January 8, 2025

The Download: what’s next for AI, and stem-cell therapies

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What’s next for AI in 2025 For the last couple of years we’ve had a go at predicting what’s coming next in AI. A fool’s game given how fast this industry moves. But…

February 2023

Jetpack.io helps developers focus on applications instead of infrastructure

February 1, 2023

Jetpack.io’s founder Daniel Loreto has worked as an engineer at companies like Google, Airbnb and Twitter, companies that had lots of engineering resources to build custom tools. But when he was at his last job running engineering at Verta Health, he noticed that his developer team had to work hard deploying infrastructure, and it distracted […]

Jetpack.io helps developers focus on applications instead of infrastructure by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

FTC slaps $1.5M fine on GoodRx for sharing users’ health data with Facebook and Google

February 1, 2023

Online pharmacy GoodRx has agreed to pay $1.5 million in civil penalties for years of sharing the health information of consumers with third parties like Facebook, Google, and Criteo for advertising purposes, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday. In a complaint filed in a California federal court, the FTC accused the healthcare and telemedicine giant […]

FTC slaps $1.5M fine on GoodRx for sharing users’ health data with Facebook and Google by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

Report: Microsoft plans to update Bing with a faster version of ChatGPT in the coming weeks

February 1, 2023

Microsoft is working to incorporate a faster version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, known as GPT-4, into Bing in the coming weeks in a move that would make the search engine more competitive with Google, according to a new report from Semafor. People familiar with the matter told Semafor that GPT-4 responds much faster than ChatGPT, and […]

Report: Microsoft plans to update Bing with a faster version of ChatGPT in the coming weeks by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Snap hints at future AR glasses powered by generative A.I.

February 1, 2023

Social media company and Snapchat maker Snap has for years defined itself as a “camera company,” despite its failures to turn its photo-and-video recording glasses known as Spectacles into a mass-market product and, more recently, its decision to kill off its camera-equipped drone. But that hasn’t stopped the company from envisioning a future where AR […]

Snap hints at future AR glasses powered by generative A.I. by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Pakistan ‘degrades’ Wikipedia, warns of complete block over ‘sacrilegious’ content

February 1, 2023

Pakistan has “degraded” Wikipedia in the country for 48 hours for not removing “sacrilegious contents” and warned of fully blocking the site if the online encyclopedia fails to comply with the directions. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, the nation’s telecom regulator, said Wednesday afternoon that it had approached Wikipedia to block or remove certain “blasphemous” contents […]

Pakistan ‘degrades’ Wikipedia, warns of complete block over ‘sacrilegious’ content by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Waverly Labs launches a translation app called Forum with support for 20 languages

February 1, 2023

Waverly Labs, the company behind wearables focused on translation, has launched an app called Forum that helps users translate and transcribe audio in real-time. The company says the solution is useful for lecturers, auditoriums and theaters. What’s more, it is also compatible with video calling apps like Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet. Forum is […]

Waverly Labs launches a translation app called Forum with support for 20 languages by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Three ways networking services simplify network management

February 1, 2023
Organizations rely on networks to power their work. But managing the myriad applications and data that a business depends on is not without its challenges. That’s where networking services come in. Think of networking services—like Azure Networking Services—as technology’s orchestra conductor. Instead of closely studying sheet music, understanding the skills of dozens of musicians, and…

VC Dayna Grayson tees up a talk on TAM at TechCrunch Early Stage

February 1, 2023

Do you dream of becoming a dominant player and capturing your total addressable market (TAM)? Who can blame you? But one of the most common mistakes many early-stage startup founders make is calculating a TAM that’s not necessarily accurate or obtainable. Understanding TAM is essential for startup success — especially in a down market when […]

VC Dayna Grayson tees up a talk on TAM at TechCrunch Early Stage by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

Addressable raises $7.5M to match crypto wallets to Twitter accounts. But how?

February 1, 2023

Marketo, which was developed – among other things.- to enhance marketing around social media users, ended up being acquired by Adobe. Now a new startup hopes to do what Marketo did in Web2, but this time in Web3. Addressable has a digital fingerprinting startup that claims to be able match anonymous crypto wallets with social […]

Addressable raises $7.5M to match crypto wallets to Twitter accounts. But how? by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ gets its streaming debut on Disney+

February 1, 2023

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is now streaming on Disney+, 82 days after it was released in theaters– the longest window between theatrical release and streaming release of any Marvel movie on Disney+. However, the wait may have been worth it since the movie grossed more than $800 million at the box office worldwide and has […]

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ gets its streaming debut on Disney+ by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch