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New York’s David Energy has raised $4.1 million to ‘build the Standard Oil of renewable energy’

TechCrunch

The sands of market power are shifting and incumbents are poorly-positioned to adapt to evolving customer needs, so there’s a massive opportunity for us to capitalize.” . “ Business model creativity and finding ways to change user behavior with new models is just as important if not more important than the technology innovation itself.”

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This startup wants to train art-generating AI strictly on licensed images

TechCrunch

.” Image Credits: Bria Bria also clearly denotes all generated images on its platform with a watermark and provides free access — or so it claims, at least — to nonprofits and academics who “work to democratize creativity, prevent deepfakes or promote diversity.”

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Highnote emerges from stealth with $54M and a plan to take on Marqeta in the world of card issuing as a service

TechCrunch

Fintech startups have thrown a curve ball into the world of financial services by building more flexible, cheaper and user-friendly tools to businesses and consumers, who in turn are walking away from older incumbents and taking their custom to newer providers. All the reasons why you should launch a credit or debit card.

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Save $450,000, and Win Your Next Pitch

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Room for creativity here. Two factors often come down to how Q&A will be shared and/or if we are the incumbent. Stand in a place of creative confidence. Phases: Construct the options based on the main phases involved in the assignment (e.g. There are times to ask questions and times not to. But it doesn’t have to be.

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Unbundling the Game Engine: The Rise of Next Generation 3D Creation Engines

Andreessen Horowitz

Brief History Of Game Engines Humans have always desired to construct and explore worlds of our own imagination. Today, we’re entering an age where creative technology will allow anyone to create virtual worlds and bring their imaginations to life. riggers, environment artists, texture painters) towards creative generalists.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Fintech stays hot, Brex doubles, and startup IRR is up all over

TechCrunch

There is no cybersecurity skills gap, but CISOs must think creatively. There is no cybersecurity skills gap, but CISOs must think creatively. Investment in construction automation is essential to rebuilding US infrastructure. Investment in construction automation is essential to rebuilding US infrastructure.

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