These are the biggest French startups in 2023 according to the French government

February 20, 2023

It’s that time of the year. The French government and the government-backed initiative La French Tech gathered applications, processed the numbers and ranked the 120 top-performing startups in France right now, with a special category for the top 40 ones. The result is two rankings that are based on objective criteria — the Next40 and […]

These are the biggest French startups in 2023 according to the French government by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Tesla battles with union organizers, Zoox hits the road and Zeekr scores more capital

February 20, 2023

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Tesla battles with union organizers, Zoox hits the road and Zeekr scores more capital by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

How Citizen is trying to remake itself by recruiting elderly Asians

February 20, 2023
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network. When it’s dark outside and Josephine Zhao has to walk even a few blocks home in San Francisco, she will sometimes call in an extra set of eyes—literally.  After opening the Citizen app on her phone, Zhao connects with one of the…

How AI can actually be helpful in disaster response

February 20, 2023
This article is from The Technocrat, MIT Technology Review’s weekly tech policy newsletter about power, politics, and Silicon Valley. To receive it in your inbox every Friday, sign up here. We often hear big (and unrealistic) promises about the potential of AI to solve the world’s ills, and I was skeptical when I first learned that AI…

Finding forgotten Indigenous landscapes with electromagnetic technology

February 20, 2023
ONE Jarrod Burks opened the rear cargo door of his van and pointed to an array of strange equipment tangled inside. White PVC tubes were locked together, forming an expandable, fence-like grid, with large, rugged wheels attached beneath. Beside it all, on a layer of soft blankets, were a tablet computer, many yards of cables,…

Japan’s central bank to pilot digital currency starting in April

February 20, 2023

Japan is joining a growing list of countries exploring the possibility of adopting a digital currency, with country’s central bank, the Bank of Japan (BoJ), announcing that it would launch a pilot to test a “digital yen” in April.  The move comes more than two years after the BoJ made its first step in the […]

Japan’s central bank to pilot digital currency starting in April by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

WhatsApp for iOS gets picture-in-picture feature for video calls

February 20, 2023

WhatsApp is rolling out a picture-in-picture feature for its iOS app with its latest update. This allows users to access WhatsApp or other apps without shutting out the video feed on the call. The company rolled out this feature with the 23.3.77 version of its iOS app. Until now, if you switched to another app […]

WhatsApp for iOS gets picture-in-picture feature for video calls by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch