December 2022

Brain stimulation might be more invasive than we think

December 23, 2022
This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up here. Today, there are lots of neurotechnologies that can read what’s going on in our brains, modify the way they function, and change the wiring.  This is the case for plenty of treatments…

Is India 5G ready?

December 23, 2022
The 5G service has been rolled out in 50 cities and towns across India by Reliance Jio and Airtel. However, even if your region has been covered under the 5G roll out, you have to toil to experience it. Experts say it would take another 18-24 months to experience a seamless 5G service

What’s next for AI

December 23, 2022
In 2022, AI got creative. AI models can now produce remarkably convincing pieces of text, pictures, and even videos, with just a little prompting. It’s only been nine months since OpenAI set off the generative AI explosion with the launch of DALL-E 2, a deep-learning model that can produce images from text instructions. That was…

Google appeals against India’s fine over unfair business practices on Android

December 23, 2022

Google said on Friday it has appealed against the Indian antitrust body’s order against the firm over alleged anti-competitive practices surrounding Android mobile devices in the key overseas market. The company has approached the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), the nation’s appellate tribunal, to appeal against the Competition Commission of India’s October order, in […]

Google appeals against India’s fine over unfair business practices on Android by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Persistent Jack Sweeney brings back @ElonJet (but delayed) to Twitter

December 23, 2022

More than a week after being banned from Twitter, Jack Sweeney, the University of Central Florida sophomore who has been a pain in the side of Elon Musk for at least the past year, has a new account on the platform. Called @ElonJetNexDay, the hours-old account tracks the private jet of Elon Musk, but with […]

Persistent Jack Sweeney brings back @ElonJet (but delayed) to Twitter by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter Blue users can now upload 60-minute long videos

December 23, 2022

After taking over Twitter, Elon Musk had long promised that the company is working toward making the platform more appealing to video creators. Today, Twitter updated the Twitter Blue page declaring that subscribers can now upload 60-minute-long videos from the web at 1080p resolution and 2GB in file size. Prior to the change, Twitter Blue subscribers […]

Twitter Blue users can now upload 60-minute long videos by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Flipkart and PhonePe complete separation

December 23, 2022

Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart no longer owns a stake in payments firm PhonePe. The two said on Friday that they have completed a full ownership separation of PhonePe and shareholders in the Singapore entities of both firms have purchased shares directly in PhonePe’s India entity. The move comes as PhonePe, which was acquired by Flipkart […]

Flipkart and PhonePe complete separation by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

The FCC can finally hammer predatory prison phone call companies, thanks to just-passed bill

December 22, 2022

A brand-new law (awaiting only the president’s signature) will let the Federal Communications Commission directly regulate rates in the notoriously predatory prison calling industry. Under the threat of having to provide a solid product for a reasonable price, companies may opt to call it a day and open up the market to a more compassionate […]

The FCC can finally hammer predatory prison phone call companies, thanks to just-passed bill by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch