June 28, 2025

Authors call on publishers to limit their use of AI

An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book publishers to pledge to limit their use of AI tools, for example by committing to only hire human audiobook narrators.

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Storz & Bickel announces the $448 Venty, its first new dry herb vaporizer in nearly 10 years

October 17, 2023

Storz & Bickel is the OG maker of cannabis vapes, and the company just revealed its first all-new product since 2014. Called the Venty, the dry herb vape builds on the runaway success of the Mighty and offers significant new features, including the best airflow of any portable vaporizer. Like the Mighty before it, the […]

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Zelus Analytics helps sports teams bring together growing pile of analytics data

October 17, 2023

If you follow sports even a little, you know the influence of analytics and data has changed the way sports works. As teams build bigger and bigger analytics departments, and data becomes tied to on- and off- field decision making, how do teams deal with the growing amount of data? Zelus Analytics, a company started […]

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Google is rolling out new Maps and Camera-based accessibility features

October 17, 2023

Google is updating Maps, Search, and Assistant with new accessibility features. The company is also releasing a new Magnifier app to help users read text in different places. Google Maps is adding screen reader support for the “Search with Live View” feature so users with visual impairment can hold their phone out to identify places […]

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Anti-immigration policy is killing European tech

October 17, 2023

Governments need to create environments where founders and their teams can imagine building lasting and successful businesses.

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Patreon acquires livestream ticketed events startup Moment

October 17, 2023

Patreon is acquiring Los Angeles-based livestream ticketed event platform Moment, the company announced on Tuesday. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Patreon says the acquisition will give creators on its platform a new way to share their content through ticketed digital experiences. Launched in 2019, Moment was founded by Arjun Mehta, Nigel […]

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India aims to send its first astronaut to the moon by 2040

October 17, 2023

India is set to take its space activities to new levels by sending its first astronaut to the moon by 2040 — the obvious but ambitious move after the successful landing of its lunar probe Chandrayaan-3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed the space department to set up the country’s native space station called ‘Bhartiya Antariksha […]

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Federal regulators open investigation into GM self-driving car subsidiary Cruise

October 17, 2023

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into GM subsidiary Cruise’s autonomous vehicle system following several incidents involving pedestrians in San Francisco, where the company operates a robotaxi service. The most recent incident, which occurred October 2, left a woman stuck underneath a Cruise robotaxi after being hit by a human-driven vehicle. […]

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