Technology

Here’s how a Twitter engineer says it will break in the coming weeks

November 8, 2022
On November 4, just hours after Elon Musk fired half of the 7,500 employees previously working at Twitter, some people began to see small signs that something was wrong with everyone’s favorite hellsite. And they saw it through retweets. Twitter introduced retweets in 2009, turning an organic thing people were already doing—pasting someone else’s username…

Where will AI go next?

November 8, 2022
To receive The Algorithm newsletter in your inbox every Monday, sign up here. Welcome to the Algorithm!  This year we’ve seen a dizzying number of breakthroughs in generative AI, from AIs that can produce videos from just a few words to models that can generate audio based on snippets of a song.  Last week, Google held an AI event in its swanky,…

Perceptron: AI that sees with sound, learns to walk and predicts seismic physics

November 7, 2022

Research in the field of machine learning and AI, now a key technology in practically every industry and company, is far too voluminous for anyone to read it all. This column, Perceptron, aims to collect some of the most relevant recent discoveries and papers — particularly in, but not limited to, artificial intelligence — and explain […]

Perceptron: AI that sees with sound, learns to walk and predicts seismic physics by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube wants to take on TikTok and put its Shorts videos on your TV

November 7, 2022
YouTube Shorts, the video website’s TikTok-like feature, has become one of its latest obsessions, with more than 1.5 billion users watching short-form content on their devices every month. And now YouTube wants to expand that number by bringing full-screen, vertical videos into your TV, MIT Technology Review can reveal. From today, users worldwide will see…

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