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The wild story of how gut health AI toilet startup Throne raised $4M led by Moxxie | TechCrunch
The tale of how smart toilet startup Throne landed its seed round is so full of serendipities, one could almost believe it was orchestrated by the hand of Fortuna, Roman goddess of providence. Throne is an Austin-based company working on an AI-powered toilet device for consumers. It uses computer vision (cameras pointing in the bowl…
Unchecked greed led to Amazon ruining its own streaming service
Summary Amazon introduced ad-supported tiers, leading to a massive loss of subscribers aged 25-34. Amazon’s reliance on ads generating income signals a shift in streaming service monetezation. Introduction of ads in streaming services reflects a shift away from streaming platforms being ad-free. It’s becoming more and more common to see a streaming service offer an…
Avelios nabs $31M led by Sequoia to fix the ailing world of healthcare IT | TechCrunch
The race is on to build a new generation of healthcare software to replace legacy hospital systems that in some cases may not have been updated in decades. A startup out of Munich, Germany called Avelios has ambitions to build a new kind of end-to-end administrative system, leaning into more modern tooling using AI and…
