concepts that can scale without breaking the bank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • Workday launches a platform for enterprises to manage all of their AI agents in one place

    Workday launches a platform for enterprises to manage all of their AI agents in one place
    Feb 13 2025
    HR giant Workday is launching a new way for enterprises to keep track of all of their AI agents in one place. It’s also launching a few more AI agents of its own, for good measure. Silicon Valley-based Workday announced on Tuesday the release of Workday Digital Workforce Management, which is meant to help customers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    4 mins
  • Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls the AI Action Summit a ‘missed opportunity’

    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls the AI Action Summit a ‘missed opportunity’
    Feb 12 2025
    In a statement on Tuesday, Dario Amodei, the CEO of AI startup Anthropic, called the AI Action Summit in Paris this week a “missed opportunity,” and urged the AI industry — and government — to “move faster and with greater clarity.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    4 mins