July 4, 2025

The Download: India’s AI independence, and predicting future epidemics

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside India’s scramble for AI independence Despite its status as a global tech hub, India lags far behind the likes of the US and China when it comes to homegrown AI. That gap…

Germany accuses Twitter of failing to remove illegal hate speech

April 4, 2023

In an early FAFO test for Elon Musk, Germany could be set to fine Twitter for repeatedly failing to comply with a social media hate speech takedowns law, aka the NetzDG, which requires swift removal of illegal content like hate speech. The Federal Justice Office (BfJ) announced the move in a press release today — […]

Germany accuses Twitter of failing to remove illegal hate speech by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Digital simulations open up real-world possibilities

April 4, 2023
Building a better train doesn’t end with delivering the railcars. When Siemens was asked to improve train reliability, the company added sensors and built digital models that could predict the need for door maintenance 10 days before a door actually got stuck—allowing mechanics to prevent delays before they happened. Peter Koerte, chief technology and strategy…

Alcohol recovery startups Monument and Tempest shared patients’ private data with advertisers

April 4, 2023

For years, online alcohol recovery startups Monument and Tempest were sharing the personal information and health data of their patients with advertisers without their consent. Monument, which acquired Tempest in 2022, confirmed the extensive years-long leak of patients’ information in a data breach notification filed with California’s attorney general last week, blaming their use of […]

Alcohol recovery startups Monument and Tempest shared patients’ private data with advertisers by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

VW and Redwood want to turn your old laptops into EV batteries

April 4, 2023

Battery materials and recycling startup Redwood Materials is expanding a partnership with Volkswagen of America in its bid to collect more end-of-life batteries from consumer electronics and strip out the valuable materials so they can be used to make batteries for electric vehicles. Redwood has said its technology can recover more than 95% of the […]

VW and Redwood want to turn your old laptops into EV batteries by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch