December 19, 2025

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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Babylon raises $8M for its self-contained vertical farming system

April 3, 2023

Personal vertical farms — that’s the big promise driving Babylon Micro-Farms. The Richard, Virginia-based startup produces the Galleri, a large $15,000 wall appliance designed to grow more than 50 different plant varieties for on-site harvest. The system is obviously price-prohibitive for most individuals at the moment; accordingly, the company is currently focused on food service […]

Babylon raises $8M for its self-contained vertical farming system by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Thousands of Gen Z creators are using Fanfix to monetize content and interact with fans

April 3, 2023

More and more Gen Z users are hopping on the content creation train in an effort to earn a living beyond a regular 9-5 gig. According to a 2022 study by Adobe, around 45% of Gen Z creators surveyed said they want to earn money from their content. However, given the recent drama surrounding major […]

Thousands of Gen Z creators are using Fanfix to monetize content and interact with fans by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: a bitter campus privacy row, and AI-powered lawyers

April 3, 2023
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 the bitter campus privacy battle over smart building sensors When computer science students and faculty at Carnegie Mellon University’s Institute for Software Research returned to campus in the summer of 2020, there…