February 7, 2025

How the tiny microbes in your mouth could be putting your health at risk

This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. This week I’ve been working on a piece about teeth. Well, sort of teeth. Specifically, lab-grown bioengineered teeth. Researchers have created these teeth with a mixture of human…

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iOS 17 will turn locked iPhones into smart home-style displays, report says

May 24, 2023

Apple is planning to release a new feature that turns locked iPhones into smart home displays with iOS 17, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The interface will reportedly display information such as calendar appointments, the weather and notifications in the style of a smart home display when the phone is locked […]

iOS 17 will turn locked iPhones into smart home-style displays, report says by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Ask Sophie: What are my options if a company rescinds my OPT job offer?

May 24, 2023

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor Ask Sophie: Which […]

Ask Sophie: What are my options if a company rescinds my OPT job offer? by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

Jumia reaches lowest losses in four years under new management

May 24, 2023

Q1 2023 marks the first quarter Jumia’s new management implemented its strategy after riding out the blueprint of previous management in Q4 2022. The result? Jumia is seeing its losses decrease significantly: adjusted EBITDA loss dropped 51% year-over-year to $27 million, on track to meet the company’s end-of-year target of $100-120 million in adjusted losses. […]

Jumia reaches lowest losses in four years under new management by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Memcyco raises $10M to protect businesses from brandjacking

May 24, 2023

Memcyco, a Tel Aviv-based startup that provides businesses with tools to guard against website impersonation, today announced that it has raised a $10 million seed funding. The round was led by Capri Ventures and Venture Guides. The company provides businesses with a digital watermark that they can display on their sites to ensure visitors that […]

Memcyco raises $10M to protect businesses from brandjacking by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Opera launches new integrated AI sidebar powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT

May 24, 2023

Opera announced today that it’s introducing an AI side panel in its browser called “Aria” that is powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The company says Aria is both a web and a browser expert that makes it easier to find information on the web, generate text or code, or get your product queries answered. The new […]

Opera launches new integrated AI sidebar powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Google to work with Europe on stop-gap ‘AI Pact’

May 24, 2023

Google’s Sundar Pichai has agreed to work with lawmakers in Europe on what’s being referred to as an “AI Pact” — seemingly a stop-gap set of voluntary rules or standards while formal regulations for applying AI are still being worked on. Pichai was meeting with Thierry Breton, the European Union’s internal market commissioner, who put […]

Google to work with Europe on stop-gap ‘AI Pact’ by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

AI in cybersecurity: Yesterday’s promise, today’s reality

May 24, 2023
For years, we’ve debated the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) for society, but it wasn’t until now that people can finally see its daily impact. But why now? What changed that’s made AI in 2023 substantially more impactful than before? First, consumer exposure to emerging AI innovations has elevated the subject, increasing acceptance. From songwriting…

Gitai wants to build a robotic labor force for the moon and Mars

May 24, 2023

There is a groundswell of commercial space initiatives focused on the moon, with established companies and newer upstarts all seeking to transform that cold, grey rock into a thriving hub for scientific and industrial activity. But that future will likely be impossible without a suite of robotic helpers. Tokyo-based startup Gitai thinks autonomous robots, instead […]

Gitai wants to build a robotic labor force for the moon and Mars by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch