March 14, 2025

Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to censor AI

On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden Administration that might suggest the former President “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump Administration’s top technology advisers previously signaled it would pick […]

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Tensor raises $3M for Solana-focused NFT trading platform

March 7, 2023

Tensor, a Solana-centric NFT trading platform, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Placeholder, the team exclusively shared with TechCrunch. The startup was co-founded by Ilja Moisejevs and Richard Wu, bringing a collective 10 years of experience in working on trading infrastructure and data-intensive systems. Until this point, Tensor was bootstrapped off […]

Tensor raises $3M for Solana-focused NFT trading platform by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

This geothermal startup showed its wells can be used like a giant underground battery

March 7, 2023
In late January, a geothermal power startup began conducting an experiment deep below the desert floor of northern Nevada. It pumped water thousands of feet underground and then held it there, watching for what would happen. Geothermal power plants work by circulating water through hot rock deep beneath the surface. In most modern plants, it…

Online food delivery platforms in Kenya under probe

March 7, 2023

The competition regulator in Kenya is probing the conduct of online food delivery and groceries platforms to inform its suggestions on regulatory and policy options, to bolster healthy competition, and enforcement of consumer protection. The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) said the market inquiry will help it understand amongst other issues the “role of data” […]

Online food delivery platforms in Kenya under probe by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

Cartier and Tiffany are getting into AR to sell luxury to Gen Z

March 7, 2023
I recently tried on a Cartier Tank watch and a slew of Tiffany bracelets, watching the metal and diamonds shine in the dim light. I wasn’t at a store, though; I was in my bed, barefoot and in sweatpants, using an AR experience on Snap that let me see how the jewelry looked on my…

3 Health Care Stocks to Buy in a Heartbeat

March 7, 2023
The healthcare industry is expanding, fueled by the increasing demand and advancements such as personalized medicines and telehealth. Hence, fundamentally strong healthcare stocks Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Centene (CNC), and McKesson…

3 Extremely Safe Stocks to Pick up in 2023

March 7, 2023
Recession possibilities persist as the Fed continues to fight the stubbornly high inflation. Given the uncertainties, investors could consider adding extremely safe stocks Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), The Descartes Systems…

2 Cheap Chip Stocks to Buy Now

March 7, 2023
Despite significant turbulence in the semiconductor business, global sales reached an all-time high last year. The industry is poised for solid long-term growth. Therefore, investors looking to buy quality chip…

ADHD startups are exploding, and now there even a dedicated browser

March 7, 2023

Was it the pandemic? Did everyone follow too many ADHD TikTokers? Have smartphones fried our brains? Whatever the case, there is a boom in ADHD tech solutions, from online drug deliveries to web sites and apps. There’s definitely something going on out there. There were 139.84 million and 366.33 million ADHD affected adults in 2020, […]

ADHD startups are exploding, and now there even a dedicated browser by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch