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poolside and AWS announce strategic agreement to enable secure, customized generative AI for software engineering on Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2)

New offering will make it easier for customers to run poolside in their existing AWS environment poolside software engineering foundation models are now available on Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) and coming soon to Amazon Bedrock poolside leverages AWS Trainium chips to power inference for generative AI models LAS VEGAS, Dec. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ —… Continue reading poolside and AWS announce strategic agreement to enable secure, customized generative AI for software engineering on Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2)

India Digest: Solar startup Glow raises $30m; Peak XV backs US-based AI startupGlow has raised funds from Framework and Union Square Ventures.

Solar energy startup Glow has raised $30 million in a fresh round of funding from venture capital firms Framework and Union Square Ventures. Separately, Peak XV Partners, which has most of its investments in India and Southeast Asia has backed the US-based AI startup Enterpret. Solar energy startup Glow raises $30m Solar energy startup Glow… Continue reading India Digest: Solar startup Glow raises $30m; Peak XV backs US-based AI startupGlow has raised funds from Framework and Union Square Ventures.

Fello Raises USD10.4M in Funding

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

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