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Durante su aparición en el minicampamento de novatos de 2023 en TIAA Bank Field el viernes por la mañana, el entrenador en jefe de los Jacksonville Jaguars, Doug Pederson, estaba contento con el calendario de juegos del equipo para la próxima temporada. El calendario de la NFL 2023 se publicó la noche anterior y reveló…

Geoffrey Hinton, popularly referred to as the ‘Godfather of Artificial Intelligence’ (AI), has surprisingly resigned from his position at Google to express caution about the risks connected to the technology he helped develop. Over his four-decade career, Hinton’s groundbreaking work on deep learning and neural networks has enabled the development of many of today’s AI…

Seattle-based legal startup SingleFile has raised $3.2 million to simplify the process of filing state-mandated annual reports for companies. Founded in 2019 by former ProQuest executive Sean Flynn — who is now the startup’s chief growth officer — SingleFile provides a platform where companies can streamline report filing so every document is in order and…

Taiwan-based startup Profet AI has raised $5.6 million to help manufacturers improve their productivity using artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions. Manufacturers can transform their big data into AI models and applications. According to Profet AI, the process takes less than a week, as opposed to the usual months. The startup said it was possible…

Mumbai-based fintech startup SarvaGram Solutions has raised $35 million in a Series C funding round to provide credible loans for emerging middle-class in rural India. Founded in 2019, SarvaGram came up with a lending system that sets it apart from the traditional one. It performs a 360-degree assessment of the entire household to create a…

Bangkok-based startup HD recently concluded a $6 million funding round to enhance healthcare in Southeast Asia with the sharing economy model. HD platform connects patients looking for affordable surgeries, surgeons operating private practices and hospitals with vacant surgery rooms. Co-founder and CEO Sheji Ho acknowledged that his startup’s model would be counterintuitive based on the…

London-based startup Swytch Bike raised a total of $6 million throughout 2022 to allow people to convert their regular bikes into electric bikes easily and at a reasonable price. Launched in 2017, Swytch helps people who already own traditional bikes to join the e-bike boom that is happening around the globe using its conversion kits.…

Nigerian startups collectively managed to raise $967.2 million in 2022, attributing to 27.4 percent of the total $3.6 billion venture capital raised by African startups. Nigeria became the largest recipient of startup funding on the continent, followed by Kenya, Egypt and South Africa. Startups that led the funding race include Flutterwave, Moove, TeamApt, Interswitch and…

Indian startup SaveIN has completed an $8 million funding round to improve accessibility and affordability using technology in the private healthcare sector. SaveIN platform connects users who require medical services with quality healthcare providers. They can find basic treatments and elective procedures in the app, including alternative therapies and preventive wellness programs. Patients can also…

Impact App, a popular Indian health and wellness mobile app, has raised $600,000 in pre-seed funding to promote “fitness kindness.” Initiated in 2016, Impact allows its users to contribute to charitable causes simply by walking. The app converts users’ steps into points. It works with various companies to convert the points into real-life money to…