Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A little more than 1 in 4 Americans live with a disability — that’s more than 60 million adults who are deaf, blind, neurodivergent, or physically disabled. Technology offers the utopian promise of a universally accessible society, but it only delivers part of the time. Assistive tech has…
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Spotify announced Tuesday that it has purchased Heardle, one of the many themed trivia games that cropped up in the wake of Wordle’s blockbuster success. Heardle is Spotify’s first game acquisition, and the company hopes it will play a dual role: in addition to keeping music nerds engaged,…
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Last month, Apple announced that, with its iOS 16 update, it is finally adding built-in keyboard haptics to the iPhone — haptics that will allow you to feel vibrations as you type. Previously, haptics were available for other gestures like typing an incorrect passcode or pressing and…
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Lightspeed has raised $500 million for its newest India and Southeast Asia fund, its largest for the regions, as it looks to make deeper investments in the South Asian market that is increasingly attracting global investors. The fund, fourth for Lightspeed India, was hard-capped at $500 million, meaning the firm didn’t want to raise additional…
Protagonist, a fairly new crypto fund and incubation lab, has launched its first $100 million fund to focus on early-stage crypto companies. The firm began in the beginning of 2022 and originally was called Ship Capital, but changed its name soon after. “Protagonist is more reflective of who we are and the folks we want…
SingleStore, a provider of databases for cloud and on-premises apps and analytical systems, today announced that it raised an additional $40 million, extending its Series F — which previously topped out at $82 million — to $116 million. The new cash brings the company’s total raised to $378 million, which CEO Raj Verma says is…
The enterprise is bullish on AI systems that can understand and generate text, known as language models. According to a survey by John Snow Labs, 60% of tech leaders’ budgets for AI language technologies increased by at least 10% in 2020. And one vendor, OpenAI, says that its premiere language model, GPT-3, is being used…
C2 Ventures doesn’t invest in crypto, Web 3 or consumer companies, and it stays away from Silicon Valley startups. Instead, the New York City-based venture firm focuses on disruption in legacy industries. For example, one of its portfolio companies is a robotics startup that cleans commercial bathrooms. The firm announced today it has closed its…