TikTok Unveils Game-Changing New Feature as the Battle Between Elon Musk’s ‘X,’ Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads Heats Up
The app isn’t just for short-form videos anymore.
How the tiny microbes in your mouth could be putting your health at risk
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. This week I’ve been working on a piece about teeth. Well, sort of teeth. Specifically, lab-grown bioengineered teeth. Researchers have created these teeth with a mixture of human…
July 2023
6 Ways AI Tools are Empowering Investors and Maximizing Returns
The landscape of financial investment is constantly changing, and this has never been more true than in the modern age. With the ever-increasing sophistication of assistive technologies, investing is becoming…
Meta’s Threads app is rolling out a following feed
Meta’s text-based social network Threads is rolling out one of the most requested features after its launch — a following feed. In a post on his Instagram Channel, Mark Zuckerberg said that the company is adding translation features as well. “Threads started rolling out an option for a chronological feed of only people you’re following […]
Jeeves hits over $40M in annualized revenue as it expands beyond corporate credit cards
In September of 2021, Jeeves began offering corporate credit cards as its primary product — with a primary focus on Latin America — after participating in Y Combinator’s summer 2020 batch. By that 2021 launch, Jeeves was describing itself as the first “cross country, cross currency” expense management platform — serving businesses in North America, […]
Twenty years ago, AIM chatbot SmarterChild out-snarked ChatGPT
In the early aughts, millions of preteens raced home from school and hopped onto their parents computers, opened a chat window, and typed… probably something like “fuck,” or “(.)(.)”. “Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?” SmarterChild would reply in an instant. It would make you apologize, and then move past your indiscretions to […]
Apple launches dev kit program for the Vision Pro
Ahead of the launch of its Vision Pro AR headset in early 2024, Apple’s beginning to seed developer kits to select eligible applicants. The company announced this week that it’ll loan Vision Pro developer kits to approved account holders in the Apple Developer Program. Developers must submit an application for a kit, provide details about […]
Where data meets DEI with Mandy Price from Kanarys
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Mandy Price, the co-founder and CEO at Kanarys, a SaaS startup that helps companies tackle their diversity and inclusion problems with data. Mandy talked about why she started the company after a decade-long career as […]
When’s the Best Time to Use AI in Your Franchise? The Choice Is Clear.
It’s no longer a question of if or when to implement artificial intelligence in training, recruiting and marketing programs, but rather what it has already cost you if you haven’t.
Exploring Expansion Strategies for Franchise Success, From Goals to Growth
When you make a decision to franchise, what you’re really doing is deciding how you want to grow.
Have You Updated Your Vision Statement With Sustainability Goals? You Should, But Choose Your Words Carefully.
Words can mean different things to different people, in different situations.