Your Business May be Eligible For up to $26,000 Per Employee in Government ERC Program
Businesses hit hard by the pandemic are pocketing millions of dollars through this little-known program.
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.…
The Download: catching bad content, and farming from space
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. Catching bad content in the age of AI Big Tech is surprisingly bad at catching, labeling, and removing harmful content. In theory, new advances in AI should improve our ability to do that.…
Over 90% of Companies Generate Revenue from This Business Model, One Survey Says. Is It Time to Try It Out in Your Business?
With the economic climate we have today, business leaders must embrace new and holistic growth strategies that align their business goals with that of their customers. There’s one business model that will do just that — tying the ability to earn recurring revenues to customers’ desired outcomes, maximizing value for the company, its customers and the macroeconomy.
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23 of the Best Alternatives To Cable TV In 2023
Are you thinking about cutting the cord? You’re not the only one. According to a Pew Research Center survey, the percentage of Americans who watch TV through cable or satellite…
UK’s Space Forge debuts new reentry tech for in-space manufacturing satellites
Welsh in-space manufacturing startup Space Forge has developed a satellite reentry system to enable rapid recovery and reuse of its in-space manufacturing spacecraft. The new system, which includes a heat shield and a water vehicle designed to soften the spacecraft’s landing, will be incorporated into the company’s in-space manufacturing satellite platform called ForgeStar. As opposed […]
UK’s Space Forge debuts new reentry tech for in-space manufacturing satellites by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Blackstone sells IBS Software stake to Apax for $450 million
Blackstone has reached a definitive agreement to sell its stake in the Indian SaaS startup IBS Software to Apax for $450 million, the three said Monday, the latest in a series of late-stage deal activities among IPO-ready firms. IBS Software offers a range of software solutions to airlines, logistics and hospitality companies. The Kerala-based startup […]
Blackstone sells IBS Software stake to Apax for $450 million by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Catching bad content in the age of AI
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. In the last 10 years, Big Tech has become really good at some things: language, prediction, personalization, archiving, text parsing, and data crunching. But it’s…
UK pension startup Smart banks $95M
Smart, a London-based startup that helps employers and their employees manage and monitor their pensions, said that it has closed $95 million in Series E funding. It plans to use the capital to expand its international footprint and make acquisitions, it said. Aquiline Capital Partners, a new backer, led the investment, with previous investors Barclays, […]
UK pension startup Smart banks $95M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Alibaba’s autonomous driving lab to focus more on monetization
Alibaba founded Damo Academy in 2017 to carve out a program focused on cutting-edge research that is relatively free of short-term money-making pressure. One of the Academy’s 16 labs conducts research on autonomous driving, which just announced a major change today. Damo’s autonomous vehicle lab will merge into Cainiao, Alibaba’s global logistics network, and will […]
Alibaba’s autonomous driving lab to focus more on monetization by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch