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Fake news, and the identification and eradication of it, has long been thought of as the purview of social media platforms, where a lot of that tends to be shared. Today, one of the more ambitious tech startups in the field of fighting fake news is getting acquired — not by a social media platform, […]

PR software giant Cision acquires Factmata, the fake news startup that pivoted to monitoring all kinds of online narratives by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Back in April 8, 2021 Index Ventures, one of the very few ‘original gangsters’ of the European VC scene, said it was kind’ve going ‘back to its roots’. It announced the launch of a new $200 million dedicated seed investing vehicle dubbed ‘Index Origin’. Now, if you cast your minds back, this was during the […]

Index Ventures thinks new startups will emerge in the downturn and is putting $300M behind that bet by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Two years ago, South Korea unveiled a plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Getting there will be another story. Although Korean manufacturers say they are trying to change their ways, the country’s GDP is linked to some uniquely pollutive industries, including petrochemical producers, automakers and shipbuilders. Though some businesses may never be truly sustainable, […]

Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

Precise numbers on deafblindness are difficult to calculate. For that reason, figures tend to be all over the place. For the sake of writing an intro to this story, we’re going to cite this study from the World Federation of the DeafBlind that puts the number of severe cases at 0.2% globally and 0.8% of […]

Tatum is building a robot arm to help people with deafblindness communicate by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

The FDA sent a letter to Upside Foods concluding that it had “no further questions” related to its cell-based, chicken-making process.

Upside’s cell-cultured chicken is first to receive FDA blessing for its production method by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

The saga of FTX, formerly one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges that fell rapidly into bankruptcy, took a new turn today after Vox published a series of messages with its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. The erstwhile executive, known in the crypto world as SBF, discussed regulators, ethics, and bankruptcy regrets, amongst other issues that […]

SBF regrets declaring FTX bankrupt by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Today, Apple announced the launch date and price of its upcoming subscription service for Major League Soccer (MLS) fans, “MLS Season Pass.” Starting February 1, 2023, subscribers in 100+ countries and regions can get MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app for $14.99 per month during the season or $99 per season. Notably, Apple […]

Apple to launch ‘MLS Season Pass’ subscription on February 1 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

We can’t think of a more exciting moment in time to host TC Sessions: Crypto — it opens tomorrow, November 17, in Miami. The past two weeks have been a wild roller-coaster ride — to say the least — and there’s not a better place to unpack everything that’s happened. Be in the room: Buy […]

More reasons than ever to go to TC Sessions: Crypto by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch