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…

Lucid recalls hundreds of Air sedans over risk vehicles could lose power

March 27, 2023

Lucid Group issued a recall for hundreds of Air sedans over a flaw that could cause the vehicles to lose power and increase the risk of a crash, according to a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Newark, California based automaker first filed a recall notice with NHTSA in February for 273 model […]

Lucid recalls hundreds of Air sedans over risk vehicles could lose power by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Deep Agency shows the perils of applying AI to the fashion industry

March 27, 2023

Generative AI is disrupting industries — with understandable controversy. Earlier this month, Danny Postma, the founder of Headlime, an AI-powered marketing copy startup that was recently acquired by Jasper, announced Deep Agency, a platform he describes as an “AI photo studio and modeling agency.” Using art-generating AI, Deep Agency creates and offers “virtual models” for […]

Deep Agency shows the perils of applying AI to the fashion industry by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Snap exec and head of growth Jacob Andreou heads to Greylock

March 27, 2023

Snap’s head of growth and previously longtime product head Jacob Andreou is leaving the social media company after 8 years to join Greylock as a General Partner. The exec announced his transition plans via a Twitter post noting he would be leaving Snap in May to focus on partnering with the “next generation of consumer […]

Snap exec and head of growth Jacob Andreou heads to Greylock by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

You can now bundle Frontier internet with YouTube TV on the same bill

March 27, 2023

YouTube TV announced today that it expanded its partnership with internet service provider Frontier to launch a single billing option, which will allow customers in the U.S. to bundle fiber internet with YouTube TV on one bill. YouTube TV teamed up with Frontier in 2021 to give customers access to fiber internet and a live […]

You can now bundle Frontier internet with YouTube TV on the same bill by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Collapsed Silicon Valley Bank Finds a Buyer

March 27, 2023
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced on Sunday that First Citizens Bank had purchased all deposits and loans of the collapsed SVB that helped set off a global crisis.

Apple’s iOS 17 may include ‘several’ requested features

March 27, 2023

Apple’s iOS 17 software update may include some requested features, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. It was previously believed that Apple would skip major changes with the release of iOS 17 to focus on bug fixes and optimizations. These plans seem to have changed, as Gurman notes that iOS 17 is expected to come with […]

Apple’s iOS 17 may include ‘several’ requested features by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Biden executive order bans federal agencies from using commercial spyware

March 27, 2023

The Biden administration on Monday announced a new executive order that would broadly ban U.S. federal agencies from using commercially developed spyware that poses threats to human rights and national security. The move to ban federal agencies — including law enforcement, defense and intelligence — from using commercial spyware comes as officials confirmed that dozens […]

Biden executive order bans federal agencies from using commercial spyware by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch