A Bearish Investor Ponders the Bull Case for Stocks
Steve Reitmeister is by no means a permabear…but its hard for him to give up his economics background and turn away from the bearish evidence in hand. However, with the…
The ascent of the AI therapist
We’re in the midst of a global mental-health crisis. More than a billion people worldwide suffer from a mental-health condition, according to the World Health Organization. The prevalence of anxiety and depression is growing in many demographics, particularly young people, and suicide is claiming hundreds of thousands of lives globally each year. Given the clear…
Cyber insurance startup Coalition acquires privacy assistant Jumbo
San Francisco-based cybersecurity startup Coalition is acquiring Jumbo, a mobile app that lets you control your privacy on the web. I have covered Jumbo several times over the past few years, so it’s time to close the loop on this one. Terms of the deal remain undisclosed, but Jumbo says that its app is no […]
Cyber insurance startup Coalition acquires privacy assistant Jumbo by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
Gmail brings in Calendly-style availability sharing from Google Calendar
On Tuesday, Google released new scheduling-related features for Gmail with Google Calendar integration including quick event creation and easy availability sharing. Gmail will now have a calendar icon at the bottom of the conversation view, which will have two options — “Create an event” and “Offer times you’re free”. The “Create an event” button is […]
Gmail brings in Calendly-style availability sharing from Google Calendar by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Defacto gets new credit facility to provide instant financing to small companies
French startup Defacto has closed a new securitization fund that will be used to provide short-term loans to small and medium enterprises via an embedded, API-first approach. This is a new fund of up to €167 million ($183 million) with Citi and Viola Credit acting as the lenders. This is significant news for the startup […]
Defacto gets new credit facility to provide instant financing to small companies by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
This State Was Named Best for Business For the Second Year In a Row
CNBC just released its annual rankings for America’s Top States for Business
Android 14’s fourth beta version brings auto-confirm unlock feature
Google released the Android 14 Beta 4 on Tuesday as the company prepares for the final release of the operating system update. The new version mostly includes bug fixes but also introduces a nifty feature to make unlocking easier. The Beta 4 has a new “auto-confirm unlock” feature in settings, which unlocks the phone automatically […]
Android 14’s fourth beta version brings auto-confirm unlock feature by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Amazon Uses These Psychological Tricks To Take Your Money on Prime Day
Don’t fall victim to these Amazon Prime Day traps.
Oritain raises $57M for its forensic, big-data science approach to tracking the origin of goods
Global supply chains have made the world smaller by enabling us to have virtually anything we want at the tap of a finger. But when it comes to things like verifying a physical object’s origin or its composition, those same fragmented chains and the many steps between a producer and a buyer can be an […]
Oritain raises $57M for its forensic, big-data science approach to tracking the origin of goods by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Prolific raises $32M to train and stress-test AI models using its network of 120K people
AI, when it works well, can feel like magic, but all too often AI-based systems don’t work as they should: if the data used to train models is not deep, wide and reliable enough, any kind of curve ball can send that AI in the wrong direction. A London startup called Prolific has built a […]
Prolific raises $32M to train and stress-test AI models using its network of 120K people by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Teen and mom plead guilty to abortion charges based on Facebook data
A Nebraska woman has pleaded guilty to helping her daughter have a medication abortion last year. The legal proceeding against her hinged on Facebook’s decision to provide authorities with private messages between that mother and her 17-year-old daughter discussing the latter’s plans to terminate her pregnancy. The case is a telling example of how Big […]
Teen and mom plead guilty to abortion charges based on Facebook data by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch