Ford shutters company building an app for plumbers, electricians and other trades

Ford has shut down VIIZR, a software-as-a-service company that along with Salesforce built an app to help tradespeople like plumbers, locksmiths and electricians...

Sources: Mistral AI raising at a $6B valuation, SoftBank ‘not in’ but DST is

Paris-based Mistral AI, a startup working on open source large language models — the building block for generative AI services — has been...

Indiebio’s SF incubator lineup is making some wild biotech promises

IndieBio’s Bay Area incubator is about to debut its 15th cohort of biotech startups; here are a few we took special notice of,...

Pika Labs, which is building AI tools to generate and edit videos, raises $55M

The generative AI hype hasn’t died down yet. Case in point, Pika Labs, a startup creating an AI-powered platform to edit and generate videos...

Jumia reports GMV growth in physical goods across five countries and lowest losses since...

In Q3 2023, Jumia reported its adjusted EBITDA loss at $15 million, marking the lowest since its IPO in 2019 (outperforming the $27...

OnePlus took a three-year ‘reflective pause’ before increasing its smartwatch battery

It’s 2024. All smartwatches should offer multiple days of battery life, full stop. As things stand now, there’s a jaw-droppingly wide range across...

Apple Music introduces a monthly version of Replay

Apple Music just debuted a monthly version of its Replay experience, Apple’s yearly recap that shows users their top songs, artists, albums and...

Over 300 Black Friday TV deals are still live — from $50

Black Friday has come and gone, but there are still a ton of Black Friday deals sticking around. Many of them make a...

Ramp taps AI as fintech hunts for growth

AI can help customers, but can it help the bottom line? An increasing number of fintechs claim to be using artificial intelligence to get...

Google to purge of inactive accounts. How to save your data

Google is about to begin deleting inactive Google accounts, which could mean you’re about to lose photos, documents, and other data that you...