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IA modest Challenge Tour quarter-final at Wigan’s Robin Park Leisure Center in September 2017 is about to change the course of darts history forever. Luke Humphries and Martin Lukeman are two promising young pitchers on the Professional Darts Corporation’s second tier tour hoping to make it big. But there’s one problem.Humphries named himself “Cool Hand” based on the 1967 Paul Newman film, which he has not yet seen. Lukeman, on the other hand, decided to call himself “Koolman”. It’s not very catchy and doesn’t scan much, but it still works well enough. Despite being firm friends, the pair ended up…

OpenAI is rolling out a new version of ChatGPT Images that promises better command following, more precise editing, and up to 4x faster image generation speeds. This new model, called GPT Image 1.5, will be available to all ChatGPT users via the API starting Tuesday. This is the latest escalation in Google’s competition with Gemini after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared a “code red” in a leaked internal memo last month. The memo details OpenAI’s plans to regain its position as an AI leader after Google began gaining market share following the release of its latest flagship model, Gemini 3,…

In early 2023, Luminar was on a roll. After going public during the pandemic and signing a key deal with Volvo, the company has added Mercedes-Benz and Polestar as customers for its “lifesaving” lidar sensors. Founder and CEO Austin Russell called it an “inflection point” as Luminar prepared to integrate these sensors into its first production vehicles. Volvo in particular was all about its technology. The Swedish automaker, which has spent decades building its brand around the idea of ​​making the safest cars, was the first to jump into integrating laser-based sensors into its vehicles. Volvo initially used Luminar to…

After spending nearly a decade developing the on-demand service as Uber Eats’ first general manager for Latin America and later as COO of Rappi, Caroline Melin knew how far behind healthcare technology was. Patients expected their doctors to respond as quickly as delivery apps, but most medical professionals on the continent are forced to rely on WhatsApp for all patient communications. “As a patient, especially as an American, I thought it was incredible that I could text my doctor on WhatsApp and he would respond,” she told TechCrunch. But Merrin also realized how overwhelming this method of communication can be…

Marley Ares started in accounting. She thought it was her dream to work for a large company. “And then I got there and I thought, ‘Oh, that’s it?'” she told TechCrunch. Alles started developing other passions and realized he was interested in the startup world. She listened to every podcast, read each book, and took notes on topics that interested her. She didn’t think much of it until one summer when she noticed that many of her friends were getting married and spending thousands of dollars on bridesmaid dresses and bachelorette looks. One day someone approached her and asked to…

Indian space surveillance startup Digantara has raised $50 million in a new funding round to move beyond space situational awareness to missile tracking, citing growing government demand for space-based defense capabilities. The all-stock Series B round included participation from serial entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala, as well as new investors including 360 ONE Asset and SBI Investment of Japan, as well as existing backers Peak XV Partners and Kalaari Capital. The funding comes more than two years after the startup’s $10 million Series A1 round, bringing its total funding to $64.5 million. Globally, governments are increasing investment in space-based surveillance and early…

The IPO window may be open, but some former startups don’t seem to have any intention of going public. In a way it makes sense. IPOs are a traditional way to raise money, and if you can raise an exorbitant amount of money for your company without exposing it to public scrutiny, why would you? Databricks proves that point. The data intelligence company has raised more than $4 billion in a Series L funding round at a $134 billion valuation. This is a 34% increase from the $100 billion valuation it achieved just three months ago. This is Databricks’ third…

After years in the wilderness, the time was right to become a nuclear startup. “For the first five years, I was telling people I was working on nuclear, and I had to convince them, ‘Hey, here’s why nuclear is important,'” Last Energy founder and CEO Bret Kugelmass told TechCrunch. “Now everyone just comes to us and says, ‘Oh, of course nuclear is an important part of the solution.'” I’m like, Okay, great, I’m glad everyone is catching up. ” Last Energy is building small modular reactors, compact nuclear power plants that can be produced in large quantities to cut costs.…

MoEngage, a customer engagement platform used by consumer brands in 75 countries, has raised $180 million in a follow-on Series F round, just over a month after securing $100 million, with the majority of the latest funding providing liquidity to investors and employees through secondary transactions. Approximately $123 million in collateral funding was raised in this round, including a $15 million employee bid providing liquidity for 259 current and former employees, with the remaining $57 million being raised as primary capital and invested in the business. The round was led by ChrysCapital and Dragon Funds, with participation from Schroders Capital…

Google is expanding its push into consumer finance in India, launching a UPI-linked credit card, betting on the country of more than 1.4 billion people, where fewer than 50 million people currently own a credit card. Google on Wednesday entered India’s growing co-branded credit card market with the launch of Flex by Google Pay, partnering with private lender Axis Bank to expand access to credit in India’s UPI-driven payments ecosystem. In India, the rapid adoption of digital payments through the government-backed Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has changed the way consumers pay, but it has not led to widespread access to…