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Quick Hits

AI PCs: Apple leads way.

Artist win: AI lawsuit advances.

Audio art: SoundCloud launches merch.

Blue skies: Rival soars on X controversy.

Crypto crash: Investors buy low.

Entering India: Google’s Pixel 9, folding phone.

Fake news: Reporter uses AI quotes.

Friendly DMs: TikTok adds group messaging.

Game changer: Esports Olympics announced.

Heating Mars: Scientists plan to terraform.

Longer Twitch: SnapChat rival adds video stories.

News assist: Perplexity adds news summaries.

Not chill: AI proposal irks Silicon Valley.

Not trending: Teslas underwhelm Zoomers.

Reverse-search reverse: Geofences banned.

Ride revival: WeRide gears up for SF, IPO.

Weather warning: Drones deliver NYC alerts.

Visual X: Grok-2 generates images.

Trending Startups

Early enterprise: Young pros drive AI adoption

Young entrepreneurs are driving enterprise AI adoption and using it differently than boomers, according to Morning Consult survey. Younger pros tend to automate tasks, analyze cash, and create content, while older workers use chatbots and fraud detection more.

Climate tech forecast brightens

Climate-focused VC funds, led by Bill Gates, have raised $7B so far this year—up substantially from the $5.2B raised for the entirety of 2023, according to a new report.

Games must go on for devs

Mobile developers are working on a bevy of new titles despite ongoing layoffs, according to a survey. Many blame over-hiring as a key factor. “Positivity and optimism endure among developers despite obvious challenges,” one CEO says.

AI startup finds its voices

Bengaluru -based Sarvam’s voice-enabled AI bot supports 10+ Indian languages. “People prefer to speak in their own language,” a co-founder says. “It’s extremely challenging to type in Indian languages.”

Nerdy AI is all the rage

Boston-based Consensus is among the latest tailoring its AI wares to the academic set. Over 400k students, doctors, and savvy consumers use it to query academic papers on all manner of topics.

Recently Funded

• India's EyeROV Nets $1.2M for Marine Robotics

• California's GoWit Raises $1.3M for Retail Advertising

• India's Farmako Delivers $1.6M for Medicine Transport

• Mumbai-based FINQY Adds Up $2M for Fintech Solutions

• Nexio Mines $2.2M for Bitcoin Scaling

• UK's Cosine Palms $2.5M for Human-Like AI

• India-based Truva Secures $3M for Real Estate Tech

• India's Skydo Raises $5M for Cross-Border Payments

• Finland's Collo Secures $5.5M for IoT, Industrial Liquid

• Autoverse Studios Wins $8M for Web3 Game Dev

• India's Fresh Bus Picks Up $10.5M for Electric Intercity Buses

• NYC-based Actuate Raises $11.5M for Computer Vision

• India's Kinetic Green Drives In $25M in for EVs

Weekly Pulse

Post of the Week

What We’re Reading

This is the best explanation for why contingency recruiting only works as a numbers game (Max Kolysh)

A new public database lists all the ways AI could go wrong (MIT)

Why Go programming language is on the rise (again) (The Next Web)

Why Are OpenAI's Most Prominent Employees Leaving? (Futurism)

Winning a gold medal is a lot like being a VC (TechCrunch)

Poll of the Week

Podcast of the Week

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Startups Hiring Now

QA Wolf: Zero effort QA for startups | 8 open roles

Sardine: On a mission to make payments instant, global, and risk-free | 13 open roles

Yieldmo: Making attention actionable | 13 open roles

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