Tel Aviv-based Wonderful, which develops customer support AI agents for businesses in non-English speaking countries, raised a $34M seed led by Index Ventures (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)

Yuliya Chernova / Wall Street Journal: Tel Aviv-based Wonderful, which develops customer support AI agents for businesses in non-English speaking countries, raised a $34M seed led by Index Ventures  —  Many AI-agent developers are set on conquering the U.S. market.  Not Wonderful.  The Tel Aviv startup raised $34 million …

Michael’s Miscellany: The Demon Star

In the constellation Perseus the Hero, the star Algol is fun to watch due to its regular changes in brightness. And you don’t even need a telescope. Officially designated Beta Persei, it’s the second brightest star in the constellation. What makes Algol particularly interesting is not an inherent change in […]