The Download: Meta’s diplomatic AI, and China’s online comment censorship

November 23, 2022
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. Meta’s game-playing AI can make and break alliances like a human Meta has created an AI that can beat humans at an online version of Diplomacy, a popular strategy game in which seven…

Hearing aids may be the surprise holiday gift category nobody saw coming

November 23, 2022

Back in August, the FDA announced it was making a big change in the world of hearing aids: From October onwards, hearing aids would be available without a prescription, over the counter. In a world where getting fitted for a hearing aid could be very expensive, and the hearing aids themselves were wrapped up in […]

Hearing aids may be the surprise holiday gift category nobody saw coming by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Quantum Space, US Space Force talk commercial ops in orbit at TC Sessions: Space

November 23, 2022

Gone are the days when outer space was the exclusive purview of government and defense. Now, we’re in a period often called “New Space,” in which commercial ventures are leading the way in carving out new markets and use cases for space. But as the past five years have vividly illustrated, government and defense have […]

Quantum Space, US Space Force talk commercial ops in orbit at TC Sessions: Space by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Meta’s VR remains under antitrust abuse watch in Germany

November 23, 2022

Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (FCO) is claiming credit for Meta untying its virtual reality headsets from its social accounts — a change of direction the company announced back in August, when it began to roll out Meta accounts and Meta Horizon Profiles, saying these accounts could be used to log into its virtual reality products […]

Meta’s VR remains under antitrust abuse watch in Germany by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Tech’s homogeneity problem

November 23, 2022

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single person, think about their work and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha interviewed Karla Monterroso, a long time leadership coach, racial equity advocate and the […]

Tech’s homogeneity problem by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Hulu subscribers are now able to stream the first two episodes of ‘Andor’

November 23, 2022

Starting today, November 23, “Star Wars” fans can stream the first two episodes of Disney+’s  “Andor” on Hulu. Just ahead of Thanksgiving in the U.S., Hulu subscribers have access to episode 1, “Kassa,” and episode 2, “That Would Be Me,” until December 7. Also, the first two episodes will air across three Disney-owned networks ABC, […]

Hulu subscribers are now able to stream the first two episodes of ‘Andor’ by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Meta’s game-playing AI can make and break alliances like a human

November 23, 2022
Meta has created an AI that can beat humans at an online version of Diplomacy, a popular strategy game in which seven players compete for control of Europe by moving pieces around on a map. Unlike other board games that AI has mastered, such as chess and Go, Diplomacy requires players to talk to each…