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SoftBank-backed Korean edtech startup Riiid acquires Langoo, expands in Japan  

TechCrunch

Riiid , a South Korea-headquartered AI-powered edtech company, acquired its Japanese distribution partner Langoo to expand its Japan footprint. . Langoo, Riiid’s partner in Japan, offers Riiid Tutor, formerly known as Santa, a test prep app for the English-language proficiency test TOEIC in the region. Riiid claims that more than 2.5

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Profet AI helps manufacturers build prediction models and industrial AI software

TechCrunch

The funding will be used on Profet AI’s expansion in Japan, Southeast Asia and China, with plans to sign joint ventures with overseas partners. Profet AI’s software lets users build prediction models and industrial AI apps for production and digitalization, even if they only have basic knowledge of machine learning.

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The most innovative companies in applied AI for 2025

Fast Company Tech

Organizations across many industries believe their employees are more productive and efficient with AI tools such as chatbots and coding assistants at their side. Other standout AI apps focuse on specific industries. Numerous AI startups found traction offering such solutions during 2024. and the accompanying app, in September 2024.

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Where should US-based startups file their patent applications?

TechCrunch

Imagine you have developed a groundbreaking product that is going to revolutionize your industry. You know that if you want to protect the product, you should file a patent application. patent application. Well, you can file a patent application in each of those countries. So, you hire a patent lawyer and file a U.S.

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US joins six countries in new call for backdoor encryption access

The Verge

On Monday, the US Department of Justice signed on to a new international statement warning of the dangers of encryption and calling for an industry-wide effort to enable law enforcement agencies to access encrypted data once a warrant has been obtained. But the statement quickly pivots to the ostensible problems posed by the technology.

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Autify advances no-code AI-powered software testing automation platform with $10M Series A

TechCrunch

While working as a software engineer in Japan, Singapore and San Francisco for the past 10 years, Ryo Chikazawa , CEO and co-founder of Autify , came to realize that there’s one common problem in the software development industry; software testing takes excessive time. Singapore as well as Europe, according to Chikizawa.

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LexxPluss expands into US with its warehouse robots

TechCrunch

When Masaya Aso worked on autonomous driving technology at Bosch in Japan and Germany, he realized that “many tasks were still manual as over 85% of warehouses have almost no automation at all.” automotive industry),” said Duncan Turner, general partner at SOSV and managing director of HAX.

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