Bird still has a long way to go to reach profitability

March 10, 2023

Shared micromobility company Bird reported a somewhat head-scratching fourth quarter and full year 2022 earnings Friday morning. At first glance, Bird’s earnings show a company that beat Wall Street revenue expectations and is promising free cash flow positivity by the end of this year. But at second glance, that revenue beat isn’t as simple as […]

Bird still has a long way to go to reach profitability by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

More than 200 people have been treated with experimental CRISPR therapies

March 10, 2023

This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up here. I’ve spent the last few days thinking about how, when, and if we should use gene-editing tools to change the human genome. These are huge questions, and very emotive ones—especially when it…

Meet the AI expert who says we should stop using AI so much

March 10, 2023

Meredith Broussard is unusually well placed to dissect the ongoing hype around AI. She’s a data scientist and associate professor at New York University, and she’s been one of the leading researchers in the field of algorithmic bias for years. And though her own work leaves her buried in math problems, she’s spent the last…

Prosus in talks to sell Olx Autos business in India, other markets

March 10, 2023

Prosus is actively engaging with multiple players to explore sale of classified business Olx’s Autos unit in several markets including India and Indonesia, according to a source familiar with the matter. In a statement, the technology investor said pursuit of a global growth strategy for Olx’s automotive business “is no longer the right approach for […]

Prosus in talks to sell Olx Autos business in India, other markets by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Meta is working on a decentralized social app

March 10, 2023

If there is a social media phenomenon getting some kind of popularity, Meta will try and jump in. We have seen the company copy different kinds of formats ranging from Stories to short videos after seeing the success of other platforms. Now, the Mark Zuckerberg-led company is working on a decentralized text-based app. Meta confirmed […]

Meta is working on a decentralized social app by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Own, a new social media app, aims to tokenize the creator economy