Retirement and Health Care Costs: What You Need to Know
Every retiree or anyone who is in the process of retiring is concerned about the cost of health care. As reported in T. Rowe Price’s Retirement Savings and Spending Study…
The Download: China’s dying EV batteries, and why AI doomers are doubling down
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. China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to bury their batteries. In the past decade, China has seen an EV boom, thanks in part to government support. Buying an electric…
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Meta’s ad business slapped with interim measures in France over suspected antitrust abuse
More regulatory woes for Meta: France’s competition watchdog has announced interim measures on the adtech giant — saying it suspects it of abusing a dominant position in the French market for ads on social media and across the broader (non-search-related) online ads market. It’s ordering Meta to suspend application of the current criteria it imposes […]
Meta’s ad business slapped with interim measures in France over suspected antitrust abuse by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Waymo doubles robotaxi service area in Phoenix in bid to grow driverless trips tenfold
Waymo is doubling its commercial robotaxi service area in the Phoenix metro area, an expansion that will add new suburbs and connect previously isolated sections of the sprawling and car-dependent desert city. The service area, which now includes Scottsdale, nearly of Tempe and larger sections of Chandler and Mesa, is 180 square miles in size. […]
Waymo doubles robotaxi service area in Phoenix in bid to grow driverless trips tenfold by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
The inside scoop on solar geoengineering
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. Sometimes, as a reporter following climate technology, I feel like I have a front-row seat for some of the hottest topics on the planet. That’s how I’ve felt watching the news about solar…
Slack updates aim to put AI at the center of the user experience
Slack has evolved from a pure communications platform to one that enables companies to link directly to enterprise applications without having to resort to dreaded task switching. Today, at the Salesforce World Tour event in NYC, the company announced the next step in its platform’s evolution where it will be putting AI at the forefront […]
Slack updates aim to put AI at the center of the user experience by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
UK’s antitrust watchdog announces initial review of generative AI
Well that was fast. The UK’s competition watchdog has announced an initial review of “AI foundational models”, such as the large language models (LLMs) which underpin OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s New Bing. Generative AI models which power AI art platforms such as OpenAI’s DALL-E or Midjourney will also likely fall in scope. The Competition and […]
UK’s antitrust watchdog announces initial review of generative AI by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Nuview emerges from stealth with plans to map the Earth using lidar
Dozens of established players and newer entrants are competing to bring the most cutting-edge remote sensing data to customers. These companies may use hyperspectral, thermal, radar, or optical instruments – but none, as of yet, use light detection and ranging (lidar), a technology that’s best-known for its use in self-driving cars. Nuview, a geospatial technology […]
Nuview emerges from stealth with plans to map the Earth using lidar by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Microsoft doubles down on AI with new Bing features
Microsoft is embarking on the next phase of Bing’s expansion. And — no surprise — it heavily revolves around AI. At a preview event this week in New York City, Microsoft execs including Yusuf Mehdi, the CVP and consumer chief marketing officer, gave members of the press including this reporter a look at the range […]
Microsoft doubles down on AI with new Bing features by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Green-Got is a neobank for climate-conscious customers
French startup Green-Got is building an alternative to your traditional bank account with a focus on climate change. Essentially, Green-Got guarantees that your savings and the money that is sitting in your bank account aren’t going to finance fossil fuel projects and other polluting industries. The startup recently raised a $5.5 million (€5 million) funding […]
Green-Got is a neobank for climate-conscious customers by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
European startups: Apply to Startup Battlefield 200
Genius doesn’t recognize borders, and neither do we when it comes to the Startup Battlefield 200 (SB 200). The global search continues for the top early-stage founders building the next generation of startups with world-changing impact. Europe: The Startup Battlefield 200 wants your startups Today, we’re urging early-stage startups across Europe to apply for the […]
European startups: Apply to Startup Battlefield 200 by Neesha A. Tambe originally published on TechCrunch