Hinge CEO steps down to launch Overtone, an AI dating app

Overtone is described as “an early-stage dating service focused on using AI and voice tools to help people connect in a more thoughtful and personal way.”

Fal nabs $140M in fresh funding led by Sequoia, tripling valuation to $4.5B

The round, which was Fal’s third fundraise this year, also included a secondary sale for early investors, sources tell us.

CoreWeave CEO defends AI circular deals as ‘working together’

The CEO of the AI data center provider, which has Nvidia as an investor and a supplier, described the environment as a “violent change” in demand.

Unconventional AI confirms its massive $475M seed round

Led by Naveen Rao, the former head of AI at Databricks, the new hardware startup is valued at $4.5 billion.

Meesho’s $606M IPO pops as enthusiasm for India’s e-commerce startups rises

Meesho had a good first day as a public company, with its shares climbing as much as 46% from its issue price as investors jumped to grab a piece of the company built around small merchants and value-conscious consumers.

Fertility startup Inito wants to use AI-designed antibodies to expand at-home health tests

Inito has raised $29 million in new funding to invest in and develop AI-engineered antibodies that will help it offer new types of tests and improve the accuracy of existing ones.

Amazon to invest additional $35B in India by 2030, taking total planned spending to $75B

The e-commerce giant said the new investment will support its efforts to digitize small businesses and strengthen its logistics and operations footprint in India.

Google invests in Fervo’s $462M round to unlock even more geothermal energy

Fervo Energy’s Series E round will help the company build additional phases of its Cape Station power plant while beginning development on new sites.

Adobe brings Photoshop, Express and Acrobat features to ChatGPT

ChatGPT’s 800 million plus userbase can now use Adobe’s apps to modify images and PDFs

Max Hodak is more worried about Twitter than brain-computer interface hacking

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos speaks with Science Corp. founder Max Hodak to discuss how brain-computer interfaces are arriving faster than anyone realizes. The Neuralink co-founder and former president shares how his company recently achieved what may be the biggest breakthrough in vision restoration in decades, enabling 80% of blind patients to read… Continua a leggere Max Hodak is more worried about Twitter than brain-computer interface hacking