January 2023

Built buys fellow construction robotics firm, Roin

January 25, 2023

One of the most remarkable things about construction robotics is the sheer breadth of tasks that can potentially be automated. As I’ve noted before, the entire category is a prime target for robotics startups, given that it fills all of the big Ds of automation — dull, dirty and (quite often) dangerous. It’s also one […]

Built buys fellow construction robotics firm, Roin by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube unveils new program that enables students to earn college credits

January 24, 2023

YouTube announced today that it’s partnering with Arizona State University and educational video company Crash Course to launch a new program that enables students to earn college credit. The Google-owned company says the new program, which is called College Foundations, is designed to create an affordable and accessible way to earn college credit. Starting today, […]

YouTube unveils new program that enables students to earn college credits by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

All Raise CEO steps down again

January 24, 2023

Less than a year after assuming the role, All Raise CEO Mandela SH Dixon has stepped down from her position at the nonprofit. The entrepreneur, who previously ran Founder Gym, an online training center for underrepresented founders, said in a blog post that the decision was made after she realized “being in the field working […]

All Raise CEO steps down again by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Feeling Lonely? AI Companions Are Here to Help

January 24, 2023
Today, AI-generated companions may still sound like the plot of a science-fiction movie. However, they are already a reality for us, and these still-hard-to-imagine companions are becoming more and more popular.

Riot Games hack could help cheaters

January 24, 2023

Last week, the video game giant Riot Games revealed that hackers had compromised its “development environment”— where the company stores its source code — with a social engineering attack. While the company reassured its users that “there is no indication that player data or personal information was obtained,” the hack could still be damaging, as […]

Riot Games hack could help cheaters by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch