February 2024

Apple launches a redesigned iCloud app for Windows

February 8, 2024

Apple has launched a redesigned iCloud app for Windows to offer a better onboarding and content syncing experience for iPhone or iPad users who don’t own a Mac. The new app, available for Windows 10 and 11, has a new setup experience for easier onboarding. It also has a syncing status indicator for different services […]

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CodeSignal launches a learning platform with an AI-powered guide

February 8, 2024

Technical assessment company CodeSignal, which counts Index Ventures and Menlo Ventures as backers, is launching a learning platform called CodeSignal Learn. The new platform, aimed at audiences wanting to learn technical subjects, also has an AI-powred bot called Cosmo, which helps users with learning. The company said at launch, that there are hundreds of courses […]

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3 Chip Stocks Poised for 2024 Growth

February 8, 2024
The chip industry is poised to remain resilient, owing to soaring demand for chips across diverse sectors, rapid technological advancements, and government support. To that end, let’s explore chip stocks…

Meta challenges EU’s Digital Services Act supervisory fee as unfair

February 8, 2024

Meta is challenging a fee levied by the European Union on larger online platforms under its rebooted ecommerce rules. While a number of tech giants have taken issue with their designations under the law, this is the first suit that’s focused on the supervisory fee. The news of Meta’s legal challenge was first reported yesterday […]

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Advanced solar panels still need to pass the test of time

February 8, 2024
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. It must be tough to be a solar panel. They’re consistently exposed to sun, heat, and humidity—and the panels installed today are expected to last 30 years or more. But how can…

Californian regulator looking into Waymo’s collision with a cylist

February 8, 2024

California’s auto regulator, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), is investigating an incident that occurred on Tuesday, where a driverless Waymo car collided with a cyclist, according to a report by Reuters. San Francisco cops said that the cyclist suffered non-fatal injuries, as per a report by SFGate. Waymo, which is owned by Google’s parent company […]

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Rally Cap VC, a fintech investor for emerging markets, spins out $5M climate fund

February 8, 2024

Last year, Amini, a Kenya-based climate tech startup using data from satellites to offer insights on crop health and track farming progress, announced pre-seed and seed rounds six months apart. Not only did the startup manage to raise rounds in quick succession, which was commonplace a few years back but now rare even for early-stage […]

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Daedalus, which is building precision-manufacturing factories powered by AI, raises $21M

February 8, 2024

A fledgling startup founded by one of OpenAI’s first engineering hires is looking to “redefine manufacturing,” with AI-powered factories for creating bespoke precision parts. Daedalus, as the company is called, is based in the southwestern German city of Karlsruhe, where its solo factory is currently housed. Here, Daedalus takes orders from industries such as medical […]

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