June 27, 2025

The Download: how to clean up AI data centers, and weight-loss drugs’ side effects

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. This battery recycling company is now cleaning up AI data centers In a sandy industrial lot outside Reno, Nevada, rows of battery packs that once propelled electric vehicles are now powering a small…

Spawning lays out plans for letting creators opt out of generative AI training

May 3, 2023

The legal spats between artists and the companies training AI on their artwork show no sign of abating. Within the span of a few months, several lawsuits have emerged over generative AI tech from companies including OpenAI and Stability AI, brought by plaintiffs who allege that copyrighted data — mostly art — was used without […]

Spawning lays out plans for letting creators opt out of generative AI training by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: recycling wind turbine blades, and safeguarding AI

May 3, 2023
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. How chemists could give new life to old wind turbine blades The news: Wind turbines are crucial for addressing climate change, but when they’ve reached the end of their lives, turbine blades could…

Airbnb’s average home prices have gone up, so now it’s refocusing on rooms to give users more affordable alternatives

May 3, 2023

Airbnb started out of an idea of renting out spare beds and rooms in private homes to people as an affordable alternative to hotels, but as it has scaled it’s spent years going upmarket from that, evolving into a wider platform for any kind of private accommodation, with a big emphasis on travelers taking entire […]

Airbnb’s average home prices have gone up, so now it’s refocusing on rooms to give users more affordable alternatives by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Fiverr Enterprise aims to streamline managing large groups of freelancers

May 3, 2023

In 2021, gig marketplace Fiverr acquired Stoke Talent, a startup developing freelance management tools for employers, for $95 million. The move expanded Fiverr’s business by bringing it into into new and adjacent areas of the employment market, diversifying the publicly-traded company’s offerings. Now, after nearly two years following the acquisition, Fiverr’s unveiling a talent management […]

Fiverr Enterprise aims to streamline managing large groups of freelancers by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Using FinTech to Optimize Real Estate Investments

May 3, 2023
Whether you’re a real estate investor, entrepreneur or simply a finance-savvy consumer, financial technology (fintech) has allowed great strides when it comes to optimizing real estate investments. Fintech involves using…

Twitter makes it API free for public announcement accounts

May 3, 2023

Twitter announced Tuesday that it is making its API free to use for accounts posting public announcements such as weather alerts, transportation information, and emergency warnings. The company said that verified government or public-owned services posting about public utility alerts will be eligible for free API usage. One of the most important use cases for […]

Twitter makes it API free for public announcement accounts by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch