December 2, 2025

The Download: AI’s impact on the economy, and DeepSeek strikes again

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. The State of AI: Welcome to the economic singularity —David Rotman and Richard Waters Any far-reaching new technology is always uneven in its adoption, but few have been more uneven than generative AI.…

Restaurant365 gobbles up $135M to supersize its software for the food service industry

May 19, 2023

The price of food continues to go up and up, but surprisingly that hasn’t (yet?) played out as pressure on the wider restaurant industry. Now, a startup that’s building technology to serve that sector announced a supersized round of funding to nourish its growth. Restaurant365, which develops all-in-one restaurant management software, announced $135 million in […]

Restaurant365 gobbles up $135M to supersize its software for the food service industry by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

To secure early-stage funding, entrepreneurs should build ESG into their business models

May 19, 2023

Veronique Hördemann Contributor Share on Twitter Veronique Hördemann is an investment partner at Future Energy Ventures who has a strong track record in venture capital, the energy industry and commodity trading. ESG has been under the microscope for the past 12 months with pressure from some Republican politicians in the U.S. who have called for […]

To secure early-stage funding, entrepreneurs should build ESG into their business models by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

Bulls Back in Charge?

May 19, 2023
It has been a nice week for stocks, and if the debt ceiling issue gets resolved without too much hassle, we could see further rallying. It goes without saying, but…

Your digital life isn’t as permanent as you think it is

May 19, 2023
Robyn Caplan understands the fragility of digital memories intimately. After tragically losing both of her parents during the covid pandemic, Caplan treasures the digital possessions she inherited. She cherishes her mom’s iPad, access to her dad’s email inbox, and message threads with both of them. It allows her to see the world through the eyes…

African B2B e-commerce startup Sabi tops $300M valuation in new funding

May 19, 2023

Sabi, a Lagos-based B2B e-commerce startup providing digital commerce infrastructure to Africa’s informal economy, has raised $38 million in Series B funding at a valuation of $300 million, according to two people familiar with the matter, signaling revived investor interest in a B2B e-commerce market going through some reckoning. Frankfurt-based specialist fintech investor CommerzVentures, Stockholm-based […]

African B2B e-commerce startup Sabi tops $300M valuation in new funding by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

I just met the founders of a would-be longevity state

May 19, 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. What if I told you there’s a group of people who think death is morally bad—that we have a moral duty to find ways to slow or reverse aging? Who seek to…

Psst, Gary Marcus is happy to help regulate AI on behalf of the U.S. government

May 19, 2023

On Tuesday of this week, neuroscientist, founder and author Gary Marcus sat between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Christina Montgomery, who is IBM’s chief privacy trust officer, as all three testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee for over three hours. The senators were largely focused on Altman because he runs one of the most powerful […]

Psst, Gary Marcus is happy to help regulate AI on behalf of the U.S. government by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

Krafton to relaunch BGMI mobile game in India, a year after ban

May 19, 2023

South Korean giant Krafton said on Friday that it has secured the approval from the Indian authorities to resume operations of Battlegrounds Mobile India. It plans to relaunch the title in the South Asian market “soon.” The move follows New Delhi blocking the game last year, less than two years after banning Krafton’s marquee offering […]

Krafton to relaunch BGMI mobile game in India, a year after ban by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch