🎙️ The AI race: There are a lot of name-brand companies building in AI, from legacy tech companies like Google to startups like OpenAI. What about the rest of the startups or those building in Europe? Accel's Philippe Botteri says the AI race hasn't been won just yet. Listen to Equity here
💸 Drone dollars: Maybe you saw the news last week that police surveillance startup Flock Safety bought public safety drone startup Aerodome and wondered how much Flock Safety paid? Now we know it was for more than $300 million. Read more
📕 Book tech: Astropad is launching a new piece of hardware called Bookcase, which is a phone case that turns an iPhone into the size of a book or e-reader. I like this, although my issue with reading on my phone is the small text, which this can't solve. Read more
🌁 Self-driving San Francisco: Another self-driving startup is gearing up to hit the San Francisco streets. U.K.-based Wayve is starting to test a limited version of its autonomous driving software. The company is also opening an office in California. Read more
📺 Portal praise: Philadelphia got its own Portal this week. It allows livestreaming between the city and one in Europe, currently Dublin. Philly is easily the funniest and best place they could have put this. I'm sure literally nothing will go wrong. Read more
🧬 Promise protein: Promise Bio emerged from stealth today. The company's tech makes spotting protein malfunctions easier with the hope of using that capability to help bring precision medicine to areas like autoimmune diseases. Read more
🥣 Granola crunches capital: Granola, a notebook app that transcribes conversations using AI, is a big hit among VCs. Being a product that investors love using definitely comes in handy when you need to raise capital. The company just potted $20 million. Read more
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