Flighty’s tool will help you connect with fellow WWDC attendees

December 23, 2025

How social media encourages the worst of AI boosterism

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, summed it up in three words: “This is embarrassing.” Hassabis was replying on X to an overexcited post by Sébastien Bubeck, a research scientist at the rival firm OpenAI, announcing that two mathematicians had used OpenAI’s latest large language model, GPT-5, to find solutions to 10 unsolved problems in…

May 31, 2023

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is now just less than a week away. Many developer communities are already organizing watch parties across the world. But if you are going to the event, and want to connect with folks attending the event, flight tracking tool Flighty has made a tool for it. The startup has launched […]

Flighty’s tool will help you connect with fellow WWDC attendees by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Hostaway unlocks $175M to expand its vacation rental management platform

May 31, 2023

Tourism and travel have come roaring back into business post-pandemic, and today a startup called Hostaway that’s building technology for one segment of that market — those owning and/or managing vacation rentals — is announcing a major round of funding to grab the opportunity. The startup, which provides software used to help manage vacation rentals […]

Hostaway unlocks $175M to expand its vacation rental management platform by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

4 June Dates to Settle Bull/Bear Debate

May 31, 2023

The bull/bear debate may finally get resolved in June by focusing on 4 key events on the economic calendar in June. Steve Reitmeister shares his views on what happens next…

Strive Health grabs $166M to provide end-to-end kidney care

May 31, 2023

Strive Health works with local providers to form an integrated care delivery system that follows a patient from chronic kidney disease to end-stage kidney disease.

Strive Health grabs $166M to provide end-to-end kidney care by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

China isn’t waiting to set down rules on generative AI

May 31, 2023

China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. Back in April, there was a major development in the AI space in China. The Chinese internet regulator published a draft regulation on generative AI. Named Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services,…

Twitter launches Community Notes for images

May 31, 2023

In an effort to put more onus on crowdsourced moderation, Twitter has launched Community Notes for images in posts. The company is aiming to address scenarios of morphed images or AI-generated images across the platform where the photos are posted. In other words, the platform wants to flag content like “the Balenciaga Pope” that went […]

Twitter launches Community Notes for images by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Longevity enthusiasts want to create their own independent state. They’re eyeing Rhode Island.

May 31, 2023

It’s a Friday morning in early May, and I’ve woken up to the sound of waves crashing against the rocks in a small bay on the coast of the Adriatic. The sky is completely gray, and there are continual rumbles of thunder. The weather has been bad since I arrived in Montenegro. It was too…

Ask Sophie: How long until I can travel while waiting for my green card?

May 31, 2023

To qualify for a EB-1A green card, I’ll need to travel internationally frequently for business. Once I apply, will I be stuck in the U.S.?

Ask Sophie: How long until I can travel while waiting for my green card? by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

NomuPay, formed from pieces of failed fintech Wirecard, says it’s raised $53.6M for cross-border payments

May 31, 2023

We still see regular updates on the calamitous fallout of the 2020 collapse of Wirecard, the now-insolvent fintech out of Germany that had built an elaborate house of cards on false accounting and murky business. Meanwhile, some of the assets from that operation, now under new ownership, appear to be in growth mode. NomuPay — […]

NomuPay, formed from pieces of failed fintech Wirecard, says it’s raised $53.6M for cross-border payments by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

New regulation in India seeks to stub out tobacco glorification on streaming platforms

May 31, 2023

India’s health ministry has unveiled stringent guidelines for on-demand video streaming services, necessitating warnings about smoking and the use of other tobacco products when such activities are portrayed on screen. The new regulations, termed as the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Amendments Rules, 2023, will come into effect in three months. The updated policy mandates […]

New regulation in India seeks to stub out tobacco glorification on streaming platforms by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

How social media encourages the worst of AI boosterism