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…

Sling TV launches new features for sports fans, including picture-in-picture mode and an iOS widget

March 15, 2023

Sling TV announced the launch of three features yesterday that many March Madness fans will likely enjoy, including a new “Side View” feature that allows web users to watch games in a small screen overlay on top of whatever it is their doing, whether it be live tweeting the action or, perhaps, working on a […]

Sling TV launches new features for sports fans, including picture-in-picture mode and an iOS widget by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Verity raises $32M as IKEA stores deploy its inventory drones

March 15, 2023

There’s no shortage of startups attempting to put drones to work. There is, however, a longstanding question around the efficacy of such plans. Drones — especially the smaller variety — are impressive pieces of technology, but their functionality is relatively limited. A small quadcopter probably isn’t going to prune your trees or walk your dog […]

Verity raises $32M as IKEA stores deploy its inventory drones by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

BlaBlaCar to acquire Klaxit, a ride-sharing service for daily commutes

March 15, 2023

BlaBlaCar has announced that it plans to acquire Klaxit, a smaller French startup. Klaxit is a carpooling service so that you don’t have to drive your car to work every day. BlaBlaCar has its own commuting service called BlaBlaCar Daily. Klaxit will complement this service after the acquisition closes. BlaBlaCar is better known for its […]

BlaBlaCar to acquire Klaxit, a ride-sharing service for daily commutes by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Facebook’s behavioral ads lacked legal basis, Dutch court rules

March 15, 2023

In the latest blow to Meta’s consentless behavioral ad-targeting business in Europe, a Dutch court has found the social media giant’s Irish subsidiary did not have a lawful basis to process local users’ data for ad targeting. Dutch privacy advocacy group, the Data Privacy Foundation (DPS), along with a local consumer protection not-for-profit, Consumentenbond, filed […]

Facebook’s behavioral ads lacked legal basis, Dutch court rules by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

LinkedIn expands its generative AI assistant to recruitment ads and writing profiles

March 15, 2023

Earlier this month, when LinkedIn started seeding “AI-powered conversation starters” in people’s news feeds to boost engagement on its platform, the move saw more than little engagement of its own, none of it too positive. But the truth of the matter with LinkedIn is that it’s been using a lot AI and other kinds of […]

LinkedIn expands its generative AI assistant to recruitment ads and writing profiles by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Zipline unveils cute little droid to make drone delivery more accurate

March 15, 2023

Zipline unveiled its next generation electric autonomous drone platform Wednesday that includes an updated drone as well as a more accurate method of delivering parcels to a customer’s home. Zipline historically has parachuted packages from the sky and onto a target area roughly the size of a couple of parking spaces. Now, Zipline is introducing […]

Zipline unveils cute little droid to make drone delivery more accurate by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Zed raises $10M for a code editor built for collaboration

March 15, 2023

Code editors are complex and demanding pieces of software, but from a business standpoint, they’re notoriously difficult to monetize. At the same time, they haven’t kept pace with recent trends like work-from-home collaboration. At least, that’s how Nathan Sobo sees it. “Coding is inherently social, yet the tools available for talking about code limit the […]

Zed raises $10M for a code editor built for collaboration by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch