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Turning MIT inside-out

December 19, 2022
The all-new MIT Museum opened in Kendall Square this fall, welcoming more than 13,000 visitors in its first month. The 56,000-square-foot space next to the T station offers interactive exhibits and hands-on learning labs and makerspaces. As museum director John Durant told the Boston Globe, “We’re trying to turn MIT inside-out, so that things that…

Product designer finds engineers’ playground in Wisconsin

December 19, 2022
As the youngest of four girls, Rosalie Phillips ’21 looked up to her sisters, and everywhere they went, she went. As early as fifth grade, she recalls, she was joining her oldest sister at robotics meetings in the machine shop of a local college, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.  “They would hand me…

Salon software Mangomint raises $13M as it booms in post-COVID labor shortage

December 19, 2022

Ever needed to read your credit card information on the phone to make a massage appointment? The process is annoying, and it makes you wonder how safe it is to give a stranger your personal details. That’s why Los Angeles-based Mangomint built a SaaS tool that strives to streamline the booking experience for the beauty […]

Salon software Mangomint raises $13M as it booms in post-COVID labor shortage by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

WhatsApp lets you undo ‘Delete for Me’ in case you hit that button too quickly

December 19, 2022

WhatsApp has introduced a feature to undo the ‘Delete for Me’ action to save you from being potentially embarrassed over accidentally deleting a message only for you that you wanted to pull for everyone on the app. The new feature, called ‘accidental delete,’ brings a five-second window to let users reverse the action of deleting […]

WhatsApp lets you undo ‘Delete for Me’ in case you hit that button too quickly by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube is testing a feature to let users in India watch a video in multiple languages

December 19, 2022

Today, at the Google for India event, the company made several announcements focused on healthcare content on YouTube. In particular, it is testing a feature to let users switch between multiple audio tracks in different languages. For now, this feature is only available with a set of healthcare videos with language support for English, Hindi, […]

YouTube is testing a feature to let users in India watch a video in multiple languages by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Meta abused its dominant market position to benefit Facebook Marketplace, EU’s initial findings show

December 19, 2022

The European Commission (EC) has confirmed that it’s proceeding with an antitrust investigation into Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc. (Meta), over the way it ties together its core social network and Marketplace classified ads service. The Commission’s Statement of Objections also points to “unfair trading conditions” related to how it uses data gleaned from rival […]

Meta abused its dominant market position to benefit Facebook Marketplace, EU’s initial findings show by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Should Elon step down as head of Twitter? Users vote Yes by a margin of 15%

December 19, 2022

Elon Musk’s reign over Twitter — marked by chaos from his snap decisions, massive layoffs, and endless product u-turns — could be taking its most dramatic turn yet, if Twitter users have their say. A poll put up by Musk on Sunday asking if he should step down as head of the company closed today […]

Should Elon step down as head of Twitter? Users vote Yes by a margin of 15% by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Important that India’s regulations provide legal and innovation certainty to firms, Google CEO says

December 19, 2022

Google chief executive Sundar Pichai said Monday that India is going through an important period of time as it drafts several key regulations and asserted that it stands to benefit from open and connected internet. India, which legalized several amendments to the nation’s IT rules after contentious back and forth with many tech giants last […]

Important that India’s regulations provide legal and innovation certainty to firms, Google CEO says by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Google introduces India’s DigiLocker integration to Files app to access official documents

December 19, 2022

Google has announced that it is bringing India’s online document storage service DigiLocker to the Files app on Android to let users access verified government-issued documents from the app. At the annual Google for India conference on Monday, Google announced its partnership with the Indian government to roll out the DigiLocker integration within the Files […]

Google introduces India’s DigiLocker integration to Files app to access official documents by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch