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The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance
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 curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis Across the world, unsuspecting people are unwittingly becoming caught up in a new and growing type of organized criminal enterprise: vehicle transport fraud and theft. Crooks…
SAEKI’s “microfactories” help large manufacturing scale up
The architecture, engineering and construction industries involve giant concrete molds that are expensive, slow to manufacture and often only used a few times before being disposed. Robots-as-a-service startup SAEKI says its tech not only makes creating these molds faster, but also more cost-efficient. The Lupfig, Switzerland-based company is building what it says will be fully […]
Meta adds ability to verify your Threads profile on Mastodon
Meta took a small step towards supporting the fediverse by adding the ability to verify your Threads profile on Mastodon on Wednesday. The company announced that it is adding support for “rel=me” links — a way to establish a relationship between two accounts by pointing links to each other. Here is how you can verify […]
Disney’s Hotstar loses 12.5 million subscribers in a quarter amid cricket shortfall
Disney+ Hotstar lost nearly a fourth of its customer base, or 12.5 million subscribers, in the quarter ending June, Disney disclosed in its earnings Wednesday, the ongoing setback at the India-focused streamer that’s reeling from the lack of cricket content. This is the third consecutive quarter in which Disney has lost subscribers. In the past […]
Google opens eSignature beta for Google Docs and Google Drive
Electronic signature has become table stakes for companies involved in document storage and management. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Google announced an open beta of its new-ish eSignature capability in Google Workspace today. The new feature will be available specifically for Google Docs and Google Drive for individual and various group accounts. […]
China tech further severed from US fundings after Biden ban
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order barring U.S. investments in certain tech sectors of China, confirming rumors that have been swirling for months that Washington would ramp up efforts to squeeze its rival’s tech industry amid growing concerns about its rival’s military ambitions. The order authorizes the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury […]
Krafton commits $150 million to India following BGMI trial approval
South Korean gaming behemoth Krafton plans to invest another $150 million in India over the next 2-3 years after securing permission to trial its popular battle royale game in India following two bans. Thursday’s announcement follows Krafton investing about $140 million in 11 Indian startups and the local gaming ecosystem in the past three years. […]
Why Owning Your Decisions Is Critical to Your Success As An Entrepreneur
If you do what everyone tells you do to, you’ll end up with exactly what they want — not what you want. Take these steps to ensure you’re following the right path.
‘I Try To Be The Same Person As I Was When I Was Poor.’ Mark Cuban Doesn’t Have a Butler and Does His Own Laundry
Mark Cuban tells influencer, Bobbi Althoff, that he tries to avoid the gilded cage of billionaires.
Anthropic launches improved version of its entry-level LLM
Anthropic, the AI startup co-founded by ex-OpenAI execs, has released an updated version of its faster, cheaper text-generating model available through an API, Claude Instant. The updated Claude Instant, Claude Instant 1.2, incorporates the strengths of Anthropic’s recently announced flagship model, Claude 2, showing “significant” gains in areas such as math, coding, reasoning and safety, […]