Fello, a Chicago, IL-based provider of a support platform for loneliness, raised USD10.4M in funding. The amount included a seed investment from Glen Tullman’s 62Ventures, The Capital Factory Fellowship Fund, Katalyst Capital, Offline Ventures, and others. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts. Led by CEO Alyssa Pollack,… Continue reading Fello Raises USD10.4M in Funding
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From a Hacker News Post to $1.5M Funding: Recall is on a mission to bring order to content chaos
A post on Hacker News led to Recall securing a $1.5M funding round, led by renowned VC Jason Calacanis. Now, Recall is transforming how individuals and businesses consume, organize, and review their knowledge. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Recall (getrecall.ai), helps users summarize, organize, and revisit information. Unlike most AI tools that prioritize efficiency, Recall… Continue reading From a Hacker News Post to $1.5M Funding: Recall is on a mission to bring order to content chaos
Upwind Raises $100M in Series A Funding
Upwind, a San Francisco, CA-based cloud security provider, raised $100m in Series A funding. The round was led by David Sacks’ Craft Ventures (SpaceX, Palantir, Uber) and was joined by new investors TCV (Airbnb, Netflix, GoFundMe, Spotify) and Alta Park Capital (Databricks, Nubank, and Toast), as well as all of Upwind’s existing investors including Greylock… Continue reading Upwind Raises $100M in Series A Funding
Vooma Raises Over $16M in Seed and Series A Funding
Vooma, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI platform designed for freight brokers and carriers of all sizes, raised over $16M in Seed and Series A funding. The amount consisted of $13M in Series A funding led by Craft Ventures and $3.6M in seed round led by Index Ventures with participation from angel investors including founders and… Continue reading Vooma Raises Over $16M in Seed and Series A Funding
Diageo, MADD, the NFL and Uber Team Up to Launch “Take a Minute. Make a Plan.” Campaign to Tackle Impaired Driving
Unveiled during National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, the new campaign encourages football fans to make responsible choices and plan to never drive impaired NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Premium drinks company Diageo North America, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the National Football League (NFL), and Uber Technologies, Inc. join forces in a unique… Continue reading Diageo, MADD, the NFL and Uber Team Up to Launch “Take a Minute. Make a Plan.” Campaign to Tackle Impaired Driving
Urban Air Mobility Market to Grow by USD 10.31 Billion (2024-2028), eVTOL Aircraft Use in Military Drives Growth, Report Highlights AI’s Role in Market Shift – Technavio
NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Report with market evolution powered by AI – The global urban air mobility (UAM) market size is estimated to grow by USD 10.31 billion from 2024-2028, according to Technavio. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 36.5% during the forecast period. Increasing use of evtol aircraft… Continue reading Urban Air Mobility Market to Grow by USD 10.31 Billion (2024-2028), eVTOL Aircraft Use in Military Drives Growth, Report Highlights AI’s Role in Market Shift – Technavio
The FTC is investigating Uber for its subscription policies
The Federal Trade Commission has put Uber in its sights once again. Bloomberg reported that the regulator is investigating complaints about the Uber One subscription program. Customers alleged that the company signed users up for the service without their consent and made it difficult to cancel their subscriptions. According to documents seen by Bloomberg, the… Continue reading The FTC is investigating Uber for its subscription policies
Uber for AI labeling
/ Uber has a new assignment for its independent contractors: AI training By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Share this story Image: The Verge Uber is using gig workers to… Continue reading Uber for AI labeling
Uber’s latest gig economy play is offering out coders for hire
Bloomberg reports that Uber has started farming out independent contractors for data-labeling services as well as coders-for-hire. Uber describes its new Scaled Solutions division as a platform of “analysts, testers and independent data operators,” according to the company’s website. Scaled Solutions began life as an internal team, handling “large-scale annotation tasks” for Uber’s other services.… Continue reading Uber’s latest gig economy play is offering out coders for hire
Uber: Uber CFO to Participate in Fireside Chat Hosted by Barclays
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) today announced that Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah, CFO, will participate in a fireside chat at the Barclays 22nd Annual Global Technology Conference on Wednesday, December 11. Mr. Mahendra-Rajah is scheduled to appear at 1:20pm PT (4:20pm ET). An audio webcast of the event will be available on the investor relations… Continue reading Uber: Uber CFO to Participate in Fireside Chat Hosted by Barclays