Technology

The future of manufacturing is iterative, collaborative and data-driven

November 7, 2022
Digital transformation has been positioned as a cure-all to many of the challenges today’s enterprises face. But to fully reap the benefits of a digital transformation, businesses need to do more than just adopt the latest tools and apps. They also have to change their attitudes, practices and processes around data and technology, throughout their…

The Download: the best of Emtech 2022, and US midterm misinformation

November 7, 2022
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 best of EmTech 2022 Last week, MIT Technology Review brought together some of the world’s sharpest minds dedicated to developing the technologies that are changing the way we live. EmTech, our annual…

Devialet launches a high-end portable speaker

November 7, 2022

When you say portable speakers, most people think about cheap Bluetooth speakers that you can easily put in your backpack when you’re going to the park. But Devialet has something different in mind with the Devialet Mania. The French high-end speaker maker wants to make the most luxurious and best sounding portable speaker around. The […]

Devialet launches a high-end portable speaker by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

After 40 million app downloads, PhotoRoom raises $19 million

November 7, 2022

French startup PhotoRoom has raised a $19 million Series A funding round. The company develops a popular photo editing app for e-commerce vendors and small businesses. In particular, it helps you remove the background behind objects you are about to sell so that your photos look more professional. Balderton Capital is leading the Series A […]

After 40 million app downloads, PhotoRoom raises $19 million by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter to delay verification check mark rollout until after US midterm elections

November 7, 2022

Twitter is reportedly delaying the rollout of verification check marks to subscribers as the social network attempts to steer clear of possible impact to Tuesday’s midterm elections. The Elon Musk-owned social media company had planned to roll out the revamped version of its subscription service, Twitter Blue, on Monday. The firm started testing the new […]

Twitter to delay verification check mark rollout until after US midterm elections by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

This Week in Apps: Twitter chaos, Mastodon grows and WhatsApp launches Communities

November 5, 2022

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 billion in the first half of 2022, up only slightly from the $64.4 billion during the same period in 2021, as hypergrowth fueled by […]

This Week in Apps: Twitter chaos, Mastodon grows and WhatsApp launches Communities by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: Twitter’s user exodus, and fixing bridges

November 4, 2022
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. Twitter may have lost more than a million users since Elon Musk took over The news: In the days since Elon Musk confirmed his purchase of Twitter on October 27, tweeting “the bird…

Here’s how personalized brain stimulation could treat depression

November 4, 2022
This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up here. Sending a jolt of electricity through a person’s brain can do remarkable things. You only have to watch the videos of people with Parkinson’s disease who have electrodes implanted in their brains.…

Twitter may have lost more than a million users since Elon Musk took over

November 4, 2022
In the days after Elon Musk’s October 27 purchase of Twitter was confirmed by his tweet saying “the bird is freed,” many Twitter users have threatened to leave, unhappy about the new ownership. People always threaten to leave Twitter and then often fail to follow through—but new data suggests that a significant number of users…