July 4, 2025

The Download: India’s AI independence, and predicting future epidemics

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. Inside India’s scramble for AI independence Despite its status as a global tech hub, India lags far behind the likes of the US and China when it comes to homegrown AI. That gap…

July 2023

Android 14’s fourth beta version brings auto-confirm unlock feature

July 12, 2023

Google released the Android 14 Beta 4 on Tuesday as the company prepares for the final release of the operating system update. The new version mostly includes bug fixes but also introduces a nifty feature to make unlocking easier. The Beta 4 has a new “auto-confirm unlock” feature in settings, which unlocks the phone automatically […]

Android 14’s fourth beta version brings auto-confirm unlock feature by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Oritain raises $57M for its forensic, big-data science approach to tracking the origin of goods

July 12, 2023

Global supply chains have made the world smaller by enabling us to have virtually anything we want at the tap of a finger. But when it comes to things like verifying a physical object’s origin or its composition, those same fragmented chains and the many steps between a producer and a buyer can be an […]

Oritain raises $57M for its forensic, big-data science approach to tracking the origin of goods by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Prolific raises $32M to train and stress-test AI models using its network of 120K people

July 11, 2023

AI, when it works well, can feel like magic, but all too often AI-based systems don’t work as they should: if the data used to train models is not deep, wide and reliable enough, any kind of curve ball can send that AI in the wrong direction. A London startup called Prolific has built a […]

Prolific raises $32M to train and stress-test AI models using its network of 120K people by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Teen and mom plead guilty to abortion charges based on Facebook data

July 11, 2023

A Nebraska woman has pleaded guilty to helping her daughter have a medication abortion last year. The legal proceeding against her hinged on Facebook’s decision to provide authorities with private messages between that mother and her 17-year-old daughter discussing the latter’s plans to terminate her pregnancy. The case is a telling example of how Big […]

Teen and mom plead guilty to abortion charges based on Facebook data by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Full-stack insurtech startup PasarPolis hires former CEO of Allianz Indonesia

July 11, 2023

PasarPolis, one of Indonesia’s first full-stack insurtechs, has brought on Peter Van Zyl as its president. Van Zyl is former director and CEO of Allianz Indonesia, one of the country’s biggest insurers. Through a strategic partnership with Tap Insure, PasarPolis is able to underwrite and distribute its own insurance products to clients like Tokopedia, Gojek […]

Full-stack insurtech startup PasarPolis hires former CEO of Allianz Indonesia by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

Everything you need to know about e-bike battery fires

July 11, 2023

The e-bike revolution started with the pandemic and has been hailed as the answer to everything from traffic congestion to greenhouse gas emissions to fitness to depression. Indeed, it has the potential to spark real change, but there’s a deadlier side that is putting off some consumers. We’ve all seen the headlines over the last […]

Everything you need to know about e-bike battery fires by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch