Vedantu To Take Majority Stake In Deeksha For $40 Million
This initiative will further support Deeksha’s pioneered learning model that specializes in competitive exam prep in sync with board exam prep through collaboration with schools and colleges
US AI Safety Institute could face big cuts
The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]
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Terra Food Co Raises $1 Million In Seed Funding
The fund raised will be utilized for business expansions, increasing portfolios of brands, building innovative food-technology, product developments and team expansion
Are rats with human brain cells still just rats?
This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up here. This week I wrote about a fascinating experiment that involved implanting human brain cells into rats’ brains. The brain cells from both species were able to form connections and work together. The…
Instagram expands AI-powered age verification program to India and Brazil
Instagram, facing scrutiny from safety advocates, started testing a program in the U.S. earlier this year to verify users’ age claiming to be 18 or older. It uses techniques including authentication via running video selfies through an artificial intelligence system. The Meta-owned service is now ready to roll out this program to two key overseas […]
Instagram expands AI-powered age verification program to India and Brazil by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Shein owner fined $1.9M for failing to notify 39M users of data breach
A data breach from 2018 is putting Shein under the spotlight as the ultra-fast fashion e-commerce platform continues to conquer Gen-Z markets across the world. Zoetop, the firm that owns Shein and its sister brand Romwe, has been fined $1.9 million by New York for failing to properly handle a security incident, according to a […]
Shein owner fined $1.9M for failing to notify 39M users of data breach by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
The Secret to Driving Revenue Even When The Markets Are Down
Digital efficiency is the next step in innovating your business practices and something all companies should be headed toward, whether leaner times are ahead or not.
Waste4Change is building a circular economy in Indonesia
Even the largest landfills in Indonesia are at (or nearing) capacity, and the government has set an ambitious target of 30% waste reduction by 2025. Waste4Change is one of the companies that wants to help by increasing rates of recycling and enabling better waste management. The startup, which currently manages more than 8,000 tons of […]
Waste4Change is building a circular economy in Indonesia by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
Some new venture firms are so niche that, at first glance, it’s easy to laugh off their focus
There are big, overarching top-down trends, and there are little-bitty baby trends that have a way of growing into bigger ones. A big trend right now, for example, centers on certain firms that passed out enormous checks to startup founders in recent years and drove valuations sky high in the process. It turns out this […]
Some new venture firms are so niche that, at first glance, it’s easy to laugh off their focus by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
Repairable laptop firm Framework introduces refurbished program
Framework is at the vanguard of a growing movement to make electronics more repair-friendly. Some have done so by choice and others have been…nudged in that direction by looming right to repair legislation across the globe. Framework, like Fairphone, is making that a core principle of its technology, without sacrificing the final project (check Devin’s […]
Repairable laptop firm Framework introduces refurbished program by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Daily Crunch: Google holographic video chat booth, Project Starline, finds its way into the real world
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Daily Crunch: Google holographic video chat booth, Project Starline, finds its way into the real world by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch