July 4, 2025

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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Gary Vaynerchuk expects NFTs to expand beyond digital collectibles long term

June 3, 2023

Welcome back to Chain Reaction, a podcast that unpacks and dives deep into the latest trends, drama and news with some of the biggest names in crypto breaking things down block by block for the crypto curious. For this week’s episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Gary Vaynerchuk, better known as Gary Vee. He is the chairman of […]

Gary Vaynerchuk expects NFTs to expand beyond digital collectibles long term by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Meta found liable as court blocks firing of moderators

June 2, 2023

A Kenyan court has ruled that Meta is the primary employer of content moderators suing the social media giant and its content review partner in Africa, Sama, for unlawful dismissal. The 184 moderators, in the suit filed in March this year, also alleged that Meta’s new content review partner on the continent, Majorel, had blacklisted […]

Meta found liable as court blocks firing of moderators by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

Snapchat’s AI bot isn’t very smart, but at least it won’t send nudes

June 2, 2023

Snapchat now has an AI bot that you can send snaps to, and if you’re a premium subscriber, it can even send you pictures back. So, what happens if you send Snapchat’s My AI bot nudes? This is the obvious question that comes to mind, because on the internet, people will immediately try to test […]

Snapchat’s AI bot isn’t very smart, but at least it won’t send nudes by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Scammers publish ads for hacking services on government websites

June 2, 2023

Scammers have published various advertisements for hacking services on the official websites of multiple U.S. state, county, and local governments, a federal agency, as well as numerous universities. The advertisements were contained in PDF files uploaded to official .gov websites belonging to the state governments of California, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Ohio, Washington, and Wyoming; […]

Scammers publish ads for hacking services on government websites by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch

YC-backed Dumme raises $3.4M for its AI video editor that turns long-form YouTube videos into Shorts

June 2, 2023

Dumme, a startup putting AI to practical use in video editing, is already generating demand before opening up to the public. The Y Combinator-backed company has hundreds of video creators testing its product, which leverages AI to create short-form videos from YouTube content, and a waitlist of over 20,000 pre-launch, it says. Using a combination […]

YC-backed Dumme raises $3.4M for its AI video editor that turns long-form YouTube videos into Shorts by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: AI films, and the threat of microplastics

June 2, 2023
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. Welcome to the new surreal. How AI-generated video is changing film. The Frost nails its uncanny, disconcerting vibe in its first few shots. Vast icy mountains, a makeshift camp of military-style tents, a…

Hackers launch another wave of mass-hacks targeting company file transfer tools

June 2, 2023

Security researchers are sounding the alarm after hackers were caught exploiting a newly discovered vulnerability in a popular file transfer tool used by thousands of organizations to launch a new wave of mass data exfiltration attacks. The vulnerability affects the MOVEit Transfer managed file transfer (MFT) software developed by Ipswitch, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Progress […]

Hackers launch another wave of mass-hacks targeting company file transfer tools by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch