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  • AccessGrid raises $4.4M to help turn phones into key fobs; also, Mem0 raises $24M to build the memory layer for AI apps

    AccessGrid raises $4.4M to help turn phones into key fobs; also, Mem0 raises $24M to build the memory layer for AI apps
    Oct 28 2025
    Access Grid builds APIs that companies can use to manage digital key fobs directly within Apple and Google's wallet platforms. Plus, Taranjeet Singh has launched six companies, with some failing and others seeing varying degrees of success. His seventh, Mem0, could be his defining one. The startup starts with the premise that large language models can’t remember past interactions the way humans do Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    11 m
  • Oxford spinout RADiCAIT uses AI to make diagnostic imaging more affordable and accessible

    Oxford spinout RADiCAIT uses AI to make diagnostic imaging more affordable and accessible
    Oct 28 2025
    “What we really do is we took the most constrained, complex, and costly medical imaging solution in radiology, and we supplanted it with what is the most accessible, simple and affordable, which is CT,” Sean Walsh, RADiCAIT’s CEO told TechCrunch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    6 m
  • India, the market BlaBlaCar once walked away from, is now its biggest

    India, the market BlaBlaCar once walked away from, is now its biggest
    Oct 27 2025
    BlaBlaCar is seeing rapid growth in India, with 20 million passengers expected this year — up 50% from last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    10 m
  • Tensormesh raises $4.5M to squeeze more inference out of AI server loads; also, Palantir enters $200M partnership with telco Lumen

    Tensormesh raises $4.5M to squeeze more inference out of AI server loads; also, Palantir enters $200M partnership with telco Lumen
    Oct 24 2025
    Tensormesh uses an expanded form of KV Caching to make inference loads as much as ten times more efficient. Plus, Palantir said on Thursday it had struck a partnership with Lumen Technologies that will see the telecommunications company using the data management company's AI software to build capabilities to support enterprise AI services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    7 m
  • Redwood Materials raises another $350M to power up its energy storage business, also, Wonder raised $12M to bring AI content to Hollywood

    Redwood Materials raises another $350M to power up its energy storage business, also, Wonder raised $12M to bring AI content to Hollywood
    Oct 23 2025
    The round was led by Eclipse and saw participation from Nvidia's venture capital arm, NVentures. Also, Wonder will use the fresh funds to double its engineering team and accelerate its push into IP ownership and original content production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    7 m
  • Why Cohere’s ex-AI research lead is betting against the scaling race

    Why Cohere’s ex-AI research lead is betting against the scaling race
    Oct 23 2025
    Cohere's former VP of AI research, Sara Hooker, is launching a new startup to build AI models that can adapt to their environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    6 m
  • Top OpenAI, Google Brain researchers set off a $300M VC frenzy for their startup Periodic Labs

    Top OpenAI, Google Brain researchers set off a $300M VC frenzy for their startup Periodic Labs
    Oct 22 2025
    After endless Silicon Valley takes on how generative AI would radically change scientific discovery, the founders decided that the pieces were finally in place to make this a reality. Or at least to found a startup that attempted it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 m