AI & RoboticsNews

Exclusive: Zip’s AI procurement platform drives $4.4 billion in savings, reshaping enterprise spending

June 28, 2024
Zip, an AI-powered procurement platform, announced today that it has helped customers achieve $4.4 billion in savings since its launch in 2020. The company, which serves enterprises across industries including technology, financial services, and healthcare, is leveraging artificial intelligence to streamline procurement processes and drive cost efficiencies. Rujul Zaparde, Zip’s founder and CEO…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Time Magazine partners with OpenAI and ElevenLabs

June 28, 2024
Time Magazine, the iconic red-bordered former news weekly founded 101-years ago by print magnate Henry Luce (who also founded Fortune and Life), appears to be diving headfirst into the generative AI age with partnerships with major AI startups OpenAI and ElevenLabs announced…
DefenseNews

Dronemaker Skydio hiring team in Ukraine amid strategy shift

June 28, 2024
U.S. dronemaker Skydio said it has started hiring employees in Ukraine, a first step in an effort to expand its business there. CEO Adam Bry described the work in an interview with Defense News Wednesday, hours before he testified before Congress. “I’ve never met drone users as sophisticated as the folks in Ukraine,” Bry said. “We want a team there.” For now, the hires are in the single…
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DefenseNews

The Navy’s ongoing carrier conundrum

June 28, 2024
After a grueling eight months leading the Navy’s effort to counter Iran-backed Houthi rebel attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower received a reprieve this month when it transited the Suez Canal and…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Extreme E shows hydrogen offroad race car for 2025 - same specs, 305kg heavier

June 28, 2024
Extreme E, the electric off-road racing series, is transitioning to using hydrogen instead of batteries for the 2025 season, and today it unveiled the car it plans to use next year – when it will also change its name to Extreme H. Extreme E is in the midst of its fourth season right now, having had the first race weekend in Saudi Arabia and with the second race weekend coming up in Scotland…
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CryptoNews

Bitcoin and Crypto Were Not Mentioned Once During the Trump-Biden Debate

June 28, 2024
Prior to the highly anticipated presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, many on social media were speculating whether the topics of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency would come up. However, as the debate concluded, it was clear that neither candidate made any mention of these emerging digital assets or technologies. The absence of any discussion around Bitcoin, crypto, or blockchain was…
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