April 15, 2025

A small US city experiments with AI to find out what residents want

Bowling Green, Kentucky, is home to 75,000 residents who recently wrapped up an experiment in using AI for democracy: Can an online polling platform, powered by machine learning, capture what residents want to see happen in their city? When Doug Gorman, elected leader of the county that includes Bowling Green, took office in 2023, it…

June 2023

Meta warned it faces ‘heavy sanctions’ in EU if it fails to fix child protection issues on Instagram

June 8, 2023

The European Union has fired a blunt warning at Meta, saying it must quickly clean up its act on child protection or face the risk of “heavy sanctions”. The warning follows a report by the Wall Street Journal yesterday. The WSJ worked with researchers at Stanford University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst to undercover and […]

Meta warned it faces ‘heavy sanctions’ in EU if it fails to fix child protection issues on Instagram by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Google’s Password Manager gains biometric authentication on desktop

June 8, 2023

Google’s aiming to make it easier to use and secure passwords — at least, for users of the Password Manager tool built into its Chrome browser. Today, the tech giant announced that Password Manager, which generates unique passwords and autofills them across platforms, will soon gain biometric authentication on PC. (Android and iOS have had […]

Google’s Password Manager gains biometric authentication on desktop by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

3 Great Tech Hardware Buys for June

June 8, 2023
Growing use of smart technologies and the rise in demand for GPUs in enterprises have boosted the tech hardware industry. Therefore, it could be wise for investors to buy tech…

3 Recreation Stocks to Consider This Week

June 8, 2023
Despite a slight setback in the first quarter, demand for recreational and outdoor activities is improving. Moreover, given the solid prospects of the industry, I think fundamentally strong recreational stocks…

Cloudflare co-founders will talk growth, changing markets and more on Disrupt’s SaaS Stage

June 8, 2023

Co-founders Matthew Prince and Michelle Zatlyn launched Cloudflare to the world during the Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt back in 2010. Fast-forward 13 years, and the startup has grown to become a leading internet infrastructure and security company. Operating one of the largest global networks, Cloudflare services 275 cities in more than 100 countries. […]

Cloudflare co-founders will talk growth, changing markets and more on Disrupt’s SaaS Stage by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

Reddit makes an exception for accessibility apps under new API terms

June 8, 2023

Reddit says it will update its newly revised API terms to carve out an exception for accessibility apps, which allow users, including people who are blind or visually impaired, a way to browse and use Reddit. The carve-out comes after Reddit announced new API terms that would put most third-party app developers out of business, […]

Reddit makes an exception for accessibility apps under new API terms by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch