Tiny Michigan biotech startup CircNova has raised a $3.3 million seed round for its technology that uses AI to target so-called “circular RNA.” The development holds promise as a new method to quickly develop therapies for conditions that currently have no drug treatments. The new funding is also a victory lap for co-founder and CEO […]
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The UK government has asked the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to review TikTok in a move that could prefigure a ban on the app on government devices. Speaking to Sky News, security minister Tom Tugendhat said the government has asked the NCSC to look into the popular video sharing app — telling the broadcaster […]
UK gov’t asks National Cyber Security Centre to review TikTok by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Kakao Entertainment, owned by South Korean tech giant Kakao, will shut down the Korean branch of Tapas Entertainment, the U.S.-headquartered storytelling platform, next month. Kakao Entertainment told TechCrunch that it plans to close the Korean office as part of a restructuring effort to zero in on the company’s North American and other global units. The […]
Kakao to close Tapas Entertainment Korean office next month as part of a restructuring by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch
Lightship finally showed off to the world — or at least those attending SXSW in Austin this week — a prototype of the L1, an all-electric RV designed to remove a barrier for owners of all-electric SUVs and trucks who want to haul a travel trailer on long road trips. The result, which earned the […]
Inside Lightship’s electric RV by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Meta plans to cut its workforce by another 10,000 people and close around 5,000 open roles that it has not filled yet, company’s founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday, just months after cutting 11,000 jobs as the company chases its goal to become more efficient this year. The Facebook-parent firm said it expects […]
Meta to cut another 10,000 jobs, Zuckerberg says by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
“Today, the way people transact has evolved,” newly appointed chief business officer (CBO) of Tilia Catherine Porter told me in an interview. “The rise of user-generated content (UGC) across gaming worlds, social platforms and beyond means that we need a way for users to pay other users, users to pay creators, and creators to pay […]
Metaverse payment platform Tilia gets new strategic investment from J.P Morgan by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch
Google and Microsoft are locked in a head-to-head competition to bring as much generative AI to their productivity services as possible. Only days ahead of Microsoft’s “Future of Work” event, Google today announced a sweeping update to Workspace that will bring its generative AI models to virtually every part of its productivity suite, in addition […]
Google goes all-in on bringing AI to Workspace by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
Firefox announced today that its Total Cookie Protection (TCP) feature that protects users from trackers is now available on Android. The feature, which will be turned on by default, will prevent cross-site tracking. This way, trackers won’t be able to gather data about your browsing behavior for targeted advertising. TCP was first introduced in 2021, […]
Firefox extends its anti-tracking protection to Android by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch