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

Amazon backs Indian meat startup FreshToHome in $104 million funding

February 21, 2023

Indian startup FreshToHome, which sells fresh fish and meat to consumers in the South Asian market and the Middle East region, has courted a new backer: Amazon. Amazon, through its India-focused Smbhav Venture Fund, has led a $104 million Series D financing round in the Bengaluru-headquartered startup, the two said Tuesday. The new round for […]

Amazon backs Indian meat startup FreshToHome in $104 million funding by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Nestment raises $3.5M to help friends and family buy homes together

February 21, 2023

For many segments of the population, home ownership is as elusive as ever. A recent report by the National Association of Realtors found that 26 percent of homebuyers are first-time buyers, and of this group, an overwhelming majority – 88 percent – are white.  The problem is exacerbated in certain markets, such as the San […]

Nestment raises $3.5M to help friends and family buy homes together by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

The non-profits accelerating Sam Altman’s AI vision

February 21, 2023

Elon Musk tweeted Saturday a ChatGPT conversation that speculated about the 2019 transition of its creator, OpenAI, from a non-profit to a for-profit organization. The AI chatbot concluded that, if the for-profit business had used the non-profit’s resources for the change, it would have been “highly unethical and illegal.” It appears that Musk and ChatGPT […]

The non-profits accelerating Sam Altman’s AI vision by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Current Surgical is developing a ‘smart’ needle designed to treat cancerous tumors

February 21, 2023

D.C.-based Current Surgical this week announced a $3.2 million seed. The round, which brings the firm’s total raise up to $4 million, was led by True Ventures and features 1517 Fund and SciFounders. It will be used, in part, to modestly grow the startup’s team, hiring between 6-8 engineers in the next 24 months, focused […]

Current Surgical is developing a ‘smart’ needle designed to treat cancerous tumors by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Hackers allegedly steal Activision games and employee data

February 21, 2023

Unknown hackers allegedly stole internal data from the games giant Activision. On Sunday, the cybersecurity and malware research group vx-underground published screenshots of data purportedly stolen from Activision, including the schedule of planned content to be released for the popular first-person shooter Call of Duty. On Monday, games blog Insider Gaming said it confirmed a data […]

Hackers allegedly steal Activision games and employee data by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch