A team of scientists at Northwestern University has developed a synthetic version of melanin that could have a million and one uses. In new research,
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Xage Security raises $20M more to expand its security platform TechCrunch
While the number of cybersecurity funding deals reached a high point in 2022, that doesn’t mean that the sector’s tapped out — far from it.
Dashtoon uses AI to turn storytellers into comics artists TechCrunch
Dashtoon wants to make anyone with a story to tell into a comics artist, even if they can’t draw. It provides aspiring comics creator with
Kuva Space raises €16.6M Series A to scale hyperspectral imagery ambitions TechCrunch
Kuva Space, a hyperspectral imagery startup founded in Finland, has closed a €16.6 million ($17.6 million) Series A funding round as it looks to deploy
Japan’s SBI Holdings commits $40M to anchor Novastar Ventures future funds TechCrunch
SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial services conglomerate and one of the largest venture capital firms in the East Asian country, has made a $40 million
Scarlett Johannson takes legal action against AI app that cloned her likeness Engadget is a web magazine with obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics
Oscar-nominated actor Scarlett Johansson has taken legal action against an AI app developer for using her voice and image in an ad without permission, Variety
Disney to buy out Comcast and take full control of Hulu Engadget is a web magazine with obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics
Disney is buying the rest of Hulu from Comcast, the company has announced. It will acquire the 33 percent of Hulu Comcast still controls and
A new generation of companies is moving on up in San Francisco TechCrunch
Ten years ago, Pear VC, then a tiny new venture firm, operated out of a nondescript office in Palo Alto that was enlivened by bright,
Flexport acquires technology of former digital freight unicorn Convoy TechCrunch
Supply chain logistics platform Flexport is acquiring the assets of shuttered digital freight network Convoy, according to a memo Flexport CEO Ryan Peterson sent to
Tech Billionaires’ Quest to Build a New City in California Is Already Mired in Trouble Gizmodo
The cohort of Silicon Valley tech titans who have been hoovering up Bay Area farmland in the hopes of converting it into a new city
