Quantune joins quest for the holy grail of non-invasive glucose monitoring
Berlin-based Quantune is trying to shrink laser spectrometers so that you can wear one on your wrist, and it just raised $9M to do it. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights…
Researchers from Georgia Tech and IBM Introduces KnOTS: A Gradient-Free AI Framework to Merge LoRA Models
Model merging has emerged as a powerful technique for creating versatile, multi-task models by combining weights of task-specific models. This approach enables crucial capabilities such as skill accumulation, model weakness…
What Are Small Language Models? Real Word Example and Training Data
They say great things come in small packages and perhaps, Small Language Models (SLMs) are perfect examples of this. Whenever we talk about AI and language models mimicking human communication…
TensorOpera AI Releases Fox-1: A Series of Small Language Models (SLMs) that Includes Fox-1-1.6B and Fox-1-1.6B-Instruct-v0.1
Recent advancements in large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated significant capabilities in a wide range of applications, from solving mathematical problems to answering medical questions. However, these models are becoming…
Agicap secures $48 million for its cash flow management platform
On average, Agicap’s clients manage 15 different bank accounts each. So the chief financial officers (CFOs) working for these companies sometimes struggle to make sure that there will be enough…
Two Upstart Search Engines Are Teaming Up to Take on Google
Generative AI and new rules targeting tech giants are giving Ecosia and Qwant fuel to challenge Google and Microsoft and develop a web index for Europe.
As demand for lithium explodes, battery recycling startup Tozero sprints to scale with $11.7M seed
Tozero, a Munich-based startup that recovers valuable raw materials from recycled lithium-ion batteries, is gearing up to scale. The startup just closed an oversubscribed €11 million seed round (around $11.7M)…
Ecosia and Qwant, two European search engines, join forces on building an index to shrink reliance on Big Tech
Qwant, France’s privacy-focused search engine, and Ecosia, a Berlin-based not-for-profit search engine that uses ad revenue to fund tree planting and other climate-focused initiatives, are joining forces on a joint…
SmartBank secures $26M for its personal finance management app
The majority of the aging population in Japan still prefers using cash for transactions, according to a recent report citing government data. In 2023, cashless transactions in Japan totaled 126.7…
Indonesian VC firm Intudo raises $125M across two funds
Intudo, the Indonesia-only venture capital firm, said it has raised $125 million across two investment funds — $75 million for Intudo Ventures IV, and $50 million for another fund that…