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Self-invoking code benchmarks help you decide which LLMs to use for your programming tasks

LLMs are good at coding simple functions. But how good are they at calling their own functions to solve complex problems?

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: VentureBeat favicon VentureBeat

Adding AI to SaaS: Inside the AI Product Strategies of Figma, Cloudflare, GitHub and Ramp

At SaaStr's AI Summit, we gathered the product leaders who have built some of the most widely-used AI features in production today to share their tactics. The post Adding AI to SaaS: Inside the AI Product Strategies of Figma, Cloudflare, GitHub and Ramp appeared first on SaaStr.

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: SaaStr favicon SaaStr

Gumloop, founded in a bedroom in Vancouver, lets users automate tasks with drag-and-drop modules

Developers Max Brodeur-Urbas and Rahul Behal think that AI has the potential to automate lots of business-relevant tasks, but that many of the AI-powered automation tools on the market today are unreliable and costly. Part of the problem is that users expect too much of AI, Brodeur-Urbas told TechCrunch β€” for instance, they assume that […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch Startups favicon TechCrunch Startups

Smart Sleep Timer

Use sleep detection to stop your audio at night Discussion | Link

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Product Hunt favicon Product Hunt

Is quiet hiring a stealthy way to build up your teams?

The word is out on quiet hiring, so what do employers need to know in order to develop their organisations using this method? Read more: Is quiet hiring a stealthy way to build up your teams?

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Silicon Republic favicon Silicon Republic

European startups leading the charge in the multi-billion dollar weight loss market

The interest in weight loss solutions, particularly those involving GLP-1 medications, has surged. Recent VC funding trends in the weight loss sector emphasise innovative solutions, particularly withi...

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Tech.eu favicon Tech.eu

Overseer AI

Handle AI governance with a simple, custom-policy-driven API Discussion | Link

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Product Hunt favicon Product Hunt

Neumirna raises €20m, will begin clinical trials for its epilepsy drug

The biotech is targeting neurological conditions with a new drug candidate, developed with the help of researchers at FutureNeuro. Read more: Neumirna raises 20m, will begin clinical trials for its epilepsy drug

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Silicon Republic favicon Silicon Republic

Linux Foundation launches Chromium initiative to support innovation

Chromium is an open-source project launched by Google in 2008 to innovate web browsing tech. Read more: Linux Foundation launches Chromium initiative to support innovation

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Silicon Republic favicon Silicon Republic

Latvia’s β€œMoneySuperMarket” targets $20m funding round as mulls European launch

A Latvian startup, which bills itself as a β€œMoneySuperMarket for emerging economies”, is targeting a $20m Series A funding round later this year and is testing the waters on a European launch.Jeff App...

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Tech.eu favicon Tech.eu

Vortn

Your Company's AI Second Brain Discussion | Link

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Product Hunt favicon Product Hunt

Dear SaaStr: What Are The Biggest Problems You Face as a Startup Founder?

Dear SaaStr: What Are The Biggest Problems You Face as a Startup Founder? The list of problems is endless (this is one of the hardest parts of the job), but let me try to order a few of the biggest challenges roughly based on stage: Top issues you face as a startup, in chronology: –... Continue Reading The post Dear SaaStr: What Are The Biggest Problems You Face as a Startup Founder? appeared first on SaaStr.

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: SaaStr favicon SaaStr

Verdiva Bio launches with $411M Series A raise for next-gen oral and injectable treatments for obesity

Pharmatech company Verdiva Bio launched this week with an eye-watering $411 million Series A.Focused on developing innovative therapies for obesity and other cardiometabolic disorders, Verdiva Bio i...

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Tech.eu favicon Tech.eu

Siri β€˜never used’ for advertising, Apple claims

Apple made the statement a week after settling the 2019 lawsuit on Siri’s monitoring of private audio. Read more: Siri β€˜never used’ for advertising, Apple claims

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Silicon Republic favicon Silicon Republic

Numab Therapeutics raises $55M for antibody-based immunotherapies

Biotech Numab Therapeuticshas raised $55 million, bringing its Series C fundraise to $197 million.Numab is a clinical-stage company developing multi-specific antibody-based immunotherapies for inflam...

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Tech.eu favicon Tech.eu

Amazon launches new ad service for retailers

Amazon Retail Ad Service is currently available for retailers based in the US, which will pay fees based on usage levels. Read more: Amazon launches new ad service for retailers

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Silicon Republic favicon Silicon Republic

Irish wind farms provided almost a third of Ireland’s electricity in 2024

Despite this, last year was the worst on record for the amount of wind power lost. Read more: Irish wind farms provided almost a third of Ireland’s electricity in 2024

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Silicon Republic favicon Silicon Republic

Wordlink

Connect words across topics, race against time! Discussion | Link

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Product Hunt favicon Product Hunt

Meta trained Llama on copyrighted material, new filing claims

Meta requested that a 'large portion' of the new filing be redacted, however, the judge denied the request. Read more: Meta trained Llama on copyrighted material, new filing claims

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Silicon Republic favicon Silicon Republic

Irish mourning has become more digital, UCC study finds

People found live-streamed funerals 'deeply unfulfilling' during the pandemic, however, sentiments have since evolved. Read more: Irish mourning has become more digital, UCC study finds

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Silicon Republic favicon Silicon Republic

Why cybersecurity is vital throughout a device’s life cycle

HP’s Neil Dover explains why proper device cybersecurity is vital from the supply chain all the way to decommissioning. Read more: Why cybersecurity is vital throughout a device’s life cycle

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Silicon Republic favicon Silicon Republic

21st.dev

Github + Pinterest to make your AI websites look beautiful Discussion | Link

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Product Hunt favicon Product Hunt

Roadloom

Customer feedback led product roadmap software Discussion | Link

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Product Hunt favicon Product Hunt

Roundups

Generate and monetize product buying guides Discussion | Link

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Product Hunt favicon Product Hunt

Notion Faces

Bring your custom self-portrait in Notion, officially Discussion | Link

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: Product Hunt favicon Product Hunt

Hippocratic AI raises $141M for creating patient-facing AI agents

Hippocratic AI, a startup building AI solutions that can handle non-diagnostic patient-facing tasks, secured a massive $141 million Series B at a valuation of $1.64 billion led by Kleiner Perkins, the company announced Thursday. The funding comes nine months after Hippocratic AI raised a $53 million round from General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz and five […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use...

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch Startups favicon TechCrunch Startups

ICON, a builder of 3D-printed homes last valued around $2 billion, cuts about 25% of staff

ICON Technologies Inc., which builds homes using 3D printing, is laying off 114 people, according to a WARN letter filed with the Texas Workforce Commission. A spokesperson for the company confirmed the news to TechCrunch, providing a statement that ICON had β€œrecently made a difficult decision to re-align” its team and team size β€œto focus […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: January 10, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch Startups favicon TechCrunch Startups

Defense startup Epirus in talks to raise over $150M, potentially cutting valuationΒ 

The round could give the company a valuation of about $1 billion, a decrease from the company’s previous $1.35 billion valuation. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: January 09, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch Startups favicon TechCrunch Startups

LlamaIndex goes beyond RAG so agents can make complex decisions

A new orchestration architecture from LlamaIndex brings more context and decision-making capabilities to AI agents.

Published on: January 09, 2025 | Source: VentureBeat favicon VentureBeat

Crunchbase: 50% of VC Capital Went to SF Bay Last Year, Q4 Roared Back for Venture Capital

So Carta and Crunchbase are two of our favorite data sources at SaaStr, and Crunchbase’s lateste VC funding report is out here. Two data points jumped out at me: 51% of all U.S. VC funding ($178 Billion total) went to SF Bay Area companies Venture roared back in Q4’24. Not to ’21 levels, but up... Continue Reading The post Crunchbase: 50% of VC Capital Went to SF Bay Last Year, Q4 Roared Back for Venture Capital...

Published on: January 09, 2025 | Source: SaaStr favicon SaaStr

Watch Duty

Get real-time alerts of wildfires and firefighting efforts Discussion | Link

Published on: January 09, 2025 | Source: Product Hunt favicon Product Hunt

Mountaintop details Spectre Divide Season 1 and console launch for February

Mountaintop had a tough launch with Spectre Divide. Now it is saying how it will launch Season 1 with fixes in mid-February.

Published on: January 09, 2025 | Source: VentureBeat favicon VentureBeat

Scale AI hit by its second employee wage lawsuit in less than a month

Scale AI just got hit by another lawsuit alleging widespread wage violations and misclassification of its workers. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: January 09, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch Startups favicon TechCrunch Startups

Grok for iOS

The official app by xAl Discussion | Link

Published on: January 09, 2025 | Source: Product Hunt favicon Product Hunt

Microsoft’s new rStar-Math technique upgrades small models to outperform OpenAI’s o1-preview at math problems

Phi-4 and an rStar-Math paper suggest that compact, specialized models can provide powerful alternatives to the industry’s largest systems.

Published on: January 09, 2025 | Source: VentureBeat favicon VentureBeat