March 6, 2026

Is the Pentagon allowed to surveil Americans with AI?

The ongoing public feud between the Department of Defense and AI company Anthropic over its technology has raised a deep open question: does the law actually allow the US government to conduct mass surveillance on Americans? Surprisingly, the answer is not straightforward. More than a decade after Edward Snowden exposed the NSA’s collection of bulk…

3 Biotech Stock Sensations to Snatch up This Week

February 1, 2024
The future of the biotech industry appears promising, fueled by technology-driven advancements, increasing merger and acquisition maneuvers, and developing product pipelines. Given this backdrop, quality biotech stocks BioNTech SE (BNTX),…

Why recycling alone can’t power climate tech

February 1, 2024
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. The potential to use old, discarded products to make something new sounds a little bit like magic. I absolutely understand the draw, and in some cases, recycling is going to be a…

Signalling more consolidation may come, smart-bus startup Zeelo acquires Kura, a smaller player

February 1, 2024

A small UK startup which combined a school bus service with a software platform to safeguard pupils has been acquired by ‘Smart buses’ startup Zeelo, which last year raised a $14 million war chest for expansion. Founded in the UK in 2010, Kura, which had previously raised £3.8 million in a Private Equity round from […]

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Byju’s investors call for EGM to remove founder following rights issue

February 1, 2024

A group of large investors in Byju’s has called for an extraordinary general meeting seeking to change the leadership at Byju’s days after the edtech group launched a rights issue at $25 million pre-money valuation. “The resolutions being put forward for the EGM to consider include a request for the resolution of the outstanding governance, […]

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CARPL guides healthcare providers through the growing market of radiology AI apps

February 1, 2024

There’s an acute shortage of radiologists around the world, which means it is harder for medical teams to get imaging studies done. As a result, more than 200 companies have sprung up to create applications that use AI to automate different parts of the radiology process. CARPL, a radiology marketplace that counts Singapore’s government as […]

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This robot can tidy a room without any help

February 1, 2024
Robots are good at certain tasks. They’re great at picking up and moving objects, for example, and they’re even getting better at cooking. But while robots may easily complete tasks like these in a laboratory, getting them to work in an unfamiliar environment where there’s little data available is a real challenge. Now, a new…

India’s central bank discusses more penalties on Paytm Payments Bank, including revoking license

February 1, 2024

The Reserve Bank of India is discussing more penalties on Paytm Payments Bank and may reach a decision within days, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The central bank has internally discussed revoking the payments bank license of Paytm, the sources said, requesting anonymity as they are not authorized to speak to the […]

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