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IntrCity SmartBus lands $30M at $140M valuation to deepen its grip on India’s intercity travel market
IntrCity SmartBus grew revenue by 67% last year and is targeting full profitability this year, as intercity travel booms across India.
India’s Snabbit valuation doubled to $180M in 5 months on its quick house-help bet
Snabbit has raised its third funding round in nine months.
Grammarly rebrands to ‘Superhuman,’ launches a new AI assistant
Grammarly is renaming itself as Superhuman, after acquiring Superhuman email client in July
YouTube looks to improve its TV app with QR codes for shopping, AI-powered upscaling
Key updates include the introduction of QR codes that let you identify and shop for items in tagged videos, AI-powered upscaling, and improved search.
Character AI is ending its chatbot experience for kids
After facing lawsuits and public outcry following the suicides of two teenagers, Character.AI says it’s making changes to its platform to protect children, changes that could affect the startup’s bottom line.
Phia’s founders on how AI is changing online shopping
Phia founders, Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, are building an AI assistant that aims to help you shop, and save.
MoviePass opens fantasy league game Mogul to the public
Mogul is a film studio fantasy platform where players draft a team of actors, directors, and movies to earn points.
Venture capital is not an asset class, says Sequoia’s Roelof Botha
Sequoia’s managing partner Roelof Botha noted that there are currently 3,000 venture firms in the United States, while there were just 1,000 when he joined Sequoia 20 years ago.
Adobe Firefly Image 5 brings support for layers, will let creators make custom models
Adobe said on Tuesday that it is launching the latest iteration of its image generation model, Firefly Image 5. The company is also adding features to the Firefly website, support for more third-party models, and the ability to generate speech and soundtracks.