Technology

Twitter alternative T2 readies expansion with launch of invites system

April 25, 2023

The Twitter alternative T2, founded by Twitter and Google veterans, is ready to expand. Launched into alpha testing earlier this year, T2 will today begin to roll out its first invites to its small community of testers, allowing them to bring their friends to the service, instead of only offering waitlist sign-ups as before. Currently, […]

Twitter alternative T2 readies expansion with launch of invites system by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Robotics safety firm Veo raises $29 million, with help from Amazon

April 25, 2023

Survey a lot of industrial warehouses and you’ll see a lot of cages. It’s a safety thing — effectively a way of ensuring that robots don’t accidentally hurt people. They’re big, fast and made of metal. We’re small, squishy and don’t always look where we should. It’s not a perfect solution, but it’s the best […]

Robotics safety firm Veo raises $29 million, with help from Amazon by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

A Cambridge Analytica-style scandal for AI is coming

April 25, 2023
Can you imagine a car company putting a new vehicle on the market without built-in safety features? Unlikely, isn’t it? But what AI companies are doing is a bit like releasing race cars without seatbelts or fully working brakes, and figuring things out as they go.  This approach is now getting them in trouble. For…

Sustainability data: From obligation to opportunity

April 25, 2023
Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” Companies are collecting and sharing a growing amount of sustainability data, but they often fail to take advantage of the benefits that their data can provide. This critical cycle of collection and sharing can lead to insights that improve ESG outcomes…

The Download: the future of IVF, and the people using Notion to plan their lives

April 25, 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. The first babies conceived with a sperm-injecting robot have been born Last spring, a group of engineers set out to test the sperm-injecting robot they’d designed.  One of the team, with no real…

India warns e-commerce giants, urges adoption of open network

April 25, 2023

India will use the “full force of the government” to promote the adoption of its open e-commerce network, cautioning e-commerce giants failing to join the initiative within the stipulated time frame may result in withdrawal of the offer. The commerce minister of India Piyush Goyal reiterated his appeal to the e-commerce giants to join the […]

India warns e-commerce giants, urges adoption of open network by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Klarna’s latest update introduces a personal shopping assistant and new creator tools

April 25, 2023

Klarna, the payments and shopping platform, announced today new features and updates that aim to give users a more personalized shopping experience. This includes “Ask Klarna,” a personal shopping assistant where users can speak to real fashion experts; “Creator Shops,” a customized storefront for content creators; an AI-powered discovery shopping feed; and a resell functionality, […]

Klarna’s latest update introduces a personal shopping assistant and new creator tools by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

The first babies conceived with a sperm-injecting robot have been born

April 25, 2023
Last spring, engineers in Barcelona packed up the sperm-injecting robot they’d designed and sent it by DHL to New York City. They followed it to a clinic there, called New Hope, where they put the instrument back together, assembling a microscope, a mechanized needle, a tiny petri dish, and a laptop.  Then one of the…