March 2023

Texas is trying out new tactics to restrict access to abortion pills online

March 20, 2023
This article is from The Technocrat, MIT Technology Review’s weekly tech policy newsletter about power, politics, and Silicon Valley. To receive it in your inbox every Friday, sign up here. There’s been a quiet shift in the abortion fight in the US. Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court last June,…

Tavus taps generative AI to power personalized videos with voice and face cloning

March 20, 2023

Generative AI is already looking like the major tech trend of 2023. The ability to generate fresh content via algorithms has been thrust into the public consciousness by the likes of ChatGPT, a chatbot-style technology trained on large language models (LLMs) capable of producing essays, poems, lyrics, news articles, and even computer programs. And then […]

Tavus taps generative AI to power personalized videos with voice and face cloning by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Cruise Origin rolls into Austin, WeRide makes its IPO move and TuSimple stirs up more drama

March 20, 2023

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Cruise Origin rolls into Austin, WeRide makes its IPO move and TuSimple stirs up more drama by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

5 Best VPN Services of 2023

March 20, 2023
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Weight-loss injections have taken over the internet. But what does this mean for people IRL?

March 20, 2023
Michael Edenfield’s doctor calls him the Incredible Shrinking Man.  Between Thanksgiving 2021 and Christmas 2022, the 49-year-old aviation worker shed 129 pounds. Also gone: his sleep apnea machine, his high-blood-pressure medication, and a diuretic pill he had used to alleviate fluid retention in his legs. This is thanks to the only medication Edenfield takes today:…

Foiled again: Candela raises another $20M to set course for the future of ferries

March 20, 2023

Swedish company Candela will launch its 30-passenger commercial hydrofoil shuttle, the P-12, this summer — the vessel it believes will change the course of motorized water transport. Following on from its C-7 and C-8 leisure cruisers, Candela has already been making waves with its drive to transition to fossil-free waterways. “We are now heavy into […]

Foiled again: Candela raises another $20M to set course for the future of ferries by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Credable, a digital banking infra startup that wants to build Unit for emerging markets, gets funding

March 20, 2023

Embedded finance solutions in less developed markers are becoming more prominent as platforms look to provide various financial solutions to the unbanked and underserved. Banking infrastructure providers are mainly responsible for the proliferation of such solutions. They allow businesses such as mobile operators, e-commerce platforms, and logistics companies to embed and enable banking products for […]

Credable, a digital banking infra startup that wants to build Unit for emerging markets, gets funding by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch