Las Vegas Sheriff tells a16z partners what’s next on his wish list: AI for bodycams

[ad_1] Las Vegas police have received funding for tech like drones, license plate readers, and more from Andreessen Horowitz partner Ben Horowitz. Next on its wish list? Artificial intelligence to go through police footage. The city’s Sheriff Kevin McMahill said on a podcast with Horowitz and partner Marc Andreessen that he wants to use AI … Read more

DoorDash’s app can now import your grocery list for faster shopping

[ad_1] While online grocery shopping is generally convenient, manually adding items to your cart one by one can become a bit of a chore. To address this, food and grocery shopping app DoorDash has launched a new feature that allows you to sync your grocery list to the app. The app will then suggest what … Read more

Here’s the full list of 44 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2024

[ad_1] For some, AI fatigue is real — but clearly venture investors haven’t grown tired of the category. AI deals continued to dominate venture funding during the third quarter. AI companies raised $18.9 billion in Q3, according to Crunchbase data. That figure represents 28% of all venture funding. The third quarter also saw the close … Read more

A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs

[ad_1] The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year has more than 130,000 job cuts across 457 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. Companies like Tesla, Amazon, Google, TikTok, Snap and Microsoft have conducted sizable layoffs in the first months of 2024. … Read more

UK’s Japanese knotweed hotspots for 2024: Full list of 25 worst-hit areas | UK | News

[ad_1] The most common invasive knotweed plant species in the UK sees figures soar into the tens of thousands costing the country millions per year.  With the summer growing season now over, invasive plant specialist Environet has revealed the worst hit area in England for Japanese knotweed.  New data from Exposed shows how sightings reported … Read more