March 14, 2025

This annual shot might protect against HIV infections

This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. Every year, my colleagues and I put together a list of what we think are the top 10 breakthrough technologies of that year. When it came to innovations…

Skydio takes flight with new drone docking stations for easy remote deployment

December 7, 2022

Autonomous drones have a tremendous amount of potentially valuable use cases, but even if the drones have the smarts to go and do their jobs by themselves they need to come home to base to recharge. Skydio today announced a new series of docks that represents the next step in the company’s journey toward deploy-anywhere […]

Skydio takes flight with new drone docking stations for easy remote deployment by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Slingshot Aerospace closes Series A-2 to grow space situational awareness platform

December 7, 2022

Space is packed with human-made objects, and will likely only get more crowded with the continued growth of the space industry. Spacecraft operators have surprisingly little real-time data about where things actually are in orbit, especially in relation to each other. Enter Slingshot Aerospace. The company is building a real-time “digital space twin” so that […]

Slingshot Aerospace closes Series A-2 to grow space situational awareness platform by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Instagram’s new transparency tools will tell you if your content is ineligible to be recommended

December 7, 2022

Instagram announced today that it’s introducing new transparency tools so you can see whether or not your photos and videos are recommended in the app. The social network is expanding its Account Status hub to make it easier for users with professional accounts, like businesses and creators, to understand if their content is eligible to […]

Instagram’s new transparency tools will tell you if your content is ineligible to be recommended by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

As Apple’s App Store expands price points options, RevenueCat rolls out A/B price testing tools

December 7, 2022

Just a day after Apple announced a revamp of its App Store pricing policy to introduce 700 new price points, subscription platform RevenueCat is rolling out a new feature that will allow developers to A/B test different price points for their app subscriptions. The feature, called “Experiments,” aims to help developers determine the best price […]

As Apple’s App Store expands price points options, RevenueCat rolls out A/B price testing tools by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

WhatsApp challenge to decision that led to $267M GDPR fine tossed by EU court

December 7, 2022

More bad news for Meta in Europe: The tech giant has lost an attempt to annul a binding decision on its messaging app, WhatsApp, taken by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) last summer — under the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — which factored into a final decision (and hefty fine) issued by […]

WhatsApp challenge to decision that led to $267M GDPR fine tossed by EU court by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

VoiceOver on the iPhone was a miracle for people who can’t see, and it keeps getting better — learn how at Sight Tech Global

December 7, 2022

Back in 2009, Apple’s Phil Schiller stood onstage and unveiled the iPhone 3GS with a brief and somewhat surprising aside: the buttonless, glass-fronted device would work even if you couldn’t see it. Schiller was referring to Apple’s not-yet-announced plan to bring VoiceOver, the assistive tool known as a “screen reader,” to the iPhone, a move […]

VoiceOver on the iPhone was a miracle for people who can’t see, and it keeps getting better — learn how at Sight Tech Global by David Riggs originally published on TechCrunch

With Pickme, your neighbor can receive your packages for you

December 7, 2022

French startup Pickme has raised a $3.7 million (€3.5 million) funding round to build a new network of pick-up and drop-off points for e-commerce retailers and logistics companies. With Pickme, a customer can order something and let their neighbor receive the package directly. It’s something that many people already do, but with a more formal […]

With Pickme, your neighbor can receive your packages for you by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch