The $550 Million Startup Bringing Sensors And AI To Senior Living Centers

Startup Inspiren is using AI and sensors to keep residents in assisted living and memory care healthier and out of the ER.

European tech weekly recap: €4.6B in deals and August’s highlights
European tech weekly recap: €4.6B in deals and August’s highlights

Last week, we tracked more than 50 tech funding deals worth over €4.6 billion and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. 📊 Our latest monthly report, pub…

Pig Kidneys Yield ‘Life-Changing’ Independence From Dialysis

More success for genetically engineered pig kidney transplants. Scientists might have found dark matter. Why space technologies and AI are converging. All that and more in this week’s Prototype.

Tesla’s Launch Of Self-Driving Cybercab Rides Sparks Federal Probe

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is probing Tesla’s safety procedures a day after it launched a ride service in Austin using the new model.

AI Isn’t Replacing Stock Brokers– It’s Making Them Better

Artificial Intelligence was supposed to make financial advisors obsolete. Instead, it is helping them be more productive than ever.

Why Xiaomi Is Making Its Own Chips And Bringing Home Appliances To Europe

At Xiaomi’s first IFA showing, the company showed off a new foldable powered by its own chip, as well as a host of home appliances.

A Tiny Startup Helping Google Take On Nvidia Is Now Worth $18 Billion

A little-known company called Fluidstack has become a test bed for Google’s plans to push its own AI chip. That’s helped it hit a $18 billion valuation and minted its founders as new billionaires.

How NBA Journeyman Omri Casspi Built An $800 Million Venture Capital Firm

Former NBA role player Omri Casspi has already scored with investments in startups like Cognition and Eon. Now, his Swish Ventures is launching a $250 million fund.

Google Tapping A $350 Million Solar Plant Powered With Zinc Batteries

Its data centers will be the main customers for a grid-connected solar and battery plant that blends lithium packs for short-term use with 10-hour zinc modules.

A Robot That Can Draw Your Blood Is Coming To The U.S.

This week’s edition of InnovationRx looks at Vitestro’s newly authorized robot, Italy’s $10 billion pharma family, this year’s Covid-19 vaccines and more.