Amazon Uses These Psychological Tricks To Take Your Money on Prime Day
Don’t fall victim to these Amazon Prime Day traps.
The Download: autonomous narco submarines, and virtue signaling chatbots
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. How uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade For decades, handmade narco subs have been some of the cocaine trade’s most elusive and productive workhorses, ferrying multi-ton loads of illicit drugs…
Oritain raises $57M for its forensic, big-data science approach to tracking the origin of goods
Global supply chains have made the world smaller by enabling us to have virtually anything we want at the tap of a finger. But when it comes to things like verifying a physical object’s origin or its composition, those same fragmented chains and the many steps between a producer and a buyer can be an […]
Oritain raises $57M for its forensic, big-data science approach to tracking the origin of goods by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Prolific raises $32M to train and stress-test AI models using its network of 120K people
AI, when it works well, can feel like magic, but all too often AI-based systems don’t work as they should: if the data used to train models is not deep, wide and reliable enough, any kind of curve ball can send that AI in the wrong direction. A London startup called Prolific has built a […]
Prolific raises $32M to train and stress-test AI models using its network of 120K people by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Teen and mom plead guilty to abortion charges based on Facebook data
A Nebraska woman has pleaded guilty to helping her daughter have a medication abortion last year. The legal proceeding against her hinged on Facebook’s decision to provide authorities with private messages between that mother and her 17-year-old daughter discussing the latter’s plans to terminate her pregnancy. The case is a telling example of how Big […]
Teen and mom plead guilty to abortion charges based on Facebook data by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Full-stack insurtech startup PasarPolis hires former CEO of Allianz Indonesia
PasarPolis, one of Indonesia’s first full-stack insurtechs, has brought on Peter Van Zyl as its president. Van Zyl is former director and CEO of Allianz Indonesia, one of the country’s biggest insurers. Through a strategic partnership with Tap Insure, PasarPolis is able to underwrite and distribute its own insurance products to clients like Tokopedia, Gojek […]
Full-stack insurtech startup PasarPolis hires former CEO of Allianz Indonesia by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
Everything you need to know about e-bike battery fires
The e-bike revolution started with the pandemic and has been hailed as the answer to everything from traffic congestion to greenhouse gas emissions to fitness to depression. Indeed, it has the potential to spark real change, but there’s a deadlier side that is putting off some consumers. We’ve all seen the headlines over the last […]
Everything you need to know about e-bike battery fires by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
This Leader Is Transforming the Radio Industry. Here Are His Biggest Success Tips.
Rich Stern, CEO of TuneIn, was a guest on a recent episode of ‘How Success Happens.’
‘That Kind of Goes Hard’: Man Goes Viral After Accidentally Dyeing the Home Depot Logo on His Bleached Hair
The laughter-filled clip has amassed over 3.2 million views on TikTok.
Threads to Implement Changes to Common Complaints After Hitting 100 Million Users
Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, said the company is working on fixing some of the new app’s most talked about issues.
Create context and provide examples to lower AI adoption barriers
According to a survey we conducted, 39% said it will be difficult to get everyone in their organization on board with AI.
Create context and provide examples to lower AI adoption barriers by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch