AI startup Rep.ai raises $7.5M to launch ‘digital twin’ sales representatives

Pearson Underlying Sales Rise, Plans Further Growth Through AI

Pearson delivered higher underlying sales for the third quarter, supported by growth across all divisions, and said it planned to accelerate its artificial-intelligence capabilities to drive ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 29

Will Republicans win the House? The outstanding races to watch

The Republicans are eyeing control of the House that would hand them significant power with the Senate and presidency.

The key races for control of the House of Representatives

Every seat in the lower chamber of Congress is up for grabs this election cycle.

Abbott Labs beats Q3 sales and earnings expectations, raises full-year outlook

Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings and sales, boosted by strength in the company’s medical-devices business.

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

Trump-backed crypto coin misses $300 million sales target, raises less than $12 million

Trump-backed token sale misses project targets one day into launch.

Business - CNBC - October 16

Boeing raises greater-than-expected $21 billion from new stock sales

Boeing said Tuesday that it will raise nearly $21 billion from a public offering of common stock and depositary shares — more than the roughly $19 billion that was initially mooted.

Business - MarketWatch - October 29

E.l.f. shares soar as cosmetics retailer raises guidance after posting 40% sales gain

E.l.f. Beauty raised its full year guidance after posting a 40% jump in sales.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

How Walmart’s Early Launch Date Resets Retail’s Black Friday Sales Pace

The retail giant is getting a head start on holiday sales, with year-end promotions starting November 11.

Business - Inc. - October 29

Strella raises $4 million to automate market research with AI-powered customer interviews

Strella, an AI-powered market research startup, raises $4 million in seed funding to automate and accelerate customer insights, delivering results 10x faster and at half the cost of traditional ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 15

Live Aware Labs raises $4.8M for its AI-powered gamer feedback platform

Live Aware Labs has closed a successful seed funding round to build out its community feedback platform for game developers.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 16

Moondream raises $4.5M to prove that smaller AI models can still pack a punch

Moondream raises $4.5M to launch a AI model with just 1.6 billion parameters, offering edge computing solutions that rival larger models in performance and reduce cloud costs.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 28

Cramer raves about Salesforce's star-powered plan to raise awareness of its new AI agents

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

DevRev raises $100.8 million in Series A funding and becomes an AI unicorn at a $1.15 billion valuation

Following its successful Series A funding, DevRev drives forward its mission to revolutionize customer support and product development.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 1

Perplexity AI in final stages of raising $500 million round at $9 billion valuation

Perplexity AI is in the final stages of raising $500 million in funding at a $9 billion valuation, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC.

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

Nvidia just dropped a new AI model that crushes OpenAI’s GPT-4—no big launch, just big results

Nvidia quietly launched a groundbreaking AI model that surpasses OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Anthropic’s Claude 3.5, signaling a major shift in the competitive landscape of artificial intelligence.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 17

AWS launches in-line Q Developer AI coding assistant to take on Microsoft’s Github Copilot

Amazon Q Developer’s inline chat feature demonstrates its potential through practical applications like code refactoring and documentation.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 29

Google just gave its AI access to Search, hours before OpenAI launched ChatGPT Search

Google launches real-time search integration for Gemini AI platform at $35 per 1,000 queries, while OpenAI debuts ChatGPT Search on the same day, setting up a major battle for the future of ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 31

Microsoft reports quarterly sales up 16% to $65.6 billion as investors ask if AI spending worth it

Microsoft on Wednesday reported its quarterly sales grew 16% to $65.6 billion as the company sought to assure investors its huge spending on artificial intelligence is paying off

Tech - ABC News - October 30

Apple sells $46 billion worth of iPhones over the summer as AI helps end slump

Apple snapped out of a recent iPhone sales slump during its summertime quarter

Tech - ABC News - October 31

Apple Announces $46 Billion in Global iPhone Sales as AI Helps End Slump

Putting artificial intelligence tech into its flagship product ensured the summer quarter had a positive turnaround.

Business - Inc. - November 1

Mbappé's representatives dismiss Swedish reports of a rape claim

French soccer star Kylian Mbappé’s representatives have rejected as “false and irresponsible” reports in Swedish media saying he is the subject of a rape investigation in the Nordic country

Sports - ABC News - October 15

Live results: US House of Representatives election 2024

Details of the results in every Congressional district

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Representatives for Harris, Trump campaigns discuss the 2024 race

Harris campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond and Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley join CBS News to discuss how their respective campaigns view voter turnout, early polling numbers ...

The Twin Tiers saw flurries earlier today

World - Yahoo News - October 15

FirstFT: Twin scandals hit PwC’s Asia profits

Also in today’s newsletter, the fallout from the Madison Square Garden rally and what happened to Project 2025?

World - Financial Times - October 29

Ace is up: Flagg's twin brother commits to Maine

Three-star 2025 prospect Ace Flagg -- the twin brother of Duke phenom and projected 2025 No. 1 NBA draft pick Cooper Flagg -- committed to the Maine Black Bears on Wednesday evening.

Sports - ESPN - October 31

Biden says Hamas leader Sinwar's death represents 'a moment of justice'

Speaking in Berlin, Germany, President Joe Biden said the death of Yahya Sinwar in Gaza represented "a moment of justice." The Hamas leader had blood on his hands, Biden said. He also praised ...

Politics - NBC News - October 18

SEC newcomers represent major challenges to league powers South Carolina, LSU

South Carolina and LSU have two major new challengers for Southeastern Conference supremacy.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17

Taiwan again rejects South African demand to move its representative office

Taiwan has rejected South Africa’s demand that it move its representative office in the country from the capital, Pretoria, to the commercial center of Johannesburg

World - ABC News - October 22

How control of the House of Representatives could change after Iowa races

Two Iowa congressional races in the 2024 election could flip the House of Representatives. In Iowa's 1st District, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks faces a challenge from Democrat Christina Bohannan. ...

Randall becomes first woman, LGBTQ person to represent Washington's 6th district

Democrat Emily Randall was projected to win her bid for Washington’s 6th Congressional District Tuesday, making history as the first woman and openly LGBTQ person elected to represent the district ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

The Hottest Startups in Dublin in 2024

The Irish capital's embrace of Big Tech is filtering through to its startups, who are building better tools for IT teams, AI content moderation tools, and RNA screening for herds of cattle.

Tech - Wired - October 14

The Hottest Startups in Madrid in 2024

The Spanish capital is drawing talent from Latin America, and its eye-catching startups are working on smarter payments, eldercare, and an AI-powered virtual nurse.