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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Strava searches for new CEO with cofounder Michael Horvath departing for a second time

February 13, 2023

Strava is on the hunt for a new CEO, after Michael Horvath revealed that he’s stepping down from the role for a second time. Horvath co-founded Strava back in 2009, steering the company to become one of the world’s biggest activity tracking social communities, passing 100 million registered users last year. After leaving the Strava […]

Strava searches for new CEO with cofounder Michael Horvath departing for a second time by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

The Supreme Court may overhaul how you live online

February 13, 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. Recommendation algorithms sort most of what we see online and determine how posts, news articles, and accounts you follow are prioritized on digital platforms. In the…

If You Could Only Own 3 Stocks, It Should Be These

February 13, 2023
Consumer sentiment has been buoyed by the recent cooldown in inflation and encouraging economic data. However, with interest rate hikes expected to continue, the risk of the economy tipping into…

1 Consumer Goods Stock to Buy Right Now and 1 to Avoid

February 13, 2023
Consumer spending thrived despite macroeconomic uncertainties. Moreover, moderating inflation could boost spending further. Therefore, quality consumer stock Ennis (EBF) could be a solid buy in 2023. However, the fundamentally weak…

As ChatGPT hype hits fever pitch, Neeva launches its generative AI search engine internationally

February 13, 2023

Challenger search engine Neeva wants to replace the familiar “10 blue links” in search results with something more fitting for the modern AI age. Back in December, Neeva co-founder and CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy, who previously spearheaded Google’s advertising tech business, teased new “cutting edge AI” and large language models (LLMs), positioning itself against the ChatGPT hype […]

As ChatGPT hype hits fever pitch, Neeva launches its generative AI search engine internationally by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

This biohacking company is using a crypto city to test controversial gene therapies

February 13, 2023
The advertisement—posted on Mirror, a Web3 publishing platform, in March last year—outlined an eye-catching if perhaps confusing proposal: “Access NFTs for a follistatin plasmid phase I clinical trial in Prospera ZEDE, Honduras.” The ad had been posted by a biotech startup called Minicircle, which was recruiting participants for a clinical trial of gene therapy. But…

Restoring an ancient lake from the rubble of an unfinished airport in Mexico City

February 13, 2023
When the Mexica people left their ancestral land of Aztlán in search of a new home, they were following orders from the sun god Huitzilopochtli. In 1325, the god’s prophecy brought them to a salty swamp at the lowest dip of the Valley of Mexico. “Among the reeds and bushes they spotted an eagle perched…

Cleantech Qotto embarks on growth plan backed by $8M funding

February 13, 2023

Qotto, a solar kits provider with operations in Burkina Faso and Benin, has raised $8 million in a Series A equity-debt round led by the IBL group, a billion-dollar conglomerate headquartered in Mauritius with business interests in a number of sectors including energy, financial services, logistics, distribution, and engineering. The Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (FEI-OGEF), […]

Cleantech Qotto embarks on growth plan backed by $8M funding by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

BuuPass raises $1.3M to scale mobility sector digitization in Africa

February 13, 2023

The public transport sector in Kenya is largely traditional and a majority of operators, especially those in road travel, still require their clients to physically book tickets at their offices even when making advance travel plans. Others do not have provisions for seat reservation. Looking to bridge the gap, booking platforms are emerging in the […]

BuuPass raises $1.3M to scale mobility sector digitization in Africa by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch