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…

Fixie wants to make it easier for companies to build on top of language models

March 30, 2023

Yet another startup hoping to cash in on the generative AI craze has secured an eye-popping tranche of VC funding. Called Fixie, the firm, founded by former engineering heads at Apple and Google, aims to connect text-generating models similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT to an enterprise’s data, systems and workflows. Co-founder and CEO Matt Welsh describes […]

Fixie wants to make it easier for companies to build on top of language models by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Netflix appears to be working to bring games to TV with the iPhone as a controller

March 30, 2023

Netflix is working on a new feature that could bring its mobile games to the TV. Based on code hidden within Netflix’s iOS app, the company may allow iPhones to be used as video game controllers. The code was discovered by app developer Steve Moser and reported by Bloomberg. One line of code says, “A […]

Netflix appears to be working to bring games to TV with the iPhone as a controller by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Why Investors Are Buying Salesforce Instead of Apple

March 30, 2023
As Apple (AAPL) recently reported its first decline in quarterly revenue in almost four years and demonstrates gloomy prospects for fiscal 2023, investors are scooping up shares of the fundamentally…

Green Labs secures $38.4M in debt financing about a month after conducting layoff

March 30, 2023

Green Labs, a Seoul-based agritech startup, has secured $38.4 million (50 billion won) in debt financing from existing investors BRV Capital Management and Skylake Incuvest. The new funding comes just a month after the startup laid off around 70% of its workforce, or 350 people, in February as part of a restructuring,  Green Labs CEO Sanghoon Shin said […]

Green Labs secures $38.4M in debt financing about a month after conducting layoff by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

Roku announces a second set of layoffs impacting 200 employees, or 6% of its workforce

March 30, 2023

Roku is the latest tech company to announce a second round of layoffs with today’s news that it’s letting go of 6% of its workforce, or around 200 employees. The company disclosed the cuts in an SEC filing, explaining that the decision is part of a larger plan to lower its year-over-year operating expense growth […]

Roku announces a second set of layoffs impacting 200 employees, or 6% of its workforce by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch