February 2023

The Download: blocking AI porn, and brain data privacy

February 24, 2023
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. AI image generator Midjourney blocks porn by banning words about the human reproductive system The news: The popular AI image generator Midjourney bans a wide range of words about the human reproductive system…

The 5 Safest Stocks You Can Buy in 2023

February 24, 2023
The stock market might remain volatile in the near term amid the still-alarmingly high inflation and the anticipated continuation of rate hikes. Therefore, fundamentally strong Eli Lilly (LLY), Novartis (NVS),…

Meta Verified is rolling out to users in Australia and New Zeland

February 24, 2023

Meta announced its subscription plan, Meta Verified, earlier this week and now the social media company is rolling out to users based in Australia and New Zealand. The company began the rollout around 6.30 PM Sydney time on Friday. The subscription offers a verified label, improved reach, better protection from impersonation, access to customer support, […]

Meta Verified is rolling out to users in Australia and New Zeland by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Poshmark lays off employees just two months after being acquired by Naver

February 24, 2023

Poshmark, a Redwood City, California-headquartered secondhand apparel marketplace, is laying off a proportion of its 800+ employees. The reduction is coming about two months after South Korean internet firm Naver completed its acquisition of the company earlier this year for $1.2 billion.  Naver agrees to acquire fashion marketplace Poshmark for $1.2B Poshmark confirmed to TechCrunch that […]

Poshmark lays off employees just two months after being acquired by Naver by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

February 24, 2023

Today marks exactly one year since Russia’s illegal, unprovoked, and brutal of Ukraine. This week, a majority of the members of the United Nations reiterated its demand that Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine and called for a cessation of hostilities”. It would be fair […]

A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

How your brain data could be used against you

February 24, 2023
This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up here. This week’s newsletter is coming to you from Lisbon, Portugal. It’s a nice change of scene from chilly London. The sun is shining, the sky is bright blue, and the Tagus River…

AI image generator Midjourney blocks porn by banning words about the human reproductive system

February 24, 2023
The popular AI image generator Midjourney bans a wide range of words about the human reproductive system from being used as prompts, MIT Technology Review has discovered.  If someone types “placenta,” “fallopian tubes,” “mammary glands,” “sperm,” “uterine,” “urethra,” “cervix,” “hymen,” or “vulva” into Midjourney, the system flags the word as a banned prompt and doesn’t…