Meta, the self-styled “metaverse company” formerly known as Facebook, has taken on a novel role de-hyping the virtual world technology its founder bet the farm on just a few short years ago. No, it hasn’t announced another pivot — rather it’s been forced to dial down the multicolored metaverse hype as it lobbies against a […]
Metaverse is just VR, admits Meta, as it lobbies against ‘arbitrary’ network fee by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
If you’d told me five years ago that I would be flying to Chicago in March to attend a supply chain and logistics show, you would have been greeted by a momentary blank stare, followed by the image of a man attempting to determine in real time where his life went off-track. This is absolutely […]
Conventional wisdom by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
At Thursday’s House hearing, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced a barrage of questions over concerns that data collected on U.S. users might be vulnerable to surveillance by China. Chew’s response to one of those questions in particular likely dug the company’s hole even deeper when it comes to building trust with Washington. Citing reporting […]
TikTok CEO says it wasn’t ‘spying’ when ByteDance employees surveilled journalists by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
The natural world has produced many of our most important medicines, but instead of looking under a leaf or rock for the next big cancer drug, Pragma Bio is searching within the human body — its swarm of resident microbes, to be precise. With its novel approach and a fresh $10 million in funding, the […]
Pragma Bio is searching for cancer remedies hidden in our microbiome by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
Indian edtech giant Byju’s said on Thursday the firm and any of its subsidiaries are not engaging with rival Unacademy to explore an acquisition or merger, refuting a media report at a time when weakening global market conditions have sparked several consolidation plays in the industry. Indian news outlet MoneyControl reported earlier that Byju’s physical […]
Indian edtech giant Byju’s says not acquiring Unacademy by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch