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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TikTok CEO says company scans public videos to determine users’ ages

March 23, 2023

Amid questioning about TikTok’s use of biometrics in today’s Congressional hearing, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew offered some insight into how the company vets potentially underage users on its platform. After denying the app collects body, face, or voice data to identify its users — beyond what’s needed for its in-app AR filters to function, […]

TikTok CEO says company scans public videos to determine users’ ages by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Hivemapper is 1M kilometers closer to goal of beating Google Maps

March 23, 2023

Hivemapper, the startup that puts dashcams on ride-hail and delivery vehicles to map the world, is getting a little closer to its goal of toppling the B2B mapping empire that Google has built. With only 2% of the world’s roads mapped, Hivemapper is still very much the underdog in this fight. But Gabe Nelson, Hivemapper’s […]

Hivemapper is 1M kilometers closer to goal of beating Google Maps by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

7 Tips for Raising Money-Smart Kids

March 23, 2023
How to set your children up for success and ensure they have the skills they need to thrive in an increasingly complex financial world.

Kids tech camp iD Tech still silent weeks after data breach

March 23, 2023

Parents are still looking for answers weeks after hackers stole the personal data of thousands of users from kids’ tech coding camp iD Tech, with some fearing that their children’s data was compromised in the data breach. iD Tech, which provides on-campus classes and online tech and coding courses for kids, has yet to acknowledge […]

Kids tech camp iD Tech still silent weeks after data breach by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch