Spotify to add automatic transcripts for its own Exclusive and Original podcasts
Spotify is taking the first step towards making transcripts available for the podcasts on its service. The company announced this morning it’s soon launching…
Father and son duo take on global logistics with Optimal Dynamics’ sequential decision AI platform
Like “innovation,” machine learning and artificial intelligence are commonplace terms that provide very little context for what they actually signify. AI/ML spans dozens of…
Inside Marqeta’s fascinating fintech IPO
The IPO market is gearing up for a hot close to the second quarter and a hotter Q3. That’s The Exchange’s takeaway from recent…
Settle raises $15M from Kleiner Perkins to give e-commerce companies more working capital
Alek Koenig spent four years at Affirm, where he was head of credit. There he saw firsthand just how powerful the alternative lending model…
How Expensify got to $100M in revenue by hiring “stem cells” and not “cogs in a wheel”
Expensify EC-1 Part 2: Culture Anna Heim 7 hours The influence of a founder on their company’s culture cannot be overstated. Everything from their…
Discovery’s new reality show ‘Who Wants to Be an Astronaut?’ will pick one winner to go to space
Discovery has ordered a new reality show, to air in 2022, which will be an eight episode competition series where competitors will vie for…
Growth expert Susan Su shares insights for marketing in 2021 at TC Early Stage
It’s 2021. Contact importers are old history, and everyone’s a creator, building for their own audience. How can early-stage startups find meaningful traction at…
Sidewalk Labs launches Pebble, a sensor that uses real-time data to manage city parking
Sidewalk Labs, Alphabet’s urban innovation organization, has announced the launch of Pebble, a vehicle sensor that’s designed to help manage parking in cities by…
Lamborghini is kicking off its electrification plan with two gas-powered super sports cars
Lamborghini will pay homage to combustion engines with the introduction of two new V12 luxury sports cars this year before it makes a push…
For companies that use ML, labeled data is the key differentiator
Sylvain Kalache Contributor Sylvain Kalache is the co-founder of Holberton, an edtech company training digital talent in more than 10 countries. An entrepreneur and…