4 h. ago AI video startup Moonvalley raised a fresh $43M, SEC filing shows

Los Angeles-based startup Moonvalley, which is developing AI tools for video creation, has raised a fresh $43 million in venture capital, according to an SEC filing. The filing, which lists 11 unnamed investors, comes roughly a week after Moonvalley launched its first AI video-generating model, Marey. Moonvalley previously raised $70 million in seed funding from backers […]

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5 d. ago Consulting firm moves Seattle office to downtown's 2+U tower

Consulting firm moves Seattle office to downtown's 2+U tower  The Business Journals

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5 d. ago Mark Cuban backs Seattle startup developing TikTok competitor

Mark Cuban backs Seattle startup developing TikTok competitor  GeekWire

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2 w. ago A Mysterious Startup Is Developing a New Form of Solar Geoengineering

Stardust, an Israeli–US startup, intends to patent its unique aerosol technology for temporarily cooling the planet.

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2 w. ago Aletiq secures $6.5M for its SaaS tool focused on product lifecycle management

Aletiq has raised a €6 million funding round led by Point Nine a few months ago (around $6.5 million at current exchange rates). The French startup is announcing the founding round today. Aletiq has been developing product lifecycle management (PLM) software for manufacturing industrial companies working in aerospace, automotive, electronics, luxury and more. When you […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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3 w. ago Related California goes from “contrarian” to conviction on Jackson Square hotel

Related California goes from “contrarian” to conviction on Jackson Square hotel-office tower  The Real Deal

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3 w. ago Bria lands new funding for AI models trained on licensed data

AI-powered image generators, which are at the center of a number of copyright lawsuits against AI companies, are frequently trained on massive amounts of data from public websites. Most of these companies argue that fair use doctrine shields their data scraping and training practices. But many copyright holders disagree.  That’s why some startups and firms developing image […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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3 w. ago Wolf Games, backed by ‘Law & Order’ creator, uses AI to create murder mystery games

Elliot Wolf, the executive producer and son of “Law & Order” creator Dick Wolf, is entering a new venture aimed at engaging true crime fans.  He, along with co-founders Andrew Adashek (CEO) and Noah Rosenberg (CTO), are developing Wolf Games, a new startup that leverages AI to generate daily murder mystery games. The company also […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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3 w. ago It started as a developer’s contrarian bet. Now, it could become S.F.'s next office tower

It started as a developer’s contrarian bet. Now, it could become S.F.'s next office tower  San Francisco Chronicle

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