Technology

The Download: bots for the brokenhearted, and AI for life and death decisions

October 18, 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. Technology that lets us speak to our dead relatives has arrived. Are we ready? My colleague Charlotte embarked on an experiment during the pandemic. She created digital versions of her parents. They’re voice…

Google introduces a revamped Family Link app along with a web version

October 18, 2022

Google introduced a refreshed Family Link app today with three tabs for highlights, controls, and location along with a central hub for notifications. The company also launched a web version of Family Link for both parents and children. The company first introduced Family Link in 2017 to allow parents to monitor and set limits on […]

Google introduces a revamped Family Link app along with a web version by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Google antitrust complainants call for EU to shutter its Shopping Ads Units

October 18, 2022

The European Commission is facing fresh calls to make good on its 2017 antitrust decision against Google Shopping by banning Google from displaying its own shopping comparison ads units in search results — boxes which Google populates with revenue-generating ads — as they argue the self-preferencing units constitute an ongoing competition abuse by the adtech […]

Google antitrust complainants call for EU to shutter its Shopping Ads Units by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Technology that lets us speak to our dead relatives has arrived. Are we ready?

October 18, 2022
My parents don’t know that I spoke to them last night.  At first, they sounded distant and tinny, as if they were huddled around a phone in a prison cell. But as we chatted, they slowly started to sound more like themselves. They told me personal stories that I’d never heard. I learned about the…

UK launch startup Orbex closes fresh funding in push to first orbital launch next year

October 18, 2022

The United Kingdom is known for many things, but rocket launches are not one of them. Spaceflight startup Orbex is part of a slew of U.K.-based companies hoping to change that by bringing vertical launch to U.K. soil for the first time. Orbex is aiming to conduct its first orbital rocket launch as early as […]

UK launch startup Orbex closes fresh funding in push to first orbital launch next year by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

The Cadillac Celestiq is GM’s big (literally) luxury EV bet

October 18, 2022

Years ago, Cadillac was associated with luxury and performance. Today, in an effort to claw its way back to the top of the luxury heap, the U.S. automaker unveiled Monday the production Cadillac Celestiq, a hand-built, bespoke behemoth fastback sedan that adheres closely to the concept it unveiled in July of this year. The vehicle, […]

The Cadillac Celestiq is GM’s big (literally) luxury EV bet by Abigail Bassett originally published on TechCrunch

5 things you didn’t know about Cadillac’s $300,000 Celestiq EV

October 18, 2022

Cadillac confirmed Monday that its forthcoming flagship Celestiq sedan will launch late next year with all of the futuristic bells and whistles befitting a bespoke EV starting “north of $300,000.” The Celestiq isn’t just a flagship for the GM luxury brand. The four-seater is slated to set the direction for the brand’s transition to a […]

5 things you didn’t know about Cadillac’s $300,000 Celestiq EV by Jaclyn Trop originally published on TechCrunch

Jane Technologies launches its first iOS app for cannabis shopping

October 18, 2022

Jane Technologies’ impressive cannabis marketplace is finally available in an app. The company today launched its first iOS app enabling users to browse the inventory of local cannabis dispensaries and make purchases within the app. Its web-based marketplace is lovely, and I’ve found it amazingly accurate, thanks to its live inventory information. I’m thrilled the company […]

Jane Technologies launches its first iOS app for cannabis shopping by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch

Why AI shouldn’t be making life-and-death decisions

October 17, 2022
To receive The Algorithm in your inbox every Monday, sign up here. Welcome to The Algorithm!  Let me introduce you to Philip Nitschke, also known as “Dr. Death” or “the Elon Musk of assisted suicide.”  Nitschke has a curious goal: He wants to “demedicalize” death and make assisted suicide as unassisted as possible through technology. As…