A smart ring aims to turn voice into an interface and thoughts into actions, marking the dawn of conversational wearables and reshaping how we engage with AI. For decades, our interaction with technology has revolved around screens, keyboards, and touch. Now, a new generation of devices is reimagining that relationship—where speech, gesture, and presence emerge […]
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Sam Altman is reportedly co-founding a brain–computer interface startup called Merge Labs and raising funds for it, with much of the capital potentially coming from OpenAI’s ventures arm, according to sources cited by the Financial Times. A source told TechCrunch that talks are still in the early stages, and OpenAI hasn’t committed yet, so the
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Programmable optics startup Lumotive has expanded its Series B funding round with the addition of a few new strategic investors. Based in Redmond, Washington, Lumotive reopened the round to welcome investments from Amazon—via its Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund—and the ITHCA Group, the tech investment arm of Oman’s sovereign wealth fund. Series B Funding Grows to
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Collibra, a Brussels-based data governance platform, has become the latest company to acquire a data-focused startup to broaden its capabilities in the AI era. On Thursday, Collibra announced it had acquired Raito, a fellow Brussels-based startup founded in 2021 that helps organizations control who can access internal data—whether employees or customers. The company did not
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The Resilience lander, developed by Japanese company ispace, has spent six months en route to the Moon and is targeting a landing in its far northern region. This marks ispace’s second attempt to reach the lunar surface. The touchdown is scheduled for June 5 at 3:24 p.m. ET, near the center of the Mare Frigoris
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The wave of data company acquisitions persisted on Monday as Snowflake moved to acquire Crunchy Data. Late Monday, cloud data platform Snowflake revealed its plan to acquire Crunchy Data, a partner specializing in Postgres databases. A source familiar with the transaction estimated its value at approximately $250 million. Deal Terms Undisclosed as Snowflake Remains Silent
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Two University of Nebraska professors have launched a startup aimed at bringing to market an innovative method for delivering drugs and therapies to specific locations in the human body. The key ingredient? Milk. Yes, ordinary milk. It has proven to be a promising tool, especially in the biopharmaceutical field. Reports indicate that genetically modified cows
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