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The Future of Hospitality is Here

Revolution

and by substantial amounts of invested capital in formal amenities required by incumbent brands that are frequently cost centers rather than profit centers (lobby restaurant, room service, etc.). The connective thread here is the use of technology. It is about building and recreating communities.

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Remaking the UI for AI

Andreessen Horowitz

Improvements in sensors, chips, models, and more could result in remarkably useful models that are able to run locally, resulting in wearable AI products that evolve the human experience. That has proven to be mostly a distraction. getting computers to learn like human beings.

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Tile secures $40 million to take on Apple AirTag with new products

TechCrunch

The company has been a longtime leader in the lost item finder space, offering consumers small devices they can attach to items — like handbags, luggage, bikes, wallets, keys, and more — which can then be tracked using the Tile smartphone app for iOS or Android. “We felt this was the right mix of capital choice for us.”

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Z?m wins $150M from San Francisco schools to modernize and electrify student transport

TechCrunch

The startup’s fleet of 206 buses, vans and cars is distributed based on specific use cases, placing students who live on busier routes on school buses and sending out cars and vans for others to increase efficiency. The buses previously used were old and owned by the incumbent and have been moved out of the city.

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6 VCs explain why embedded insurance isn’t the only hot opportunity in insurtech

TechCrunch

He thinks that early use cases may center on customer service, but is certain that more will follow. Every time a big name enters insurance, there is always a mix of skepticism from incumbents and a reminder that change is needed. And their huge customer base could be a competitive edge. That’s a very good question.

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

TechCrunch

Platforms that are transforming how people and businesses operate, go about their business or leverage their core assets, using superior products, data and AI. Any area that needs to compete both with incumbents and also a set of already successful “new age” companies that made the first step of meaningful disruption.

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Daily.dev is like Reddit meets Stack Overflow

TechCrunch

During the initial onboarding process, users are first asked to select topics that interest them — such as databases, developer tools or data science — and then they sign up using either their email address or credentials associated with Facebook, Google, GitHub, or Apple. So what, exactly, is Daily.dev hoping to bring to the mix?

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