Twitter now allows subscribers to post 25,000-character-long tweets

June 27, 2023

Since Elon Musk has taken over Twitter, the platform has been expanding the limits of content you can post through one tweet. In its latest move, the company has increased the character count for a tweet to 25,000 for paid users. The company made the change to its Twitter Blue page today indicating the limit. […]

Twitter now allows subscribers to post 25,000-character-long tweets by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

CalypsoAI raises $23M to add guardrails to generative AI models

June 27, 2023

Companies are increasingly embracing generative AI. But they’re not necessarily considering all the blockers and challenges that come along with folding the tech into their existing workflows. In one recent survey by KPMG, 90% of businesses said that they had “moderate to highly significant” concerns about the risks of using generative AI and doubts about […]

CalypsoAI raises $23M to add guardrails to generative AI models by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Loora, a generative AI app that uses an audio interface to help users learn English, raises $9.25M

June 27, 2023

The jury is still out on whether AI adoption really will spell the end of humanity as we know it, but in the meantime, we’re continue to see a boom of AI startups and AI dealmaking. In the latest development, a generative AI-based language learning startup called Loora is coming out of stealth with $9.25 […]

Loora, a generative AI app that uses an audio interface to help users learn English, raises $9.25M by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Next-gen content farms are using AI-generated text to spin up junk websites

June 27, 2023
This article is from The Technocrat, MIT Technology Review’s weekly tech policy newsletter about power, politics, and Silicon Valley. To receive it in your inbox every Friday, sign up here. We’ve heard a lot about AI risks in the era of large language models like ChatGPT (including from me!)—risks such as prolific mis- and disinformation…

How electrifying steam could cut beer’s carbon emissions

June 27, 2023
Next year, New Belgium Brewing will swap out one of the four natural-gas-powered boilers at its main brewing facility in Fort Collins, Colorado, for an electrified version designed to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. The modular, 650-kilowatt pilot boiler system was developed by AtmosZero, a startup also based in Fort Collins and coming out of stealth today.…

Is Your Retirement Administered by Qualified People?

June 27, 2023
With an insurmountable amount of tools and resources at your fingertips, you could theoretically plan your own retirement. Examples include Money’s asset allocation calculator and retirement planning calculator, as well…

NoTraffic raises $50M to tackle congestion and enhance road safety

June 27, 2023

AI-based traffic management platform NoTraffic has bagged $50 million in Series B funding as it picks up momentum in cities across the U.S. The capital injection comes as the Biden administration’s infrastructure bill enters its second year and a host of funding programs kick in to alleviate traffic congestion, tackle CO2 emissions and reduce road […]

NoTraffic raises $50M to tackle congestion and enhance road safety by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

This app is helping workers reclaim millions in lost wages

June 27, 2023
As Rodrigo Camarena sees it, you can hail a car and order food on your smartphone; why shouldn’t it also help you exercise your rights?  Reclamo, a new web app created by Justicia Lab, the nonprofit innovation incubator that Camarena directs, helps documented and undocumented immigrant workers who have experienced wage theft. By clicking through…

Meta is rolling out new parental control tools for Instagram and Messenger

June 27, 2023

Meta announced new parental control tools across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger today. This includes a new parental supervision hub in Messenger, a feature that pre-emptively blocks unwanted DMs on Messenger and Instagram, and nudges to remind teens that they should take a break. Messenger supervision controls, which will be available in Meta’s Family Center, are […]

Meta is rolling out new parental control tools for Instagram and Messenger by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

ShopZetu raises pre-seed funding to fuel growth of its fashion marketplace beyond Kenya

June 27, 2023

Kenyan fashion e-commerce startup ShopZetu is set to add beauty and home décor categories to its portfolio, in response to the growing needs of the young and style-conscious women in Africa. This is as it currently scales regionally over the next few months while working to attract international fashion brands, and more than triple the […]

ShopZetu raises pre-seed funding to fuel growth of its fashion marketplace beyond Kenya by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch