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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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Arrcus snaps up $50M for a software-based alternative to costly network router equipment

February 9, 2023

Software may be eating the world, but it’s all still largely running across very physical, and often very expensive, equipment. That is now slowly starting to change, though. Today, a startup called Arrcus — which has built a software alternative for carriers and other major connectivity users looking for more flexible, and cheaper solutions to […]

Arrcus snaps up $50M for a software-based alternative to costly network router equipment by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Sling TV launches free ad-supported streaming TV service ‘Sling Freestream’

February 9, 2023

Today, Sling TV announced the launch of its free ad-supported streaming TV service, Sling Freestream, which offers access to over 210 channels and more than 41,000 on-demand movies and TV shows across a variety of different genres, including news, sports, crime, home improvement, cooking and more. At launch, Sling Freestream is available through the Sling […]

Sling TV launches free ad-supported streaming TV service ‘Sling Freestream’ by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Atlassian’s Jira Product Discovery is now generally available

February 9, 2023

Atlassian today announced the general availability of Jira Product Discovery, its tool for helping engineering and business teams prioritize and collaborate on new product ideas. The company made the announcement at its Unleashed event in Berlin. Atlassian also announced that it will provide free access to Jira Work Management to all Jira Software customers until […]

Atlassian’s Jira Product Discovery is now generally available by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter puts its developer community website behind a login after announcing new API pricing

February 9, 2023

Twitter announced its new API pricing earlier today saying that its basic tier with “low usage” will cost $100 a month. When developers trying to seek clarity around new rules went to the developer forum website, they found that the site had been put behind a login. Twittercommunity.com has been a home for developers to […]

Twitter puts its developer community website behind a login after announcing new API pricing by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

The climate solution beneath your feet

February 9, 2023
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. I’ve come across some pretty wild technologies aimed at fighting climate change. Hydrogen-powered planes, underwater mining robots, and nuclear fusion reactors—each could play a role in cutting down on greenhouse-gas emissions.  But there…

Design thinking was supposed to fix the world. Where did it go wrong?

February 9, 2023
When Kyle Cornforth first walked into IDEO’s San Francisco offices in 2011, she felt she had entered a whole new world. At the time, Cornforth was a director at the Edible Schoolyard Project, a nonprofit that uses gardening and cooking in schools to teach and to provide nutritious food. She was there to meet with…

Atlantic Money launches its cheap foreign exchange service across Europe

February 9, 2023

Fintech startup Atlantic Money is rolling out its international money transfer service to more markets and more platforms. The company originally started in the U.K. with GBP as the base currency and nine different currencies on the recipient’s side. Since then, the company has expanded and is now live across 29 European countries. Users can […]

Atlantic Money launches its cheap foreign exchange service across Europe by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Egyptian health tech Yodawy raises $16M, backed by Delivery Hero Ventures

February 9, 2023

Without proper government-led public health initiatives, healthcare expenditures, including insurance and pharmaceutical drugs, can burden individuals and households. In recent years, private institutions have played a massive part in the considerable uptake of medical insurance and medicines and also in lowering the costs of getting them across Egypt, the largest producer of pharmaceuticals across the […]

Egyptian health tech Yodawy raises $16M, backed by Delivery Hero Ventures by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch