February 21, 2025

How automotive exec Crystal Brown founded CircNova, an AI drug discovery biotech

Tiny Michigan biotech startup CircNova has raised a $3.3 million seed round for its technology that uses AI to target so-called “circular RNA.” The development holds promise as a new method to quickly develop therapies for conditions that currently have no drug treatments. The new funding is also a victory lap for co-founder and CEO […]

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December 2022

China’s generative AI rules set boundaries and punishments for misuse

December 13, 2022

As text-to-image generators and intelligent chatbots keep blowing people’s minds, China has swiftly moved to lay out what people can do with the tools built on powerful AI models. The country’s regulators clearly verge on the side of caution when it comes to the consequences of generative AI. That’s a contrast to the US, which […]

China’s generative AI rules set boundaries and punishments for misuse by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

SEC, CFTC and SDNY attorney’s office charge FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried with defrauding investors

December 13, 2022

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially charged disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (aka SBF) with defrauding investors, it revealed on Tuesday morning follwing his arrest in the Bahamas. The SEC said in a press release that in addition to being charges with fraud regarding equity investors in FTX, he’s also being investigated regarding […]

SEC, CFTC and SDNY attorney’s office charge FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried with defrauding investors by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch

How it feels to be sexually objectified by an AI

December 13, 2022
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. My social media feeds this week have been dominated by two hot topics: OpenAI’s latest chatbot, ChatGPT, and the viral AI avatar app Lensa. I love playing around with new technology, so…

Sana raises $34M for its AI-based knowledge management and learning platform for workplaces

December 13, 2022

Artificial intelligence is touching every aspect of how we engage with information (and much more) these days. Today, a startup building out a business based on one particular application of that — how to apply AI to knowledge management in the workplace — is announcing some funding as it finds some decent traction for its […]

Sana raises $34M for its AI-based knowledge management and learning platform for workplaces by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Google Photos’ New Upgrade Worsens Key Feature

December 13, 2022
The new update in google has changed the accuracy of location information which is stored with some photos. This potentially causes a loss of their precise location and users would not be able to search for the pictures based on the location they were taken in.

Twitter Launches New Three-Colour Verification

December 13, 2022
According to a report by The Verge, the microblogging platform’s ‘Twitter Blue’ subscriptions rolled out despite warnings from Twitter’s own trust and safety staff

TheyDo fires the starting gun on the race to own the customer journey

December 13, 2022

It doesn’t matter what kind of web site it is, the ‘customer journey’ has always been important, otherwise you lose that engagement and the end result can hit the bottom line. That was always the case. But in the modern era, customers expect an easy and simple experience, otherwise they move elsewhere. And with the […]

TheyDo fires the starting gun on the race to own the customer journey by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Digip digitizes the process of applying for trademarks

December 13, 2022

For businesses, protecting trademarks is often a lengthy and expensive process, especially if they have multiple brands. Digip digitizes much of the process, helping its customers file trademarks by themselves instead of going to law firms. The Stockholm-based legaltech startup announced today it has added $1.3 million to its seed round, bringing the total to […]

Digip digitizes the process of applying for trademarks by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

Beamery, the all-in-one talent management platform, becomes a unicorn

December 13, 2022

HR organizations are faced with a widening skills gap, economic headwinds and changing expectations around work. It’s no surprise, then, that burnout and exhaustion are widespread in HR, with one survey finding that 42% of teams are struggling under the weight of too many projects and responsibilities. Change starts with personnel and management, some might […]

Beamery, the all-in-one talent management platform, becomes a unicorn by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch