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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Substack’s new short-form ‘Notes’ feed looks a lot like Twitter

April 5, 2023

Substack announced today that it’s introducing a new Notes feature that is designed to let users share posts, quotes, comments, images, links and ideas. Notes shared on the platform are displayed in a dedicated short-form feed that looks a lot like Twitter. Once you share a note, it’s essentially like posting a Tweet. Each note […]

Substack’s new short-form ‘Notes’ feed looks a lot like Twitter by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

The 2024 Hyundai Kona will be one the most affordable cars with over-the-air updates

April 5, 2023

It’s no secret that Hyundai’s design department is kind of the one to beat right now. But when the redesigned 2024 Hyundai Kona goes on sale this summer, this compact crossover’s upgrades are more than just skin-deep. The 2024 Hyundai Kona will also feature over-the-air updates — the ability to wireless transmit software updates just […]

The 2024 Hyundai Kona will be one the most affordable cars with over-the-air updates by Patrick George originally published on TechCrunch

Blockchain builder Ava Labs partners with Korea’s SK Planet to expand Asia footprint

April 5, 2023

Ava Labs, a company that builds out layer-1 blockchain Avalanche, has partnered with SK Planet, the data management and marketing platform unit of South Korean company SK Square. SK Planet will launch Avalanche Subnet UPTN to offer Web3 infrastructure in South Korea.  The partnership comes less than a month after the New-York based digital asset […]

Blockchain builder Ava Labs partners with Korea’s SK Planet to expand Asia footprint by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

After losing sight of its initial pitch, Mojo Vision eyes pivot with $22.4M raise

April 5, 2023

News of Mojo Vision’s pivot rather poetically dropped during CES. After years of trying out the latest iteration of the company’s smart contact lens in various Las Vegas hotel suites, I found myself typing up this news sitting in the hallway of the Wynn, waiting to talk to an HTC executive about their VR play. […]

After losing sight of its initial pitch, Mojo Vision eyes pivot with $22.4M raise by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: Turkey’s EV ambitions, and making AI fair for artists

April 5, 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. How a Chinese battery company powers Turkey’s home-grown EVs 2023 is a big year for Turkey, with both the republic’s 100-year-anniversary and a high-stakes election coming up. It’s also the year when the…

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
China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. First, a quick housekeeping note: China Report will be off for a few weeks. I’ll be away from work for the rest of the month, so the newsletter will take a brief pause.…