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Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in driver monitoring startup CorrActions

April 24, 2023

CorrActions, an Israeli startup that, among other things, built a driver monitoring system that can understand a driver’s cognitive state, today announced that it has raised a strategic investment from Volvo Cars Tech Fund. According to the company, the target for this round is $6 million. The idea behind CorrActions is to use sensors that […]

Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in driver monitoring startup CorrActions by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Snapchat sees spike in 1-star reviews as users pan the ‘My AI’ feature, calling for its removal

April 24, 2023

The user reviews for Snapchat’s “My AI” feature are in — and they’re not good. Launched last week to global users after initially being a subscriber-only addition, Snapchat’s new AI chatbot powered by OpenAI’s GPT technology is now pinned to the top of the app’s Chat tab where users can ask it questions and get […]

Snapchat sees spike in 1-star reviews as users pan the ‘My AI’ feature, calling for its removal by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Seizing “a watershed moment” for enterprise sustainability efforts

April 24, 2023
Commitments toward sustainability have become a greater priority in recent years as enterprises look to comply with environmental, social, and governance standards. However, many enterprises are finding that meeting sustainability goals not only aligns with compliance but also offers opportunities to drive new value, growth, and revenue streams. “Just as the digital revolution transformed how…

Oura/Best Buy partnership brings the smart ring to 850 stores across the US

April 24, 2023

It’s been a whirlwind few years for Oura. The hardware-maker rode the early days of the pandemic to the top of the wearable ranks, establishing itself as the top smart ring maker by a mile. With the promise of detecting early COVID warning signals, the company struck up brand partnerships with some of the world’s […]

Oura/Best Buy partnership brings the smart ring to 850 stores across the US by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: online safety laws, and mastering pure math

April 24, 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. Why child safety bills are popping up all over the US Bills that are supposed to make the internet safer for children and teens have been popping up all over the United States…

Why child safety bills are popping up all over the US

April 24, 2023
This article is from The Technocrat, MIT Technology Review’s weekly tech policy newsletter about power, politics, and Silicon Valley. To receive it in your inbox every Friday, sign up here. Hello and welcome to The Technocrat!  Bills ostensibly aimed at making the internet safer for children and teens have been popping up all over the…

China EVs rising, Tesla loses profit ground and Lyft preps for deep cuts

April 24, 2023

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the full edition of the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free.  Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point […]

China EVs rising, Tesla loses profit ground and Lyft preps for deep cuts by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Bringing the lofty ideas of pure math down to earth

April 24, 2023
Mathematics has long been presented as a sanctuary from confusion and doubt, a place to go in search of answers. Perhaps part of the mystique comes from the fact that biographies of mathematicians often paint them as otherworldly savants—people who seem to pull nature’s deepest truths from thin air and transcribe them in prose so…