Why New York City is embracing low-tech solutions to hard problems

October 18, 2023
Every Tuesday, Jessica Ramgoolam heads down to the New Amsterdam branch of the New York City Public Library, sets up a small folding table, and takes a seat with her laptop. She lays out piles of paper flyers, and it’s clear she has information to share, like a fortune teller awaiting a passing seeker.  Just…

This microbe-filled pill could track inflammation in the gut

October 18, 2023
A blueberry-size pill that you swallow could let doctors measure signs of inflammatory bowel disease in the gut, helping spot it earlier and measure its progression in real time. Nearly 70,000 people a year in the US are diagnosed with IBD, a class of conditions that includes Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis. Symptoms of this autoimmune…

Zygon helps startups avoid data breaches from SaaS providers

October 18, 2023

Last week, cloud computing company Shadow confirmed a data breach involving customers’ personal information. The hacker claims to have access to the data of more than 530,000 customers. According to an email from Shadow CEO Eric Sèle, the hacker managed to download this data from a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider’s API. This is just a recent […]

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Foxconn and Nvidia are building ‘AI factories’ to accelerate self-driving cars

October 18, 2023

Nvidia and Foxconn are working together to build so-called “AI factories,” a new class of data centers that promise to provide supercomputing powers to accelerate the development of self-driving cars, autonomous machines and industrial robots. Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang and Foxconn chairman and CEO Young Liu announced the collaboration at Hon Hai Tech […]

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X starts experimenting with a $1 per year fee for new users

October 18, 2023

X, formerly Twitter, announced today that is starting a new experiment to charge a $1 per year fee for “new unverified” users to interact with posts. The company said this test is currently live in New Zealand and the Philippines and existing users won’t be affected. Users will get to post content, like, repost, reply, […]

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Tesla looks to maintain EV dominance by pushing for stricter fuel standards

October 18, 2023

Tesla has already cornered the electric vehicle market in the U.S. Now, it’s calling for stricter regulations that will give it even more of an edge. The Elon Musk-owned automaker is urging the Biden administration to adopt tougher fuel economy standards than regulators have proposed, a move that is likely to irritate legacy automakers like […]

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Amazon’s fleet of Rivian-made electric delivery vans reaches 10,000 in US

October 18, 2023

Amazon’s 10,000 Rivian-made all-electric van are delivering packages throughout the United States, the ecommerce company revealed Tuesday evening during its Delivering the Future event. Amazon, which owns a stake in Rivian, reached a deal with the automaker in 2019 to have at least 100,000 electric delivery vans on the road by 2030. The order is […]

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Israel looks to roll out SpaceX Starlink internet amid war with Hamas

October 17, 2023

Israel is in discussions with SpaceX to rollout Starlink internet services, especially for communities near the conflict zone, an Israeli official said Tuesday. Starlink currently isn’t available in Israel, so this would be the first time the service is introduced in any capacity. As it seeks to bolster its own communications during wartime, it is […]

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