July 28, 2025

The Download: how China’s universities approach AI, and the pitfalls of welfare algorithms

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. Chinese universities want students to use more AI, not less Just two years ago, students in China were told to avoid using AI for their assignments. At the time, to get around a…

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Orb, which helps B2B companies price their products, raises $19.1M

March 29, 2023

Alvaro Morales and Kshitij Grover were working together as engineering leaders at Asana for five years, during a time when the company underwent major changes to pricing and packaging. The initiatives were painful for both the engineering and finance departments, they say — which is when the pair realized that they wanted more flexibility over […]

Orb, which helps B2B companies price their products, raises $19.1M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Blockchain startup Fetch.ai grabs $40M to provide monetization and other tooling for AI-generated information

March 29, 2023

AI is riding high on a curve of hype, which means some of the practical questions that might grow louder over time — the many costs (financial and social), the business models — may not be the most front of mind right now. Today a startup called Fetch.ai is announcing $40 million in funding in […]

Blockchain startup Fetch.ai grabs $40M to provide monetization and other tooling for AI-generated information by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

From Balenciaga Pope to the Great Cascadia Earthquake, everything is ‘Goncharov’

March 29, 2023

Last fall, Tumblr users raved about Martin Scorcese’s 1973 film “Goncharov,” starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. They hailed the lesser-known Scorcese classic as the greatest mafia movie ever made. It was ahead of its time, never earning the acclaim it deserved. By now, we should all know that “Goncharov” is not a real […]

From Balenciaga Pope to the Great Cascadia Earthquake, everything is ‘Goncharov’ by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Evolutionary organizations reimagine the future

March 29, 2023
As the emergence of radically disruptive technologies over the last decades has created, destroyed, or fundamentally changed many business models, most organizations have undergone some kind of digital transformation in response. Many have been reluctant, however, to acknowledge the degree to which they need to disrupt their standard way of working to succeed in this…

Forget NVDA, Buy These 3 Semiconductor Stocks Instead

March 29, 2023
The semiconductor industry is well-positioned for long-term growth due to robust chip demand with the advancement of technology. While NVIDIA (NVDA) receives much attention from investors, I believe STMicroelectronics (STM),…

UK to avoid fixed rules for AI – in favor of ‘context-specific guidance’

March 29, 2023

The UK isn’t going to be setting hard rules for AI any time soon. Today, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) published a white paper setting out the government’s preference for a light-touch approach to regulating artificial intelligence. It’s kicking off a public consultation process — seeking feedback on its plans up to […]

UK to avoid fixed rules for AI – in favor of ‘context-specific guidance’ by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: China’s retro AI photos, and experts’ AI fears

March 29, 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. Chinese creators use Midjourney’s AI to generate retro urban “photography” Across social media, a number of creators are generating nostalgic photographs of China with the help of AI. Even though these images get…

Chinese creators use Midjourney’s AI to generate retro urban “photography”

March 29, 2023
China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. Welcome back to China Report! If you saw these images pop up on your timeline, would you be able to tell if they were real photographs of the southwestern city of Chongqing in the 1990s?…