February 18, 2026

The robots who predict the future

To be human is, fundamentally, to be a forecaster. Occasionally a pretty good one. Trying to see the future, whether through the lens of past experience or the logic of cause and effect, has helped us hunt, avoid being hunted, plant crops, forge social bonds, and in general survive in a world that does not…

One Model lands $41M to bring data science-powered insights to HR

August 7, 2023
One Model, a platform that uses AI to help employers make decisions about recruiting, hiring, promotions, layoffs and general workplace planning, today announced that it’s raised $41 million in a funding round led by Riverwood Capital. Christopher Butler, CEO of One Model, said that the capital will be used to “boost several of the company’s […]

Array Labs is scanning the Earth from space to equip autonomous vehicles with 3D maps

August 7, 2023
It’s an oft-told story: the boom of space startups today can be traced to dramatically lowered cost in launch and satellite manufacturing over the past ten years. But Array Labs, a two-year-old startup based in Silicon Valley, is also taking advantage other technological developments in its quest to build a 3D map of the Earth. […]

India pushes ahead with data privacy bill despite pushback from critics

August 7, 2023
India’s lower house of parliament greenlit the revised data privacy legislation presented the previous week, even as the bill has received criticism, with many believing that it grants significant discretionary authority to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government. The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, which was reintroduced in the lower house last week (nearly a […]

Threads app is rolling out to a way to see your liked posts

August 7, 2023
Meta’s text-based app Threads is rolling out the ability to see your liked posts through an app update. The company started testing of the new feature on Android beta last week, but over the weekend, Meta started making it available to all users. Users can find their liked posts in Settings > Your Likes, which […]

Ant Financial to transfer 10.3% Paytm stake to Vijay Shekhar Sharma

August 7, 2023
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chief executive of Paytm, has entered into a deal with Ant Financial to secure a 10.30% stake in the Indian financial services firm, Noida-headquartered company said Monday. “On closing of this transaction, Mr. Sharma’s shareholding in Paytm (direct and indirect) will increase to 19.42%, whereas Antfin’s shareholding will reduce to […]

Hybrid Work is The New Norm. Get Used to It

August 6, 2023
Our work has been transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It has become the new norm for many companies to consider a hybrid work model in the past two years as…