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The Download: India’s AI independence, and predicting future epidemics
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 India’s scramble for AI independence Despite its status as a global tech hub, India lags far behind the likes of the US and China when it comes to homegrown AI. That gap…
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15 investors lift the lid on the biggest surprises of H1 2023
Here’s what these 15 investors would have done differently in 2023 if they had a crystal ball to divine the future.
15 investors lift the lid on the biggest surprises of H1 2023 by Karan Bhasin originally published on TechCrunch
Threads won’t be fun — but it will give brands a home away from Twitter
There are many Twitters now, but we may never have another Twitter again. As the eminent Twitter of its time, Twitter served up a lively, often incoherent mix of paradigm-shifting cultural phenomena (Arab Spring, the Me Too movement, Black Twitter), breaking news, corporate existentialist brand building, tweet-addled U.S. presidents and hardcore porn. Now, we’ve got […]
Threads won’t be fun — but it will give brands a home away from Twitter by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
DigitalOcean acquires cloud computing startup Paperspace for $111M in cash
DigitalOcean, the cloud hosting business, today announced that it’s agreed to acquire Paperspace, a New York-based cloud computing and AI development startup, for $111 million in cash. DigitalOcean CEO Yancey Spruill says that Paperspace’s infrastructure and tooling, once integrated with DigitalOcean’s products, will enable customers to more easily test, develop and deploy AI applications. As […]
DigitalOcean acquires cloud computing startup Paperspace for $111M in cash by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
A human-centric approach to adopting AI
From traditional manufacturing companies using AI in robots to build smart factories to tech startups developing automated customer service and chatbots, AI is becoming pervasive across industries. “AI is no longer just in assistant mode, but is now playing autonomous roles in robotics, driving, knowledge generation, simulating our hands, feet, and brains,” says Lan Guan,…
Volkswagen to start testing self-driving ID Buzz vans in Austin
Volkswagen has launched an autonomous vehicle test program in Austin using a fleet of 10 all-electric ID Buzz vehicles equipped with partner Mobileye’s technology. The new program comes about nine months since autonomous vehicle technology startup Argo shut down after its two backers, Volkswagen and Ford, pulled financial support and gobbled up its remains. Argo […]
Volkswagen to start testing self-driving ID Buzz vans in Austin by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
The Download: chipmaking in Syracuse, and making cement greener
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. The $100 billion bet that a postindustrial US city can reinvent itself as a high-tech hub On a day in late April, a small drilling rig sits at the edge of the scrubby…
Spotify is removing App Store payment option for legacy subscribers
Existing Spotify subscribers who have been paying for the service through Apple’s App Store can no longer pay using this payment method. The users paying through that mechanism will be moved to a free account at the end of their current billing cycle. They will then have to purchase a paid plan through the website. […]
Spotify is removing App Store payment option for legacy subscribers by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Inside a high-tech cement laboratory
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. A few weeks ago, I found myself in a room where fluorescent lights reflected off the stainless steel tanks lining the walls. The setup reminded me of an exceedingly high-tech craft brewery. …
The $100 billion bet that a postindustrial US city can reinvent itself as a high-tech hub
For now, the thousand acres that may well portend a more prosperous future for Syracuse, New York, and the surrounding towns are just a nondescript expanse of scrub, overgrown grass, and trees. But on a day in late April, a small drilling rig sits at the edge of the fields, taking soil samples. It’s the…