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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Damus, another decentralized social networking app, arrives to take on Twitter

February 1, 2023

Another decentralized social networking application to challenge Twitter has hit the App Store. Last year, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey donated around $245,000 in bitcoin (then roughly 14 BTC) to fund the development of an open and decentralized social networking protocol known as Nostr, which is based on cryptographic key pairs. Now, the first mobile app […]

Damus, another decentralized social networking app, arrives to take on Twitter by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Samsung’s new Galaxy S23 Ultra arrives with a 200-megapixel camera

February 1, 2023

Common wisdom in digital photography says that megapixels aren’t everything. They matter to an extent, but smartphone makers have a long history of leaning too heavily on those numbers as a kind of shorthand for camera quality. In other words, they play an important role but need to work in concert with a number of […]

Samsung’s new Galaxy S23 Ultra arrives with a 200-megapixel camera by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Tackling huge challenges together

February 1, 2023
History tends to elevate lone heroes, but recent events have shown that enormous challenges can only be solved through team effort. Two celebrated leaders from science and sport discuss how collaboration, resolve, and empathy have contributed to some of their most recognizable achievements. They define their vision for the future, and chart where they’ll set their…

Report: Microsoft plans to update Bing with a faster version of ChatGPT in the coming weeks

February 1, 2023

Microsoft is working to incorporate a faster version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, known as GPT-4, into Bing in the coming weeks in a move that would make the search engine more competitive with Google, according to a new report from Semafor. People familiar with the matter told Semafor that GPT-4 responds much faster than ChatGPT, and […]

Report: Microsoft plans to update Bing with a faster version of ChatGPT in the coming weeks by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Snap hints at future AR glasses powered by generative A.I.

February 1, 2023

Social media company and Snapchat maker Snap has for years defined itself as a “camera company,” despite its failures to turn its photo-and-video recording glasses known as Spectacles into a mass-market product and, more recently, its decision to kill off its camera-equipped drone. But that hasn’t stopped the company from envisioning a future where AR […]

Snap hints at future AR glasses powered by generative A.I. by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Waverly Labs launches a translation app called Forum with support for 20 languages

February 1, 2023

Waverly Labs, the company behind wearables focused on translation, has launched an app called Forum that helps users translate and transcribe audio in real-time. The company says the solution is useful for lecturers, auditoriums and theaters. What’s more, it is also compatible with video calling apps like Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet. Forum is […]

Waverly Labs launches a translation app called Forum with support for 20 languages by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Three ways networking services simplify network management

February 1, 2023
Organizations rely on networks to power their work. But managing the myriad applications and data that a business depends on is not without its challenges. That’s where networking services come in. Think of networking services—like Azure Networking Services—as technology’s orchestra conductor. Instead of closely studying sheet music, understanding the skills of dozens of musicians, and…

VC Dayna Grayson tees up a talk on TAM at TechCrunch Early Stage

February 1, 2023

Do you dream of becoming a dominant player and capturing your total addressable market (TAM)? Who can blame you? But one of the most common mistakes many early-stage startup founders make is calculating a TAM that’s not necessarily accurate or obtainable. Understanding TAM is essential for startup success — especially in a down market when […]

VC Dayna Grayson tees up a talk on TAM at TechCrunch Early Stage by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch