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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Scoot lands $12M to inject customization into videoconferencing

February 22, 2023

While much of the white-collar workforce has adjusted to the new norm of videoconferencing from home, that doesn’t mean that they — or their bosses — necessarily like it. According to a poll from Showpad, 76% of employees report becoming more distracted on video calls versus in-person meetings. In a separate survey, staffers — especially […]

Scoot lands $12M to inject customization into videoconferencing by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Showing customer success platforms haven’t lost steam, Vitally secures $30M

February 22, 2023

Customer success platforms (CSPs), or software designed to help business-to-business companies manage and monitor their customer success efforts, are increasingly in demand. According to a Research and Markets report, the market for global CSPs will be worth $3.1 billion by 2026. Some sources attribute the sector’s growth to the economic impact of the pandemic, which […]

Showing customer success platforms haven’t lost steam, Vitally secures $30M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Spotify launches ‘DJ,’ a new feature offering personalized music with AI-powered commentary

February 22, 2023

Ahead of Spotify’s upcoming Stream On event, where the company is expected to announce a redesigned home feed and other updates, the company today launched a new AI feature called “DJ” to better personalize the music listening experience for its users. Similar to a radio DJ, Spotify’s DJ feature will deliver a curated selection of […]

Spotify launches ‘DJ,’ a new feature offering personalized music with AI-powered commentary by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Amazon Fire TV devices can now directly stream audio to Cochlear hearing implants

February 22, 2023

Amazon teamed up with hearing implant company Cochlear to launch Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids (ASHA) support to compatible Cochlear devices, the company announced today. Now, select Fire TV devices –such as Fire TV Omni Series, Fire TV Omni QLED Series, Fire TV 4-Series, Fire TV Cube (2nd Gen) and Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen) […]

Amazon Fire TV devices can now directly stream audio to Cochlear hearing implants by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Metomic helps prevent employees from sharing sensitive data in SaaS apps

February 22, 2023

As more companies shift to work-from-home or hybrid environments, it becomes increasingly important to make sure that employees aren’t sharing sensitive information with others who aren’t supposed to see it. This is even more essential for companies working with contractors and outside firms. This has traditionally fallen under the purview of data loss prevention software […]

Metomic helps prevent employees from sharing sensitive data in SaaS apps by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: introducing The Design Issue

February 22, 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. Introducing: The Design issue —Allison Arieff, editorial director of print Good design has a habit of making things simple—sometimes too simple. You may look at the first iPod, for example, and marvel at…

Microsoft brings the new AI-powered Bing to mobile and Skype, gives it a voice

February 22, 2023

Barely two weeks after launching the new AI-enabled Bing on desktop (and a few ups and downs during that time), Microsoft today announced that the new Bing is now also available in the Bing mobile app and through Microsoft’s Edge browser for Android and iOS. With that, you can now also use voice input to […]

Microsoft brings the new AI-powered Bing to mobile and Skype, gives it a voice by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Klarna wins over the US

February 22, 2023

The U.S. is now Swedish payment giant Klarna’s biggest market by revenue, surpassing Germany, and that has CEO and co-founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski feeling proud. In an exclusive interview with TechCrunch, Siemiatkowski shared that Klarna saw a 71% year-over-year increase in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) in the U.S. last year compared to 2021. “When you were […]

Klarna wins over the US by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch