Qureight, a Cambridge-based health tech company that develops digital infrastructure for complex medical data, has raised $8.5m (£6.8m). The company was founded in response to the limited treatment options for complex heart and lung diseases. According to Qureight, part of the problem is that researchers have to manually extract important information from large volumes of […]
Navigating startup financing is complex. Entrepreneurs find themselves at the crossroads of innovation and survival, where a single decision can either fuel their dreams or extinguish their aspirations. Here we look at six ways you can finance your startup to support your business for long-term success.
As visual communication becomes the norm in the workplace and artificial intelligence (AI) turns from a nice-to-have tool to a necessity and expectation, it’s clear that our classrooms need to adjust—and we all know that change isn’t easy. The encouraging news is that educators are up for the challenge. As they recognize the benefits of integrating visual communication and AI into education—enhancing student learning, improving teaching experiences, and reducing administrative burdens—there is...
Artificial intelligence is shaking up journalism and in the short term will cause "a fundamental change in the news ecosystem", media expert David Caswell told AFP.
London-based AI unicorn Stability has laid off about a tenth of its workforce as part of a “strategic plan to reduce” costs just weeks after the departure of its founder and CEO. The layoffs, affecting around 20 staff, were announced by Stability in a company-wide memo on Wednesday evening, first published by Business Insider. The […]
If you are looking to reduce plastic use in your garden, there are a few simple ways you can do so.
While buzzy AI startups like OpenAI and Stable Diffusion have caught marketers’ attention, many lesser-known gen AI startups have secured investments and contracts with major brands such as L'Oréal, ESPN, Pepsi, and Garnier. AI funding in the U.S. grew by 14% year-over-year in 2023, (OpenAI released ChatGPT in Nov. 2022), raising $42.5 billion across 2,500 equity rounds, per CB Insights. There is a ballooning number of gen AI startups—Dealroom counts some 1,200—which are solving problems...
If you have old towels don't just toss them out. There are lots of fun and inventive ways you can use your old towels with little to no expertise.
Microsoft has launched a UK AI startup accelerator in partnership with London-based private investing platform Seedrs. The Series AI programme aims to help participating startups build and integrate AI technology. The four-week accelerator, open to startups from Seed to Series A stage, will include mentorship, resource sharing and commercialisation support. “Over the last few years, […]
MS Dhoni, at 42, has been reserving his energies for the late-overs dash in IPL 2024. And the wait was well worth it for his team-mates and fans alike at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday night, where he played four balls in the 20th over and finished with a strike rate of 500. Here's how ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball commentary recorded the carnage.19.1, Hardik to Mitchell, 1 wide Width outside off, Mitchell is beaten as he tries to cut and pick the gap at deep point. Wide signalled, Hardik reviews,...
Cabin fever may have left you with an itch to get out and see some of Maine's wildlife, and we've rounded up some great ways to do that.
In a lab in London, a new generation of avatars is learning to smile, frown and wink — not just as programmed, but in response to human emotions conveyed through text. Backed by Nvidia, Synthesia’s latest creation aims to mimic and deeply understand feelings, turning every digital interaction into a near-human experience. As these emotional avatars […]