February 7, 2025

These documents are influencing the DOGE-sphere’s agenda

Reports from the US Government Accountability Office on improper federal payments in recent years are circulating on X and elsewhere online, and they seem to be a big influence on Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency and its supporters as the group pursues cost-cutting measures across the federal government.  The payment reports have been…

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AWS and Microsoft in UK crosshairs as Ofcom mulls cloud services market investigation

April 5, 2023

U.K. regulator Ofcom has given its first indication that it’s preparing to refer the local cloud infrastructure services market for an in-depth investigation, with the practices of Amazon and Microsoft in particular in its crosshairs due to their market share. The news comes some six months after Ofcom first revealed it was kickstarting a market […]

AWS and Microsoft in UK crosshairs as Ofcom mulls cloud services market investigation by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Cranium launches out of KPMG’s venture studio to tackle AI security

April 5, 2023

Several years ago, Jonathan Dambrot, a partner at KPMG, was helping customers deploy and develop AI systems when he started to notice certain gaps in compliance and security. According to him, no one could explain whether their AI was secure — or even who was responsible for ensuring that. “Fundamentally, data scientists don’t understand the […]

Cranium launches out of KPMG’s venture studio to tackle AI security by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

China Report: How a Chinese battery company powers Turkey’s home-grown EVs

April 5, 2023
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Equator secures $40M in commitments for fund targeting climate tech startups in Africa

April 5, 2023

Africa contributes less than 3% of the world’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions but the continent will be one of the most impacted by the adverse effects of climate change. Some explanations for Africa’s vulnerability include poor diffusion of technologies and information relevant to supporting adaptation, usually provided by clean or climate tech companies. Despite the […]

Equator secures $40M in commitments for fund targeting climate tech startups in Africa by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Snapchat adds new safeguards around its AI chatbot

April 5, 2023

Snapchat is launching new tools including an age-appropriate filter and insights for parents to make its AI chatbot experience safer. Days after Snapchat launched its GPT-powered chatbot for Snapchat+ subscribers, a Washington Post report highlighted that the bot was responding in an unsafe and inappropriate manner. The social giant said that after the launch it […]

Snapchat adds new safeguards around its AI chatbot by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Sepura Home raises $3.7 million to make your kitchen sink a composter

April 4, 2023

Here’s a clever new bit of kitchen tech. Victoria, BC firm Sepura recently introduced its eponymous home appliance, which sits under a sink in place of a garbage disposal. There’s an included Bluetooth button, which can be stuck anywhere near the sink. The system itself sits underneath the sink and is designed to hook directly […]

Sepura Home raises $3.7 million to make your kitchen sink a composter by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Israel’s political crisis has activated its apolitical tech industry — and there’s no turning back

April 4, 2023

As unease spread amongst a handful of entrepreneurs, alarmed at radical “reforms,” proposed by the Benjamin Netanyahu-led government, to the independence of the judiciary, WhatsApp groups were fired up, and were quickly flooded with volunteers from the tech industry. Last week, the country hit its thirteen in the number of weeks of protests, many of […]

Israel’s political crisis has activated its apolitical tech industry — and there’s no turning back by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch